Dear colleagues,

I expect you’ll read this on return to your desks following the summer and what in Ottawa at least is a lovely long weekend. Best wishes for the new academic year!

I’m addressing you just to draw your attention to three elements of the next Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights (Volume IV, 2022-2023, to be published in summer 2024):

The Call for submissions for the peer-reviewed General Section has been extended to 31 October 2023 : https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/hrrec/news/call-papers-canadian-yearbook-human-rights These can address any issue of human rights in or relating (somehow) to Canada or Canada in the world.
If you have suggestions for important or difficult to find documentation arising to events/activities in the 2022-2023 period (i.e. inclusive the 24-month period), please let us know: chry@uottawa.ca
I am pleased to inform you that we will publish Special Sections addressing: 1) racial profiling in Quebec (arising from the Luamba decision [Luamba c. Procureur général du Québec, 2022 QCCS 3866, <https://canlii.ca/t/jsmj7>]) and, 2) freedom of movement and access to transportation for isolated (mainly indigenous) communities in Western Canada. But we have received an interesting proposal for a third Special Section which would engage CAHRI Member institutions to address Canada’s human rights foreign policy and related engagements. Specifically, in the light of calls for (and already ongoing) re-thinking and proper FP elaboration together with institutional support, it is timely to feed ideas into prospective policy. To this end, there is a proposal for CAHRI to hold a consultation and share views, including by means of a compilation of inputs/suggestions as part of a CYHR Special Section. My question to you is: Would you (or someone from your institution) be interested to contribute/participate in a consultation (i.e. to identify and discuss core ideas and principal elements) and, if so, prospectively to contribute a short paper (3-4,000 word) for publication? I would be grateful to receive your responses by Monday, 11 September. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for your consideration and response.

Best wishes,

John

Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights

Prof. John Packer

Professeur Neuberger-Jesin sur la résolution de conflits internationaux

Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution

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