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This lecture will discuss how the common law world has long struggled to regulate unfair contract terms. Traditional protections – such as the contra proferentem rule of interpretation and the prohibition on penalties – are unprincipled and patchy.

In June 2014 after decades of litigation, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation won a declaration of Aboriginal title from the Supreme Court of Canada. This lecture will reflect on the journeys that led to these milestones.

PhD student Sofia Cornejo will explore how domestic violence prevents women’s equal participation in employment and how workplaces perpetuate gender inequality, thereby fostering conditions conducive to domestic violence.