BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251110T065836EST-8728CXpxBv@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251110T115836Z DESCRIPTION:Le Centre sur les droits de la personne et le pluralisme juridi que accueille Vicki Prais\, l'une de ses anciennes Chercheuses en Résidenc e O'Brien\, pour une conférence. Elle offrira son point de vue de praticie nne sur la mesure dans laquelle l'Ensemble de règles minima pour le traite ment des détenus (ERMG) des Nations Unies de 1955 a été utilisé au Canada. Le professeur Mugambi Jouet agira à titre de modérateur.\n\nRésumé\n\n[En anglais seulement] Canada is a country with a strong human rights record and the protection of human rights is deeply woven into its national narra tive. Yet\, the treatment of people in prison has come under criticism fro m the UN and domestic human rights organisations. How are soft law human r ights standards\, the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Priso ners utilized by national authorities\, civil society and criminal law pra ctitioners in Canada ? Are these standards of relevance and value in the d omestic context? Vicki Prais explores this issue through research undertak en at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ CHRLP in June 2018 and published in an article\, The Implemen tation in Canada of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Pri soners: A Practitioner's Perspective\, Journal of Human Rights Practice\, February 2021.\n\nLa conférencière\n\n[En anglais seulement] Vicki Prais i s an internationally experienced human rights lawyer with recognised exper tise in the protection of prisoners’ rights\, prison reform\, dignity behi nd bars\, the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and fair trial issu es. She works with international organisations\, academic institutions\, n on-governmental organisations and governments to research and document hum an rights violations\, design and deliver human rights training and to lob by and advocate on human rights issues.\n DTSTART:20211025T170000Z DTEND:20211025T183000Z LOCATION:Zoom: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/88448654996 SUMMARY:International Human Rights’ Law and the Treatment of Prisoners in C anada: A Practitioners’ Perspective URL:/law/fr/channels/event/international-human-rights- law-and-treatment-prisoners-canada-practitioners-perspective-333799 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR