Events
May 16, 2012 – Videoconference “Mainstreaming Human Rights into Impact Assessment”
The Human Rights Research and Education Centre invites you to the third videoconference of the series “Human Rights Impact Assessment” presented by Gillian MacNaughton, Northeastern University School of Law entitled “Mainstreaming Human Rights into Impact Assessment”
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
11:30 to 12:30
Fauteux 550 (room 559), University of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur
Free, open to the public.
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News
Annual Report Pursuant to the Agreement concerning Annual Reports on Human Rights and Free Trade between Canada and the Republic of Colombia
The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia (Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, “CCOFTA”) provides for the liberalization of various types of economic activities, including trade in goods, trade in services, foreign investment, and government procurement. Read more »
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The African Union Commission on International Law and the Proposed African Institute of International Law: Where do we go from here?
Author: Olabisi Delebayo Akinkugbe
PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa, Canada
The author critically reflects on the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) statute of 2009 particularly in relation to its mandate to advance the teaching and development of international law in Africa; examines its relationship with proposed African Union Institute of International Law (AIIL) in Arusha, Tanzania; and calls for an amendment of the AUCIL Statute in order to enhance the achievement of its goals and clarification of some vague areas.
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If Rio+20 is to Deliver, Accountability Must be at its Heart
An Open Letter from Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council to States negotiating the Outcome Document of the Rio+20 Summit
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