BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251014T210934EDT-8919ItRWfX@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251015T010934Z DESCRIPTION:La 10e conférence annuelle du Projet Innocence de l'Université 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ porte sur les causes multiples des erreurs judiciaires en mettant l 'accent sur la discrimination et les préjugés raciaux et ethnoculturels\,  les faux aveux\, les pratiques parfois douteuses des forces policières et de la Couronne ainsi que sur la faillibilité des témoins oculaires. This t opic was chosen in keeping with our mandate to direct more efforts toward the prevention of wrongful convictions with an emphasis on educating the p ublic about the causes of wrongful convictions and the ease with which the y can occur. RSVP: innocence.law [at] mail.mcgill.ca\n\n\n Speakers\n\n Jame s Lockyer has been a criminal lawyer for 37 years. Since 1992\, the majori ty of his practice has involved unravelling wrongful convictions. Mr. Lock yer is a founding director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Co nvicted (AIDWYC)\, a Canada-wide organization that advocates for the wrong ly convicted.\n\n Selwyn A. Pieters has appeared at all levels of courts\, including the Supreme Court of Canada in Fraser v. Ontario and Quebec (Com mission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Bombard ier Inc. (2015). Prior to entering private practice\, Pieters was a Refuge e Protection Officer at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.\n\n Ev elyn Maeder is the Director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal J ustice at Carleton University in Ottawa. Dr. Maeder’s work investigates th e influence of social psychological principles in legal decision-making.  Primarily\, she examines factors (both legal and extralegal) related to ju rors’ decisions in criminal trials.\n\n\nSchedule\n\n17:30 - 18:30 : Dîner \n 18:30 - 20:00 : Conférence\n 20:00 - 21:00 : Cocktail\n DTSTART:20160222T223000Z DTEND:20160223T020000Z LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel SUMMARY:Innocence 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ's 10th Anniversary Conference: The Psychology of W rongful Convictions URL:/law/channels/event/innocence-mcgills-10th-anniver sary-conference-psychology-wrongful-convictions-258538 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR