The more, the merrier: Can inclusive governance advance rights in global value chains? Event: Novemb

Sponsored by

The Faculty of Common Law, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, and the Office of International Research of the University of Ottawa

in collaboration with the

Canadian Council on International Law (TBC) and Fulbright Canada

November 5, 2019 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Place: Desmarais Building, Room 4101, 55 Laurier Ave. E. Ottawa

WELCOME (3 minutes)

John Packer, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre and Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS (7 minutes)

Dr. Michael Hawes, Chief Executive Officer, Fulbright Canada

SESSION CHAIR AND MODERATOR: (7 minutes)

Professor Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: (25 minutes)

Janelle Diller, 2019-20 Fulbright Research Chair on Human Rights and Social Justice at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa

RESPONDENTS (10 minutes each)

Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law & Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law & Development, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Stepan Wood, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Law and the Environment, Peter A. Allard School of Law, The University of British Columbia (by videoconference)

DISCUSSION – audience with speakers (20-25 minutes)

CLOSING REFLECTIONS (5 minutes)

Céline Lévesque, President of the Canadian Council on International Law and

Professor, University of Ottawa (invited)