Public Lecture on Linguistic Rights in Canada and New Brunswick: the quest for substantive equality

09/04/2015

FIONTAR, DCU and the Cumann Onórach, King's Inn will host a public lecture with Professor Michel Doucet of Q.C. University of Moncton, New Brunswick on Linguistic Rights in Canada and New Brunswick: the quest for substantive equality. The public lecture will take place in King’s Inns, Henrietta Street on Thursday 9 April 2015 at 6.00pm.

Michel Doucet, Q.C., B.Sc.Soc. & Comp., Moncton - 1977; L.B., Ottawa - 1982; LL.M., Cambridge - 1985; New Brunswick Bar - 1983

Michel Doucet, Q.C., holds a degree in political science from the Université de Moncton and a law degree (common law program) from the University of Ottawa. He obtained a Master of Law from Cambridge University in England. Legal career: A full professor at the Law School at the Université de Moncton, he teaches in a number of areas, including language rights and remedies. Professor Doucet played a leading role in establishing the Law School’s Centre international de la common law en français. He served as director of the Centre from 1989 to 1995. In this capacity, he participated in numerous missions to Europe and Africa, in addition to organizing many international seminars and symposiums. On assignment in Paris in 1992-1993, he held the position of director of the program to support democratic processes and promote human rights, a program of the Agence internationale de la Francophonie (AIF), the secretariat for the member countries of Francophonie. From 1995 to 2000, Michel Doucet was dean of the Law School at the Université de Moncton. In addition to his teaching position as full professor at the University, Michel Doucet pursues an active law practice essentially in linguistic matters. He is now the Director of the International Observatory of Language Rights. He has pleaded cases before numerous Canadian courts as well as before the Supreme Court of Canada. He was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal from 2001 to 2009 and is an arbitrator in labour arbitration matters. He was awarded the Ordre des francophones d’Amérique by the Government of Québec (1990) and received the Citation for citizenship from the Government of Canada (1991). During the National Symposium on Official Languages, organized by the federal government to mark the tenth anniversary of the Official Languages Act of 1988, the federal Department of Justice presented him with an award of merit in recognition of his commitment to the linguistic and legal duality of Canada. In 1999, the Association des juristes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick awarded him the mention of Jurist of the year. He is a member of the New Brunswick Bar since 1983 and in 2008 he was appointed Queen Counsel.

Léacht Phoiblí: "Linguistic Rights in Canada and New Brunswick: the quest for substantive equality."

Cainteoir: An tOllamh Michel Doucet, Q.C. Ollscoil Moncton, New Brunswick.

Ionad: Óstaí an Rí, Sráid Henrietta

Dáta agus Am: Déardaoin 9 Aibreán 2015 ag 6.00pm

Arna eagrú ag Fiontar, DCU agus Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí.

An tOllamh Michel Doucet, Q.C.

Tá céim san eolaíocht pholaitíochta ó Ollscoil Moncton agus céim sa dlí (clár coiteann dlí) ó Ollscoil Ottawa ag Michel Doucet. Bhain sé céim mháistir sa dlí amach ó Ollscoil Cambridge i Sasana. Is Ollamh le Dlí é sa Scoil Dlí in Ollscoil Moncton. Déanann sé teagasc i roinnt réimsí lena n-áirítear cearta teanga agus réiteach sna réimsí sin. Bhí an tOllamh Doucet chun cinn ó thaobh bhunú Centre international de la common law en francais sa Scoil Dlí. Bhí sé ina Stiúrthóir ar an Ionad ó 1989 go 1995. Le linn na tréimhse sin bhí sé páirteach i gcuid mhaith misean go dtí an Afraic agus go dtí an Eoraip agus d’eagraigh sé cuid mhaith siompóisiam agus seiminéar idirnáisiúnta. Agus é ag obair i bPáras in 1992-1993 bhí sé ina stiúrthóir ar chlár le tacú le próisis daonlathais agus cearta daonna a chur chun cinn, clár de chuid Agence internationale de la Francophonie (AIF), rúnaireacht bhalltíortha Francophonie. Ó 1995 go 2000 ba é an déan ar an Scoil Dlí in Ollscoil Moncton. Chomh maith le post lánaimseartha teagaisc mar Ollamh san Ollscoil tá cleachtas dlí gníomhach, go mórmhór ag plé le cúrsaí teanga, ag Michel Doucet. Is é an Stiúrthóir é faoi láthair ar International Observatory of Language Rights. Tá cásanna go leor curtha os comhair cuid mhaith Cúirteanna i gCeanada aige chomh maith le os comhair Chúirt Uachtarach Cheanada. Bhí sé mar chomhalta ar Bhinse Chearta Daonna Cheanada idir 2001 agus 2009 agus feidhmíonn sé mar eadránaí i gcúrsaí eadrána saothair. Bhronn Rialtas Québec an Ordre de francophones d’Amérique (1990) air agus bhronn Ollscoil Cheanada an tArd-Lua Saoránachta air (1991). Le linn Shiompóisiam Náisiúnta ar Theangacha Oifigiúla, a d’eagraigh an rialtas feidearálach, cothrom deich mbliana Acht Teangacha Oifigiúla 1998, bhronn an Roinn Dlí feidearálach gradam fiúntais air in omós a dhúthrachta i leith détheangachas agus dédhlíthíocht Cheanada. In 1999 bhronn an Association des juristes francophones de Nouveau-Brunswick teideal Ghiúróir na bliana air. Tá sé ina chomhalta de New Brunswick Bar ó 1983 agus ceapadh ina Queen’s Counsel é in 2008.