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Jurivision is publishing two video podcasts in collaboration with Communitas, a peer-reviewed scientific journal affiliated with the Department of Legal Sciences and the Faculty of Political Science and Law of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). These podcasts were produced by SineCoreMedia, in collaboration with UQAM’s Faculty of Political Science and Law, its Department of Legal Sciences (where the journal is housed) and the Distinguished Research Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Law at the Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Nearly 45 years ago, the law enacting the James Bay Agreement extinguished the rights of Indigenous Peoples covering a territory of 1,082,000 square kilometres. Certain non-signatory Indigenous Peoples still claim a right to this territory. Law professor Ghislain Otis puts this instance of unilateral extinction to the test of fundamental rights.
Obstetrical and gynecological violence (OGV) is not a new concept, but it has recently attracted a renewed interest in Quebec. While OGV has been soundly denounced, it has been the subject of very little academic study, and its very definition remains difficult. The research of Professor Audrey Ferron Parayre, a specialist in legal issues related to the medical field, is filling the gap on obstetrical and gynecological violence.
Sarah Berger Richardson is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Law Section of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law where she focuses her research on food law and policy.
