REGISTRATION CLOSED -: Social Justice, Law and Equality: A Conference to Honour Judge Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré
After her long and distinguished career, Justice Westmoreland-Traoré will be retiring this year. To mark this milestone, this conference her contributions by exploring critical themes regarding social justice, law and equality.
This two-day event will kick off with a plenary session on Friday evening, ending with a cocktail. A full programme of panel conferences will be held on Saturday, from 9h to 18h, in the Moot Court (room 100) and will include lunch.
The Saturday portion of the conference is accredited by the Barreau du Québec for 6 hours of continuing legal education. No. 10048618
Cost - Please note that we are now fully booked and not taking
further registrations.
Friday Plenary & cocktail - free. UPDATE: This event is now fully booked. Thank you for your interest.
Saturday conference: free for students (with ID), 25$ for community members, 75$ for jurists and lawyers.
PROGRAM: www.mcgill.ca/files/_nea/213406_Westmoreland-Traore_Program.pdf
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you for your interest. If
you have registered already and wish to pay by credit card, please
use our fax-in form.
About Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré
The Honourable Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré of the Court of Québec is the first Black judge appointed in the history of Québec. She also holds the distinction of being the first Black dean of a Canadian law school (University of Windsor).
She was born in Verdun (Montréal) in 1942 of immigrant parents from the former British colony of Guyana. After earning a law degree from the Université de Montréal and a doctorate from the Université de Paris II, she practised law until 1976. During the 1970s, she also lectured on law at the Université de Montréal and at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
In addition to her academic engagements, Judge Westmoreland-Traoré was a member of the Office de protection des consommateurs du Québec from 1979 to 1983 and a Commissioner for the from 1983 to 1985. In 1985, she became the first chair of Québec's Conseil des communautés culturelles et de l'immigration, and served as the Employment Equity Commissioner of Ontario from 1991 to 1995. In 1996, she became the Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. The Honourable Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré also served as an advisor in the Truth Commission in Haiti (Commission nationale de vérité et de justice). In 1999, she was appointed to the Court of Québec for the District of Montreal.
Judge Westmoreland-Traoré, an Officer of the National Order of Québec, has received numerous awards including: a medal from the Université de Montréal for her extraordinary contribution to human rights; the Canadian Jewish Congress' Alan Rose Award for human rights; the Montreal Association of Black Business Persons and Professionals' Jackie Robinson Achievement Award; the Canadian Bar Association's Touchstone Award for her outstanding contribution to the promotion of equality in Canada's legal community; the Mérite Christine-Tourigny, awarded by the Barreau du Québec for her social involvement and contribution to the advancement of women in the legal profession; and the Droits et Libertés award from the Québec Commission des droits de la personne et les droits de la jeunesse. She is also the recipient of honorary doctorates from the University of Ottawa and l'Université du Québec à Montréal.
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