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Sharing legal knowledge frame by frame

Jurivision is an initiative of the common law and civil law sections of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. This knowledge mobilization and visual advocacy project aims to promote the sharing of legal knowledge through accessible audiovisual content.

A Selection of Visual Posts

Discover our some of our visual posts

10-21-22 | Methodology School, Research Methodology

Prioritizing Research Methodologies that Amplify Voices

Drawing on her own experience in working on access to justice for marginalized communities, Professor Emmanuelle Bernheim of the Civil Law Section of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law explores how researchers can bring a renewed social context to their work to help unmask and represent marginalized voices that are frequently overlooked and forgotten in academic research.

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04-21-26 | Interdisciplinarity, Research Experience, Research Methodology

Opening the Black Box: Rethinking Scientific Discourse

Sociologist Patrice Corriveau and his colleagues spent 15 years suicide in Quebec across 250 years. To share their findings with the rigour and sensitivity the subject demands, the team partnered with illustrator Christian Quesnel to create a graphic novel: Vous avez détruit la beauté du monde: Le suicide scénarisé au Québec depuis 1763. The format made it possible to portray difficult scenarios honestly, without exploitation, and to reach a broader audience. The project’s reception across artistic and scientific circles, as well as with the general public, shows that research must find new ways to meet its audience where it already is.

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02-20-24 | Business Law, International, World Trade Organization (WTO)

Rethinking WTO Dispute Settlement: a Unique Group of Experts Reunited to Brainstorm the Future of the WTO 

In May 2023, a diverse group of over forty World Trade Organization (WTO) experts gathered at the University of Ottawa to address the challenges plaguing the WTO dispute settlement system. This symposium aimed to explore innovative solutions to revitalize the system and support reform efforts. Attended by a mix of academics, practitioners and former WTO officials, the event fostered discussions on reforming the adjudicatory system, enhancing the WTO’s deliberative functions, and incorporating alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

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