About Us
Bridging Academic Theory and Justice Practice
Our initiative is committed to bridging theory and practice through justice-oriented scholarship and public engagement. Our faculty members perceive a deep unity between research, teaching, experiential opportunities, and public service. We encourage students to do the same.
Expanding Perspectives on International Law
Our initiative takes an expansive and imaginative approach to international and global justice, addressing questions of international, transnational, and comparative law, as well as Canadian domestic law related to global issues. Our members engage with legal culture, practice, and the interaction of plural legal orders beyond the state. We are committed to mobilizing law to address complex systemic issues, such as artificial intelligence, the climate emergency, Indigenous rights violations, poverty, economic inequality, and conflict. Simultaneously, we maintain a critical and self-aware perspective, recognizing the limitations of law and its potential role in furthering colonialism, dispossession, and oppression.
Global Focus, Local Action
Our initiative is committed to bridging communities of scholars and practitioners from the Global North and Global South, drawing members from around the world. Rooted in a sense of global solidarity, we recognize the groundbreaking activism, legal practice, and critical knowledge developed by communities in the Global South. Being globally focused,allows us to dedicate ourselves to local contributions, collaborating with community groups, NGOs, and government bodies to address justice issues in Canada. Acknowledging our position within a settler colony, we commit to decolonization and building meaningful relationships with Indigenous scholars, practitioners, and activists.
