Event Description
Join us for a public lecture by Dr. Kim Stanton, whose recent report, The British Columbia Legal System’s Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence, has made a significant impact in shaping public discourse and government action across the province. Her groundbreaking work sheds light on critical gaps in the legal system and offers powerful recommendations for reform. She will present key findings from the report and reflect on what meaningful justice could look like for survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence in British Columbia.
Following the lecture, a panel of feminist scholars whose research intersects with gender, law, and violence will offer brief responses. Together, we will engage in a forward-looking conversation about implementation, advocacy, and the future of justice in BC.
This event is open to all, and we particularly encourage students, researchers, advocates, and community members committed to equity and justice to attend.
Speaker
Dr. Kim Stanton practices Indigenous and constitution law in British Columbia and Ontario. She was the former Legal Director of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF), where she advanced the discourse on judicial accountability, the law of consent, the treatment of social welfare recipients and the treatment of sexual assault survivors and Indigenous women in the criminal justice system.
Kim’s dedication to the defense and advancement of human rights and social justice has brought her to different corners of the world. Kim has worked with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development in Accra, where she was an Official Observer of Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission.
Kim is an Allard Alum, completing her LL.B. in 1999. She then completed her LL.M. and SJ.D from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
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