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08-07-26 | Criminal Law, Video Game Law

Death threats, harassment, impunity: can the law do anything about toxicity in video games?

At Otakuthon 2025, University of Ottawa law professor Thomas Burelli took on toxicity in video games, a “delightful topic” he approaches from a rare angle: the law. Death threats, harassment, doxxing: many of these behaviours are criminal, yet they go unpunished. Drawing on his own experience, he lays bare the cracks in the system. His talk is now online, and he returns to Otakuthon 2026 with three new panels.

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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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11-21-25 | Access to Justice, Criminal Law, Public Law

Keys to the Court: Gurbaj Singh Multani

This documentary explores Gurbaj’s path to the Supreme Court, through his own words. A dropped kirpan that became a matter of national importance, rallied an entire community, and ignited a conversation that still resonates today.

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