Fall lectures explore wide range of current issues
USask Law is grateful to McKercher LLP for its support of this lecture series.
Monday, September 14
The Hon. Justice Colin Feasby of Alberta's Court of King's Bench will explore how courts should evaluate limits on democratic rights and rights essential to democracy under section 1 of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Monday, September 28
This talk will examine how the August 2025 Cowichan case, the BC UNDRIP case, and related Indigenous rights cases in the year since may have put reconciliation in jeopardy and why there are challenging conversations ahead. It will also offer suggestions on finding good paths forward that respect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
Monday, October 19
Based on the recognition that pregnancy itself is unique, and that the pregnant woman has a unique bodily state, there could be reasons to recognize a distinct category of moral and legal personhood for the pregnant woman herself. This category could call for a distinct approach in certain areas of law, and for some additional rights.
In this presentation, Heloise Robinson will explore this argument, and many of its potential implications, including in relation to the doctor-patient relationship, maternal-fetal conflicts, violence against pregnant women, assisted reproduction, and parental rights. She will also propose that this approach to personhood could be a requirement to achieve genuine gender equality.