1 Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
University of Ottawa July 2014
CURRICULUM VITAE
a) NAME:
Paré, Mona Employee #: 137329
Associate professor
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: yes b) DEGREES:
Ph.D. University of London, Law, 2007
M.A. (Diplôme d’études supérieures) Graduate Institute of International Studies, International Relations and International Law, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996 LL.M. (Maîtrise) Université Aix-Marseille III, Law, 1994
LL.B. (Licence) Université Aix-Marseille III, Law, 1993 c) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2013- Associate Professor, University of Ottawa 2007-2008 Maternity leave
2007-2013 Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
2007 Sessional Lecturer, Department of Law, Carleton University
2003-2006 Social Affairs Officer, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, New York
2001-2003 Sessional Lecturer, University of London 2001-2002 Consultant, Childhope UK
2001 Consultant, World Vision UK
1999-2000 Associate Officer, Permanent Delegation of Finland to UNESCO, Paris
1999 Consultant, Childhope Asia, Manila
1998 Volunteer Educator, Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center, Kathmandu
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1996-1997 Research Coordinator, United Nations Watch, Geneva d) ACADEMIC HONOURS :
2014 Germain-Brière Prize for the best article in Revue générale de droit, 2011- 2012.
2002-03 London Goodenough College scholarship, awarded for academic success and active participation in the College.
e) SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
Committees and administrative activities at the Faculty and University
2014 Organization of the yearly symposium of the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC)
2013-2014 Member, scientific committee for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2015
2013 Organization of the Symposium on Child Rights Impact Assessment, Bringing Children in from the Margins, 14-15.05.2013
2012-2014 Member, Management Committee of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)
2012-2014 Member of the Faculty Council and its Committee of regulations 2012-2014 Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
2009-2013 Representative of the Civil Law Section at the Canadian Association of Law Professors
2009 Conference chair of the University of Ottawa International Conference on Child Rights (18-20 November)
2008-2012 Member, Executive Committee, International Law Group, Faculty of Law 2008-2014 Founding member and member of the executive committee of the
Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child, University of Ottawa
2008-2009 Member of the Faculty Council and its Committee of regulations Activities outside the University
2013- Member, Working Group on children’s rights, International Organisation of la Francophonie
2012-2014 Member, Law School Research and Liaison Group, Law Commission of Ontario
2012- Member, Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children's Rights Advisory Board
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2011- Member, Child and Youth Human Rights Extension Certificate Program Advisory Committee, Mount Royal University
2008-2009 Member of the Board of Directors of Citizen Advocacy, Ottawa 2007-2009 Member of the Committee for the protection and the promotion of the
security of people, Pavillon du Parc, Gatineau Invited presentations (see Communications)
Other
2007- Media interventions: CBC, Radio-Canada (radio and television, and Radio- Canada Toronto, Alberta et Saskatchewan), CHOQ FM, Tag Radio. On average 3 par année.
2007- Evaluation of manusripts for publication and grant applciations: Appeal Law Review, Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, Ottawa Law Reivew, Revue de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke, Revue générale de droit, University of New Brunswick Law Journal, SSHRC (grant application). On average 4 per year.
f) GRADUATE SUPERVISIONS:
As supervisor:
Completed: 4 LLM In progress: 1 LLM In progress:
2013- Marie-Ève Gagné, « Effectivité de la mise en œuvre du concept d’aménagement raisonnable par les États ayant ratifié la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées dans le contexte d’une éducation inclusive : Étude des interprétations australiennes et canadiennes »
Completed:
2012-13 Viviane Bartlett, « La reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière au Québec » 2011-12 Amélie Gélinas, « La légalisation de la bigamie et ses conséquences
juridiques sur les relations familiales patrimoniales au Québec »
2011 Chaima Attafi, « La souveraineté des États: Crise d’un concept et défis à relever »
2010 Anaïs Tobalagba, « Considérations sur les possibilités et les modalités de sanction à l’égard des États violateurs du droit international à la santé »
g) GRADUATE COURSES:
2011-2013 Les droits de l’enfant : une approche interdisciplinaire (DCL 5531) 2009-2013 Droit international des droits de la personne (DCL 6732 A)
2007 Méthodologie de la recherche juridique (DCL 5501)
4 h) EXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING:
i) INTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING:
Year Source Amount Purpose
2014 Development of
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fund
$10 000 Organization of a series of workshops on interdisciplinary research concerning children’s rights
2013 Internal competition financed by the Law Foundation of Ontario
$5 000 Research for a manuscript on international human rights law Year Source Type* Amount Amount per year Purpose
per year Purpose Title of Project
2014 Consortium national de formation en santé
Co-investigator (principal investigator:
Nathalie Bélanger)
$12 000 Research Les élèves en situation de handicap sévère dans la communauté
francophone de la région d’Ottawa.
Phase I : revue de la littérature et cartographie de services actuels
2013 Fondation du Barreau du Québec
$5000 Research Droit international des droits de la personne: systèmes et enjeux 2013 Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
$31 018 Research Child Rights Based Approaches to Anti- Violence Initiatives in Schools
2013 SSHRC $37 917 Conference Symposium on Child Rights Impact Assessment, Bringing Children in from the Margins
2011 BLG Borden Ladner Gervais Research Fellowship
$12 000 Research L’influence du domaine des droits de la personne sur le domaine de l’éducation : Leçons potentielles pour l’éducation des enfants handicapés
2010 Ontario Law Commission
$10 000 Research The Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the Decisions that Concern Them: The Example of Education
2010 Mount Royal University
$3 000 Research Participation and the Law - Defining Children's Right to Participate 2009 Law Foundation of
Ontario
40 000$ Conference, publication
International Rights of the Child
5 2013 Research development
Program
$10 540 Research on child rights based approaches to anti-violence initiatives
2013 Conferences/ Workshops on Campus Program
$3 000 Organization of the symposium Bringing Children in from the Margins
2012 IRLRC competition financed by the Law Foundation of Ontario
$2 500 Research assistance for interdisciplinary project with Nathalie Bélanger, Faculty of Education
2012 Internal competition financed by the Law Foundation of Ontario
$4 800 Research on children and technology
2011 IRLRC competition financed by the Law Foundation of Ontario
$2 500 Research assistance for interdisciplinary project with Nathalie Bélanger, Faculty of Education
2011 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
$1 000 Research 2009 Conferences/ Workshops on
Campus Program
$3 000 International conference on child rights
2009 Research development Program
$9 000 Research on education of children with disabilities in Ontario
2009 Internal competition financed by Vision 2010 and the Ontario Law Foundation
$7 500 Research on international norms concerning the education of children with disabilities 2008 Development of
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Fund
Co-applicant
(Principal applicant: Rachel Grondin)
$9 000$ Creation of an interdisciplinary graduate course on child rights
j) PUBLICATIONS:
1) Life-time summary (count) according to the following categories:
- Books authored ... 0
- Books edited ... 1
- Refereed Chapters in books ... 2
- Non-refereed Chapters in books ... 0
- Papers in refereed journal ... 11
- Papers in refereed conference proceedings. ... 2
- Major invited contributions and/or technical reports ... 9
- Conference presentations ... 21
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- Others (workshops presented) ... 19
2) Details for past eight years same categories as above:
Books authored:
Paré M., Droit international des droits de la personne : systèmes et enjeux, LexisNexis, publication anticipated for May 2016.
Books edited:
Bennett S & Paré M. (eds.), 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child/
20e anniversaire de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant - University of Ottawa/
Université d’Ottawa, 18-20.11.2009, 227 p., 2010.
Book chapters:
Paré M., “International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies”, in Tali Gal and Benedetta Faedi Duramy eds.
International Perspectives and Empirical Findings on Child Participation: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies, Oxford University Press, publication anticipated in July 2015
Paré M,“Examining Children’s Participation as a Right Protected under Canadian Law”, in Murray, E. ed., Children Matter – Exploring Child and Youth Human Rights Issues in Canada, Mount Royal University, 2012, e-book
Articles in refereed journals:
Paré M, « L’accès à la justice des enfants et leur droit de participation devant les tribunaux : quelques réflexion », Revue générale de droit, in press
Paré M and Bélanger N, « La recherche de l’inclusion scolaire à travers les recours offerts aux familles : perspective comparative canadienne dans un contexte francophone
minoritaire », Revue canadienne droit et société, May 2014, online
Paré M, “Refining the Test for Discrimination in the Context of Special Education: Moore v British Columbia” Journal of Law and Equality, Vol. 10, 79-92
Paré M, « Le langage des accommodements raisonnables: Quelles perspectives pour l'égalité des enfants handicapés en milieu scolaire? », Revue juridique Thémis, Vol.46, No.3, 485-523
Paré M, “Inclusion of students with disabilities in the age of technology: Need for human rights guidance”, Education & Law Journal, vol. 22.1, 2012, 39-61
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Paré M, “Of minors and the mentally ill: Re-positioning perspectives on consent to health care”, Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, No.1, 2011, 107-125
Paré M, « L’adoption coutumière au regard du droit international: droits de l’enfant v.
droits des peuples autochtones? », Revue générale de droit, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2011, 611-654 Paré M, « Un droit de participation? Étude critique du cadre législatif de l’éducation des enfants handicapés en Ontario », International Journal of Canadian Studies, No. 42, 2010, 47-67
Paré M, « La Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées: quel impact sur le droit international? », Revue générale de droit international public, No. 3, 2009, 497-522 Refereed conference proceedings
Paré M, « La mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant : une question de principes », dans Le Tribunal des droits de la personne et le Barreau du Québec, Race, femme, enfant, handicap : les conventions internationales et le droit interne à la lumière des enjeux pratiques du droit à l’égalité, Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 2010, 391-427
Paré M, « La Convention sur les droits de l’enfant et la protection internationale des droits des enfants handicapés: succès et défis », in Collins et. al. ed., Rights of the Child–
Proceedings of the International Conference / Ottawa 2007, Montréal, Wilson & Lafleur, 2008, 205-217
Invited contributions and technical reports
Paré M, “The Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the Decisions that Concern Them: The Example of Education”, Report for the Law Commission of Ontario (in French), July 2010, (online)
From exclusion to equality : realizing the rights of persons with disabilities, Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, No. 14, United Nations, Geneva, 2007 (contribution)
Conference presentations
* indicates an invited presentation
“A Child Rights-Based Approach to Anti-Violence Efforts in Schools”, Conference of the Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 06- 08.06.2014
“A Child Rights-Based Approach to Anti-Violence Efforts in Schools”, Congress of the Canadian Association for the Practical Study of Law in Education (CAPSLE),
Charlottetown, 27-29.04.2014
*“Inclusion and Participation in Special Education Processes in Canada”, Promoting the
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Participation Right of Children across the Globe: From Social Exclusion to Child-Inclusive Policies, University of Haifa, Israel, 07-11.10.2013
*“Child Rights and Rights-based approaches to children’s well-being”, Action Global Health Network Conference, University of Ottawa, 14.09.2013
« La recherche de l’inclusion scolaire et le recours au Tribunal de l’enfance en difficulté de l’Ontario : une procédure efficace pour les familles francophones? », CLSA Conference, University of Waterloo/Wilfrid Laurier University, 27-29.05.2012
“Inclusion of students with disabilities in the age of technology: the place for human rights law in 21st century education”, CAPSLE Congress, Ottawa, 29.04-01.2012
*« Les rapports d’évaluation du PL-125: une synthèse et leurs suites », Journée des juristes en droit de la jeunesse, Association des Centres jeunesse du Québec : 91.1 : une étape vers la stabilité?, 01.11.2011, Montreal
« L’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant et le consentement aux soins de santé », Symposium of the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC), The Best Interests of the Child, 01.04.2011, University of Ottawa
*« L’adoption coutumière au regard du droit international : droits de l’enfant v. droits des peuples autochtones? », Atelier scientifique organisé par la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la diversité juridique et les peuples autochtones : La reconnaissance de l’adoption coutumière autochtone au Québec et ailleurs : le défi du plurijuridisme, 18.02.2011, Université d’Ottawa
« À l’écoute des enfants handicapés – De la définition du principe de participation et de sa mise en pratique en éducation », Conference of the Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA), 04.06.2010, Concordia University
*“Defining participation rights and their implementation in education in light of the Disability Convention: a case study in Ontario”, Conference of the Canadian Disability Studies Association (CDSA), 03.06.2010, Concordia University
*« La mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant : une question de principes », Conference of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal : Race, femme, enfant, handicap : Les conventions internationales et le droit interne à la lumière des enjeux pratiques du droit à l’égalité, 25-26.03.2010, Montreal
*« La Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant et ses principes généraux : Quel intérêt pour le Québec? », Journée des juristes en droit de la jeunesse, Association des Centres jeunesse du Québec : 30 ans de la Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse et 20 ans de la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant – L’avenir de la jeunesse, l’affaire de tous, 03.11.2009, Montreal
« Le droit à l’éducation des enfants handicapés et la mise en œuvre du principe de
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participation », CDSA Conference, 25-26.05.2009, Carleton University.
« La participation des groupes marginalisés comme question de droit : le cas de l’éducation des enfants handicapés », Congrès annuel de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas), 11-15.05.2009, University of Ottawa.
« La Convention sur les droits de l’enfant et la protection internationale des droits des enfants handicapés: succès et défis », International Conference on the Rights of the Child, 15-17.03.2007, University of Ottawa
Other
- Unpublished theses:
The failure of international law in protecting the rights of a vulnerable group: the case of street children’s right to education, Doctoral thesis, University of London, 2007
- Other presentations (workshops, seminars):
« Les droits de l’enfant », Faculty of Medicine, 07.05.2014
« Approaches to Bullying and Violence in Schools » and panelist on « Perspective sur l’article 19 : La violence contre les enfants : omniprésente et multiforme », International summer course on the rights of the Child, Université de Moncton, 15 et 18.07.2013
« Les droits de l’enfant », Faculty of Medicine, 07.05.2013
« La recherche de l’inclusion à travers les recours offerts aux familles : perspective comparative dans un contexte francophone », Research workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 22.11.2012
« Application du principe du respect de l’opinion de l’enfant et accès à la justice des mineurs », Congrès de l’Association des avocats et avocates de province, 28.09.2012, Gatineau
« Les lignes directrices relatives à la protection de remplacement pour les enfants:
historique, raison d’être et principes », Introduction aux lignes directrices des Nations Unies relatives à la protection de remplacement pour les enfants, Webinar, Unicef and the Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC), 23.05.2012
Participation in a round table on child rights organized by Choq FM, coopérative radiophonique de Toronto, dans le cadre de la Campagne de sensibilisation provinciale sur les droits de l’enfant, 22.05.2011, Ottawa
Participation in a round table organized by Canadian Lawyers Abroad, Conference on Children’s Rights: What is Canada currently doing? And where should it go?, 10.03.2011,
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« L’application des principes généraux des droits de l’enfant », Formation continue reconnue par le Barreau du Québec, 25.02.2011, Université d’Ottawa
“Of minors and the mentally ill: An international law perspective on consent to health care”, Research workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 12.01.2011
“Information and schools: What is the meaning for children with disabilities?”, Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN), Report, Annual meeting, 20.11.2010, Carleton University
“The Right to Education and Respect for the Views of the Child”, CRAN, Report, Annual meeting, 21.11.2009, Carleton University
Participation in a panel organized by the Amnesty International group at the University of Ottawa on the Campaign for Omar Khadr, 12.11.2009, University of Ottawa
“Cultural Rights and Identity: Where the group and the individual intersect”, Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN), 22.11.2008, Carleton University
“Jeunes filles, gangs et rue”, Greenberg conference, 12.11.2008, University of Ottawa
“Human Rights and Disabilities”, Experience illness, disability, impairment and health, 12.10.2007, Faculty of social sciences, University of Ottawa
