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11-13-26 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Health Law, Mental health

“Soigner et contraindre”: a new Docu-Course on mental health and the law

What is it like to be hospitalized against your will? And how well do the law and clinical practice account for that experience? These questions lie at the heart of “Soigner et contraindre : regards croisés sur la santé mentale et le droit” (Care and Coercion: Intersecting Perspectives on Mental Health and the Law), a new Docu-Course designed by Professor Emmanuelle Bernheim and the Jurivision team. It approaches them through legal, clinical and social lenses.

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06-22-26 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Human Rights, Projets étudiants

The Over-Judicialization of Homelessness: Social Profiling

People experiencing homelessness are often targeted by law enforcement because of behaviors related to their survival in public spaces. This cycle of judicialization accentuates their marginalization rather than addressing it. In this visual post, produced by students as part of the course Visual Advocacy/Law and Film, two speakers from the Clinique Droit Devant expose the mechanisms of social profiling and present the Justice-Homelessness Support Program (PAJIC).

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06-08-26 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Diversité, Projets étudiants

Racial Profiling: A Symptom of a Lack of Training on Implicit Biases

This video, created by students as part of the Visual Advocacy/Law and Cinema course, explores racial profiling in Canadian police forces from the perspective of implicit bias training. Through the testimonies of a former police officer and an intercultural mediator, it highlights the concrete effects of the lack of training and emphasize the importance of lawful police interventions that are respectful of all communities.

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05-28-26 | Access to Justice, Projets étudiants

When Justice Has No voice: Outaouais Without Lawyers

In the Outaouais region, finding a lawyer can be a real challenge. This video, produced by students as part of the Visual Advocacy/Law and Cinema course, highlights the causes and consequences of a shortage that is undermining access to justice in the region.

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