Environment, People, Power, and the Law: Reconceiving Relationships, (Re) building Bridges
This McGill Law Journal () symposium explores the complex interaction between law, society, and the environment.
In particular, the symposium fosters interdisciplinary reflection and dialogue on a wide range of contemporary legal issues related to the environment, including: legal narratives on nature; critical perspectives on environmental justice; jurisdictional debates over land governance; and private law responses to environmental challenges.
Three panels will cover "Environmental Harm, Environmental Justice: Rights, Remedies, and Resistance"; "People and Power: Pathways to Protecting Indigenous Land Rights"; and "Un syst猫me en mouvement: r茅ponses du droit commun aux d茅fis environnementaux".
Panelists:
- Michel B茅langer, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
- Natasha Bakht, University of Ottawa
- Deborah Curran, University of Victoria
- Lynda Collins, University of Ottawa
- Ga毛le Gidrol-Mistral, UQAM
- David Grinlinton, University of Auckland
- Paule Halley, Universit茅 Laval
- Dayna Scott, York University
- Adrian Smith, Carleton University
- Sarah Vanuxem, Universit茅 Nice Sophia Antipolis
Meals and refreshments served. Cocktail to follow.
