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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism\n\nJo
 in us in a conversation focusing on how the rights of people with disabili
 ties have been an international concern even before the creation of intern
 ational and regional conventions. With the increasing number of conflicts 
 in almost every part of the world\, it has become a pressing issue to anal
 yze the rights of people with disabilities in the context of armed conflic
 t. Considering other humanitarian emergencies\, it is essential to analyze
  States’ responses and international organizations’ actions regarding peop
 le with disabilities in these contexts.\n\nBios \n\nAlexander Breitegger\,
  International Committee of the Red-Cross\n\nAlexander Breitegger has been
  Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sinc
 e February 2011. His work is focussed on the legal protection of persons w
 ith disabilities in armed conflict\, in particular on disability-inclusive
  interpretations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the relations
 hip between IHL and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilit
 ies (CRPD). From this perspective\, he supports the implementation of the 
 ICRC’s Vision 2030 on Disability. His other thematic files include the pro
 tection of health-care delivery\; the use of force in law enforcement and 
 the relationship between IHL and IHRL\, as part of his thematic files but 
 also in being assigned to attending relevant UN forums\, including the UN 
 Human Rights Council.\n\nMarie-Christine Gareau\, Humanité & Inclusion\n\n
 For more than 9 years\, Marie-Christine has been a project manager within 
 not-for-profit organizations with a local or international mission. She ha
 s worked in the sectors of humanitarian action\, international development
 \, and inclusive services delivery for people with disabilities.\n\nShe ho
 lds a Master’s degree (M.Sc) from Université Laval in International Develo
 pment and Humanitarian Action Management. She worked as a Project Manager 
 for more than 3 years in a Montreal-based organization offering essential 
 services to families living with a child with multiple disabilities. After
  carrying out a mandate in Botswana with the Centre d’Étude et de Coopérat
 ion Internationale\, she joined Humanity & Inclusion Canada’s team in 2018
  and became Head of Institutional Partnerships and team manager in 2022. T
 hanks to these experiences\, she has acquired solid skills in project mana
 gement and in strategic financial and partnership development.\n\nFrédéric
  Mégret\, ɬÀï·¬ Faculty of Law\n\nFrédéric Mégret is a Professor of Law a
 nd the holder of the Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public Internationa
 l Law. Previously he was a William Dawson Scholar from 2015 to 2023\, and 
 the holder of the Canada Research Chair on the Law of Human Rights and Leg
 al Pluralism from 2006 to 2015.\n\nIn November 2022\, Professor Mégret rec
 eived an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen in recogniti
 on of his work in international law. He was named to the Hans & Tamar Oppe
 nheimer Chair in Public International Law for a seven-year term\, starting
  1 September 2023.\n\nProfessor Mégret's interests lie in international cr
 iminal justice\, international human rights law\, international humanitari
 an law\, the law of international organizations\, transitional justice\, c
 riminal law\, and general international law. His work on international hum
 an rights is more explicitly critical in nature\, seeking to uncover what 
 lies behind the project of simultaneously internationalizing and legalizin
 g human rights.\n\nPlease contact chrlp.law [at] mcgill.ca for any accessi
 bility accommodations or for the Zoom link. Lunch will be provided.\n	 \n
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LOCATION:room 202 NCDH
SUMMARY:Disability Rights\, Armed Conflicts\, and Humanitarian Emergencies
URL:/law/fr/channels/event/disability-rights-armed-con
 flicts-and-humanitarian-emergencies-352775
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