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The Impact of Restrictive Measures on Humanitarian Action: The Case of Afghanistan
Feb 6, 2023- 12:30 pm — 1:45 pm Franklin Lew Forum, Room 101The Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia and the Canadian Red Cross present a special discussion on counterterrorism and sanctions regimes and their impact on humanitarian action in Afghanistan. Using the case study of Afghanistan, this lecture will examine the need to balance domestic counterterrorism measures with the delivery of neutral and impartial humanitarian aid.
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A caring public administration? Revisiting the values of tribunal adjudication for access to administrative justice
Feb 8, 2023- 12:45 pm — 1:45 pm Farris Hall, Room 106 and VirtuallyThis article builds on and contributes to theoretical reflections on administrative justice values and a relational public administration. The underpinning principle of care can enable greater access to tribunals. This argument is based on interviews with former and current adjudicators who have experience in health, residential tenancies, social security, worker’s compensation, human rights, immigration and refugee law in Canada.
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No Fly Zone Speaker: Sue Big Oil: A Legal Strategy for Political Accountability
Feb 9, 2023- 11:30 am — 12:30 pm VirtualSue Big Oil is a collaboration of ordinary British Columbians concerned about harmful climate change impacts in BC communities, and the skyrocketing costs for BC’s local governments and taxpayers. Given the role of the fossil fuel industry in knowingly causing climate change and blocking policies and actions to address climate change, we urge our local governments to take legal action to force the world’s largest fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share of climate costs.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023 | Clark Wilson Classroom, Room 121 | J. Donald Mawhinney Lectureship in Professional Ethics with Andrew Martin | Allard School of Law, Alumni & External Relations, Development |
Tue, Mar 14, 2023 | Pacific Spirit Park | Indigenous Awareness Month - Forest Medicine Walk | External |
Tue, Mar 14, 2023 | Allard Hall, Room TBC | Hoi Kong Inaugural Lecture | Allard School of Law |
Thu, Mar 16, 2023 | Franklin Lew Forum, Room 101 | Indigenous Awareness Month - Keynote Speaker | External |
Thu, Mar 16, 2023 | DLA Piper Hall, Room 104 | The Holocaust in Ukraine: Violence, Gender and Memory | Allard School of Law |
- | Peter A. Allard School of Law | Law & Humanities Writing Workshop for Graduate Students | Allard School of Law |
- | Allard Hall | Indigenous Awareness Week 2023 | Indigenous Legal Studies |
Tue, Mar 21, 2023 | Marlee Kline Room, Room 424 | Spring Crafternoon | Centre for Feminist Legal Studies |
Tue, Mar 21, 2023 | Fasken Classroom, Room 122 | Visiting Scholar Lecture with John Zeleznikow | Allard School of Law |
Wed, Mar 22, 2023 | Sauder Industries Policy Room, Room 2270, SFU Harbour Centre | Mapping the Future of Canadian Labour Law | Allard School of Law |
Fri, Mar 24, 2023 | TBD | Indigenous Jeopardy! | Indigenous Legal Studies |
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 | Farris LLP, 700 W Georgia Street, 25th Floor, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B3 | Farris Lecture with Professor Bethany Hastie - Workplace Harassment & Bullying: Examining the Role of Intentional Infliction of Mental Suffering Claims in Employment Contexts | Allard School of Law |
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 | Fasken Classroom, Room 122 | Faculty Colloquium with Sara Ghebremusse | Allard School of Law |
Fri, Mar 31, 2023 | Franklin Lew Forum, Room 101, Farris Hall, Room 106 and Virtually | Domestic Violence & Access to Justice Within and Across Legal Systems | Allard School of Law, External |
Tue, Apr 4, 2023 | DLA Piper Hall, Room 104 | April Exam Tips: 1L Academic Success Lecture | Allard School of Law, JD Student and Academic Services |