Law Society of Manitoba : Member

Canadian Bar Association

"Providing Essential Services of Reasonable Quality to All Canadians": Understanding Section 36(1)(c) of the Constitution Act, 1982 (working title)

All Manner of Wickedness Abounds: Reconciling Religious Rights and Queer Rights"

One little, too little: Counting Canada's indigenous people for improved health reporting

The human rights to water and sanitation in courts worldwide: a selection of national, regional, and international case law

Of Surrogate Mother Born: Parentage Determinations in Canada and Elsewhere

Every Breath You Take: Erotic Asphyxiation, Vengeful Wives and Other Enduring Myths in Spousal Assault Prosecutions

The Idea of a Human Rights Museum is the first book to examine the formation of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and to situate the museum within the context of the international proliferation of such institutions. Sixteen essays consider the wider political, cultural and architectural contexts within which the museum physically and conceptually evolved drawing comparisons between the CMHR and institutions elsewhere in the world that emphasize human rights and social justice.

The Idea of a Human Rights Museum 

“Sex Was in the Air”: Pernicious Myths and Other Problems with Sexual Violence Prosecutions (by Karen Busby)

Locating Law: Sex, Race and Gender Connections 

Karen Busby has been with the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba since 1988. Recipient of the University of Manitoba’s highest teaching award in 2015 (the Saunderson Award for Teaching Excellence), she teaches Constitutional Law, Gender and the Law, Human Rights and Administrative Law. She does about 40 media interviews a year on topics related to law and sex (gendered violence, sexuality, sexual orientation, assisted human reproduction, sex work, sexual expression), religious rights, and Aboriginal Rights. Her current research projects include: consent and BDSM; influences on young Muslim women; health care providers obligations to report suspected child abuse; a comparison of sex work laws in Canada and India; and the human right to water, especially in First Nations communities.

Constitutional Law

Human Rights

Sexual Violence

Assisted Human Reproduction

Sex Work and Prostitution Law

Religious Discrimination

Sexual Orientation

University of Manitoba Faculty of Law

Canadian Lawyer Magazine author page

Seeing Justice Done: Sexual Violence Policies at Canadian Universities

Duelling Approaches to Sex Work

As Ghomeshi trial begins, experts warn historical sexual assault convictions hard to secure

Flight seating spurs dispute over religious beliefs & civil rights

Prejudice in the court

Avoid international surrogacy, says expert in wake of B.C. couple's fight for twins

The cool, not cool in BDSM activity

Human rights museum watering down Canada's violations, professor fears

Keeping up with international treaties

Sex Work Laws in India and Canada: A Comparative Analysis

Reconciling Health-care Providers’ Obligation to Report Abuse With the Rights of Adolescents Who Have Had Sex

Making Big Decisions: Influences on Young Muslim Women in Canada

Gendered Violence and Violations

International Association of Genocide Scholars Conference

Right to clean water in First Nations communities

The Right to Clean Water in First Nations: The Most Precious Gift

Celebrating First Nations and Metis Research Partnerships

Professor of Law & Director, Centre for Human Rights Research

Have we found the right mix of humanitarian effort, military intervention, and resettlement supports for refugees who want to make a home here and those who hope to return home?

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Moderator:
Karen Busby [JD/81]
Professor, Faculty of Law, and Director of the University of Manitoba Centre for Human Rights Research

Panelists:
Abdikheir Ahmed
Coordinator, Immigration Partnership Winnipeg

Abdikheir Ahmed previously served as executive director of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba. He has been working in Winnipeg’s inner city since he immigrated to Canada in 2003 and has won awards for his work building bridges between new immigrants, Indigenous people and other established groups. Ahmed has a master’s degree in international peace and conflict resolution and helped found Humankind International, which opened and runs an early childhood education centre in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.

Shauna Labman
Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba

Dr. Shauna Labman’s research interests include immigration and refugee law, human rights, citizenship and international law. She focuses on the layered influences of law on public policy and government positioning. Labman has worked with refugees and on human rights issues as a consultant for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in New Delhi and with the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. She is co-founder of the Migration Law Research Cluster at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law.

Armando Perla
Researcher-curator, Canadian Museum for Human Rights; Instructor, Human Rights Law, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba

Armanda Perla holds a master's degree in international human rights law from Lund University in Sweden and a bachelor of laws from L'Université Laval in Québec City. The former refugee from El Salvador is fluent in Spanish, English and French and has worked with human rights organizations around the world. Perla wrote a chapter on agricultural migrant workers in the recently released book The Idea of a Human Rights Museum published by the University of Manitoba Press.

Lori Wilkinson
Sociology professor, University of Manitoba; Director, Immigration Research West

Dr. Lori Wilkinson specializes in immigration and refugee studies. She heads Immigration Research West, which works with service providers and government offices to enhance knowledge of the settlement experiences and outcomes of newcomers to Western Canada. Wilkinson is also editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Migration and Integration.

Thank you to our partner: The Centre for Human Rights Research

Visionary Conversations: Refugees - Are We Getting It Right?

The University of Manitoba has launched a new speaker series hosted by President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard. This is the first of the series, with the speakers addressing the theme of Apocalypse or Utopia?

Featured speakers for the event were: David Barber, Rick Holley, Karen Busby, Michael Freund, Diana Brydon and Brenda Elias.

Below is more info on the series:

Livable Cities: 21st Century Perspectives
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Robert B. Schultz Theatre, St. John's College, Fort Garry Campus
Reception in Galleria - 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion -- 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM 

Featured speakers:
Michelle Richard - Director, Campus Planning
Ralph Stern - Dean, Faculty of Architecture
Richard Milgrom - Head and Associate Professor, Department of City Planning, Faculty of Architecture

RSVP for the October 18 event to:  government_relations@umanitoba.ca. You can also interact with the University of Manitoba on Twitter and Facebook.

Our Visionary Conversations speaker series will continue throughout the year.  Please join President and Vice-Chancellor David T. Barnard and the university community for these themed events: 

November 9 -- Our Aging Society
December 14 -- Our Changing Climate
February 15 -- Managing Our Water Resources for the Future
April 11 -- Human Rights and Gender Issues
June 13 -- The Food We Eat

http://www.umanitoba.ca/about/vc/

Visionary Conversations: Apocalypse or Utopia?

In light of issues raised surrounding consent and personal safety following the Jian Ghomeshi allegations, U of M law professor Karen Busby joins us to break down consent and the law in BDSM relations.

Consent in BDSM relations

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