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Health Care And Human Trafficking, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

No abstract provided.

Comparing Human Rights Practice, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

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Human Rights And Justice For Juveniles, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

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The Legitimacy Of International Human Rights, Samantha Besson, Sophia Reibetanz Moreau, François Tanguay-Renaud

François Tanguay-Renaud

Samantha Besson, Professor of Public International Law and European Law and Co-Director of the European Law Institute, Université de Fribourg, speaks about international human rights law and the philosophy of international law.

Respondent: Sophia Reibetanz Moreau, University of Toronto

Panel 4: Civil Liberties, Nathalie Desrosiers, Fay Faraday, Sonia Lawrence, James Stribopoulos

Sonia Lawrence

PANEL IV: CIVIL LIBERTIES: Moderator:James Stribopoulos, Professor, Osgoode HallLaw School; Speaker: Nathalie Desrosiers, General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association & Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, "The Advocacy Function in Canada and the Role of Non-Government Organizations"; Speaker: Fay Faraday, McMurtry Clinical Visiting Fellow, Osgoode Hall Law School, "Civil Society and Rights Litigation: Grassroots Nourishing the Charter Tree"; Discussant: Sonia Lawrence, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School.

Discussion Of John Tasioulas' 'Or 'Emet Lecture: Is Dignity The Foundation Of Human Rights?, John Tasioulas, Louis-Philippe Hodgson, Dan Priel

Dan Priel

Follow-up seminar on John Tasioulas' ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture, delivered on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Part of the Legal Philosophy Between State and Transnationalism Seminar Series.

Respondents: Louis-Philippe Hodgson York Philosophy and Dan Priel, Osgoode Hall Law School.

Contracting Stability: The Potential Use Of Private Military Contractors As A United Nations Rapid Reaction Force, Jared Genser

Jared Genser

In June 2015, the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations established by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and chaired by former East Timor President José Ramos-Horta, published its comprehensive review of UN Peacekeeping Operations. The Panel observed that it takes an average of six months from when a peacekeeping mission is authorized by the United Nations Security Council to when it is deployed. It further explained that although rapid and effective deployment comes at a cost, responding more quickly saves lives and can avoid a larger, more costly response later. In asking the Secretary-General to develop options for a new …

A New Era In The Ethics Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Bernard Lo, Patricia Zettler, Marcelle I. Cedars, E. Gates, Arnold R. Kriegstein, Michelle Oberman, Renee R. Pera, Richard M. Wagner, Mary T. Wuerth, Leslie E. Wolf, Keith R. Yamamoto

Patricia J. Zettler

Scientific progress in human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research and increased funding make it imperative to look ahead to the ethical issues generated by the expected use of hESCs for transplantation. Several issues should be addressed now, even though phase I clinical trials of hESC transplantation are still in the future. To minimize the risk of hESC transplantation, donors of materials used to derive hESC lines will need to be recontacted to update their medical history and screening. Because of privacy concerns, such recontact needs to be discussed and agreed to at the time of donation, before new hESC lines …

Minding The Specter Of Csr-Reporting Liability, David L. Wallace, Stephane Brabant

David L Wallace

With CSR programs the new normal, consumers and investors increasingly factoring CSR performance into their decision-making, and companies eager to display "good corporate citizenship," strict CSR due diligence is required to proactively manage legal risks. More than ever, words must match deeds.

Book Review, Behind Closed Doors: Irbs And The Making Of Ethical Research, Leslie E. Wolf

Leslie E. Wolf

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A New Era In The Ethics Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Bernard Lo, Patricia Zettler, Marcelle I. Cedars, E. Gates, Arnold R. Kriegstein, Michelle Oberman, Renee R. Pera, Richard M. Wagner, Mary T. Wuerth, Leslie E. Wolf, Keith R. Yamamoto

Leslie E. Wolf

Scientific progress in human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research and increased funding make it imperative to look ahead to the ethical issues generated by the expected use of hESCs for transplantation. Several issues should be addressed now, even though phase I clinical trials of hESC transplantation are still in the future. To minimize the risk of hESC transplantation, donors of materials used to derive hESC lines will need to be recontacted to update their medical history and screening. Because of privacy concerns, such recontact needs to be discussed and agreed to at the time of donation, before new hESC lines …