About the Chair

The Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and International Reparative Justice mission is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in human rights protection and reparation mechanisms for victims in a changing global context. Its research program aims to model international justice challenges to promote a more inclusive conception of justice that will ensure greater protection against various forms of human rights violations in Canada and internationally. Towards this end, the Chair's team is working to develop a specialised technological platform for collecting and analyzing legal data that will provide a user-friendly framework of reference to inform and empower individuals and communities about their rights. The Chair's programming guideline is composed of two main research axes: international justice and remedy for human rights violations (Axis 1); and the interaction between new technologies, the protection of human rights and the empowerment of individuals and communities (Axis 2). 

Within its first research axis, the Chair analyses data regarding the role and relevance of international funds for the benefit of victims, which were created to "render justice" for the victims of international crimes and flagrant human rights violations. From a comparative perspective, the Chair's team proposes a systematic analysis of existing funds to better understand the challenges and opportunities related to a more inclusive and restorative conception of international justice as a means to empower victims. 

In its second axis of research, the Chair examines how technological innovations could be further incorporated into current methods used to empower individuals and communities. The research program aims to Increase the participation of individuals in the legal process and improve the effectiveness of the protection system and the respect of human rights. To this effect, the Chair's team is creating a technological platform, the International Justice and Human Rights Laboratory, to provide user-friendly access to national and international human rights law and policy decisions.

This content has been updated on 18 January 2024 at 11 h 21 min.