Opinion: My students spent a semester dissecting the Gaza war. There was much to disagree about /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
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With huge thanks to guest editor @MallihaWilson, do read: Navigating the Complex Terrain of Accountability in Sri Lanka | Global Justice Journal globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/special-i…: a wide ranging account of Sri Lanka's post-war trajectory and systemic impunity.
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@MichaelLynk5:"As long as the UN fails to equitably resolve the Question of Palestine ...then ...the credibility of international law and the international system as a whole will be indelibly stained". The UN & the Q of Palestine by @ArdiImseis : A Review globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/the-unite…
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Looking forward to seeing this in print next spring. In the meantime, there's SSRN: Equality Rights and the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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Representing FCJ Refugee Centre at SOCI 2morrow. Snuck into last month's budget bill, the government's plans threaten to undermine refugee rights and increase precarity for vulnerable migrants. Log in @ 12:30 pm to watch: senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/XRender/en/Pow…
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The view from the Bathurst Street bridge in Toronto just after peak eclipse.#Solareclipe2024
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Honoured to be working with and supporting this incredible team @fcjrefugeecentre! @loly_rico
FCJ Refugee Centre@RefugeeCentre
New leadership structure at FCJ Refugee Centre: Loly Rico is stepping down as Executive Director and assuming a new role as Founder. Diana Gallego and Tsering Lhamo are the new Co-Executive Directors. Carolina Teves is the new Senior Director. More 👇 fcjrefugeecentre.org/new-leadership…
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"Comparison is the way we know the world" zeit.de/kultur/2023-12… via @zeitonline
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Honoured to participate in the Francisco Rico-Martínez Guthrie Award Reception youtu.be/jz-dvSKaepc?si……… via@YouTube. A poignant tribute to our dear comrade... so great to see friends and community gather + my awesome brother-in-law @NoahAikenKlar.
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@AlexNeve24 & @MichaelLynk5 Among other critical needs (immediate ceasefire, release of hostages & humanitarian corridor…a Cnd foreign policy reset…an end to the occupation, Palestinian statehood) now is the time to acknowledge our shared history of intergenerational trauma.
Alex Neve@AlexNeve24
Writing with @sharryaiken & @MichaelLynk5 in our @TorontoStar op-ed: "What is needed now is not more bombs and military assaults. What is needed is a bold human rights agenda and dialogue... Let's give human rights a chance." #Israel #Palestine #Gaza thestar.com/opinion/contri…
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@PKIJournal @andradamarines1 @AlexNeve24 Pleased to share Andrada Marinescu's article, "Voiceless and Silenced: Animals in Armed Conflict" on systemic anthropocentric biases & the erasure of animal sentience from the law of armed conflict:globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/voiceless…
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@AlexNeve24 and I are pleased to share the latest issue of @PKIJournal on refugee "responsibility sharing". 14 contributions, all pointing to serious protection gaps in agreements that shirk responsibility & flout legal obligations:
globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/special-i…
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@cjmandell @OsgoodePD Paul has been an incredible resource and colleague @OsgoodePD over the years. Gutted to hear this tragic news.
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If you’ve been a student or faculty @OsgoodePD, you know Paul as one of those rare people whose mere presence makes everything better. Please help support his family in these unimaginably tragic circumstances.
gofund.me/f9fe365c
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With thanks to host Melissa Duggan and producer Robin Simon for covering this important story. Recommend min 11:17 where I raise the need for accountability for systemic racism vis a vis refugees sleeping on Toronto's sidewalks.
Queen's Law Research@QLaw_Research
#QueensULaw Prof @SharryAiken comments on the high rates of homelessness experienced by refugees in Toronto. Listen to her interview on @thebigstoryfpn: link.chtbl.com/TheBigStoryCYOA
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Had a chance to connect with two of the three new Co-EDs @ccrweb this week planning media strategy around the Supreme Court's decision on the Canada-US STCA (released earlier today). An incredible team!
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of CCR’s new Co-Executive Directors Lauren Lallemand, Tanja Maleska (@tanjamale), and Gauri Sreenivasan (@GauriSreenivas1). Please see the full statement and join us in welcoming them to the CCR family! ccrweb.ca/en/ccr-welcome…
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We are thrilled to announce the appointment of CCR’s new Co-Executive Directors Lauren Lallemand, Tanja Maleska (@tanjamale), and Gauri Sreenivasan (@GauriSreenivas1). Please see the full statement and join us in welcoming them to the CCR family!
ccrweb.ca/en/ccr-welcome…
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Looking forward to this conversation... immigration law meets aboriginal law... with awesome co-presenters: Deanna Okun-Nachoff (McCrea Immigration Law), Mark Underhill (Arvay Finlay) & Jenna Kirk (Bluewave Law) on June 15. Hope you'll join us! lnkd.in/gi_erG_q
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Queen's is hiring a Manager to support its new graduate diploma in immigration & citizenship law. Come work with us: queensu.njoyn.com/cl4/xweb/XWeb.…
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