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The Campaign to End Crimes against Future Generations

Monday, March 14, 2011 12:30to14:00
Chancellor Day Hall 3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA

Sébastien Jodoin, BCL/LLB'05, will be at the Faculty to present the Campaign to End Crimes against Future Generations.ÌýThe Campaign raises awareness of the severity of serious violations of economic, social,Ìýcultural, and environmentalÌýrights by seeking their recognition as crimes under international law. It aims to deliver on the promise of three years of legalÌýresearch on the need to create a newÌýinternational crime to protect a broaderÌývariety of human rights under international law.

The Campaign works inÌýpartnership with the World Future Council and theÌýCentre for InternationalÌýSustainable Development Law and benefits from the advice of leadingÌýenvironmental and human rights NGOs and advocates. You can find outÌýmore aboutÌýthe Campaign at:Ìý.

About the Speaker

Sébastien Jodoin is the Director of the Campaign to End Crimes against Future Generations. He is also a Lead Counsel with the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law and holds fellowships with the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism and the Canadian Centre for International Justice. He previously worked at the United Nations and Amnesty International Canada and holds graduate degrees in law, international law, and international relations from 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ, the London School of Economics, and the University of Cambridge.

About the Campaign

Find out more about the Campaign and how you can get involved in this innovative and groundbreaking effort to end impunity for all serious violations of international law. To find out more about the presentation or the Campaign, e-mail 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ law student Sophie Roy-Lafleur atÌýcanadafrancophone [at] ecafg.org.

This event is o-sponsored by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, and the Human Rights Working Group.

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