AsÌýpart of continued teaching initiatives on Slavery and the Law at the Faculty of Law (initially fostered via a 2016-2017 specialized seminar by Professor Adelle Blackett), the LLDRL will be hosting a lecture by Professor Rebecca ZietlowÌýon the history and theories underpinning the 13th AmendmentÌýto the United States Constitution (the amendment abolishing slavery)Ìýand its impact on civil rights and workers' rights in the United States. ThisÌýlecture will takeÌýplace onÌýFebruaryÌý15th, 2018Ìýfrom 11h30 to 13h00 in the Maxwell Cohen Moot Room at the Faculty of Law at Ï㽶ÊÓƵÌýduring a special plenary in the 1L ConstitutionalÌýLaw course. Though the event is mandatory forÌýall first-year law students enrolled in this course, the event is open to the public.Ìý
About Professor Zietlow
Professor Rebecca E. Zietlow is a visiting professor at Vermont Law School and Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law. She is the author of Enforcing Equality: Congress, the Constitution and the Protection of Individual RightsÌý(NYU Press, 2006), and The Forgotten Emancipator: James Mitchell Ashley and the Ideological Origins of ReconstructionÌý(Cambridge University Press, 2017).
Attending the lecture
Students not enrolled in this class, faculty members and members of the public must confirm their attendance by writing toÌýlldrl.law [at] mcgill.ca (subject: RSVP%3A%20Rebecca%20Zietlow) Ìýby February 12th, 2018.ÌýAdditional information about the lecture is also made available on ourÌýÌý±è²¹²µ±ð²õ.
Teaching Slavery and the Law at McGillÌý
To learn more about the initiative that started it all, please consult the "Digging Deeper" column on our "" page. We also invite you to readÌýÌýon teaching Critical Race Theory and Slavery and the Law at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ's Faculty of Law.Ìý
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