Human Rights Lab

The International Justice and Human Rights Laboratory provides a structure for the Chair's work and facilitates sharing research results with its users. The Lab is devising a digital platform specialized in the comparative analysis of laws, regulations, and key decisions in the human rights field. This large-scale project, developed in partnership with the Centre d'expertise numérique en recherche (CEN-R) of the University of Montreal, is supported by a grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through the John R. Evans Leaders Opportunity Fund (JRELF) and a second grant from the Government of Quebec for the creation of its digital research infrastructure.

A digital platform specialized in human rights

The Laboratory aims to facilitate the collection and analysis of a multitude of human rights decisions that can be compared in respect of different redress mechanisms, jurisdictions, and rights at stake. By creating this specialized database, the objective is to highlight the convergence and divergence points that can be identified between the grounds of discrimination and Canadian jurisdictions, as well as international standards of protection. The Chair's team will incorporate its research results into prospective recommendations for improving human rights protection. The Laboratory will empower individuals and communities by providing them with simplified and user-friendly access to relevant information on Canada’s current practices regarding human rights protection.

A forum for exchange and reflection on issues related to international justice

Through its Laboratory, the Chair's team provides a forum for the scientific community, decision-makers, institutions, and the general public to reflect on the significant issues surrounding international justice and human rights. Its scientific activities, in various forms, are meant to promote the empowerment of individuals and communities through access to law, both at the national and international levels. 

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This content has been updated on 18 January 2024 at 11 h 13 min.