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Roundtable / Table Ronde: 鈥淎 Space for Research on Children and Law 鈥� Espace de recherche sur l鈥檈nfance et le droit鈥�
La table ronde Regards & Jeux est une occasion de pr茅senter une recherche ayant un lien significatif avec les enfants ou le droit de la jeunesse et qui est effectu茅e par un(e) 茅tudiant(e). 脌 l鈥檕ccasion de cette table ronde, chaque participant doit faire un bref r茅sum茅 de son essai ainsi que pr茅senter une r茅flexion quant 脿 son essai. La pr茅sentation peut se faire en anglais ou en fran莽ais.
To Look and to Play鈥檚 roundtable is an opportunity for students to present their research on intersections between children and the law. During this roundtable, each participant reflects on and summarizes their research. The presentation can either be done in English or in French.
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Essais de R茅flexion 2020-2021 Reflection Essays
Arnela Kovac, 芦 La non-admissibilit茅 脿 la RAMQ pour les enfants issus de parents au statut migratoire pr茅caire 禄
Dans sa recherche, Arnela Kovac pr茅sente les enjeux entourant le refus d鈥檃dmissibilit茅 de certains enfants au r茅gime d鈥檃ssurance maladie et m茅dicament public en raison du statut migratoire de leurs parents. Son essai r茅flexif met en avant quelques pr茅occupations quant au projet de loi 83 qui vise 脿 changer cette pratique de la RAMQ.
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Claire Lawrence, 鈥淐hildren Self-Advocating in Legal Proceedings: How Children Can Advance their Interests and Rights in Divorce and Gender Transition鈥�
Claire Lawrence鈥檚 research explores children鈥檚 self-advocacy in the context of divorce proceedings and gender transitions, taking into account the law鈥檚 concern with children鈥檚 autonomy, protection, and best interests. This reflection essay describes how an understanding of the barriers children face in expressing their interests will help Lawrence become a more sensitive family lawyer.
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Andrew Clubine, 鈥淐ritiquing The Christening Contract: Towards a canon law critique of Mary McAleese鈥檚 analysis of canonical and international children鈥檚 rights鈥�
Andrew Clubine鈥檚 research provides a survey and critique of Mary McAleese鈥檚 book on the conflict between the Holy See and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Clubine鈥檚 reflection essay describes the evolution of this research topic and explains its contribution both to comparative international and religious law scholarship as well as to scholarship related to law and children.
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Ana茂s de Yparraguirre, 芦 L鈥檃ide m茅dicale 脿 mourir pour les mineurs 禄
Par le biais de son essai, Ana茂s de Yparraguirre tente d鈥檌llustrer que l鈥檃ide m茅dicale 脿 mourir pour les mineurs, plus particuli猫rement les adolescents, est une option r茅alisable au Qu茅bec dans le cadre l茅gislatif actuel. Son essai r茅flexif pr茅sente une critique de la place trop limit茅e qu鈥檕ccupent les mineurs dans la soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise, en plus de souligner la vision trop protectionniste du l茅gislateur quant aux mineurs surtout d鈥櫭e mature.
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Ji Eun Lee, 鈥淟egally Protecting Children from Video Games鈥�
Ji Eun Lee鈥檚 research investigates the negative impact of addictive video games on children, comparing the more robust regulation of video games in South Korea to the lack of such regulation in Canada. In this reflection essay, Lee discusses some of the more surprising discoveries this research uncovered and considers whether legislative reforms are needed to adequately protect children from the video game industry鈥檚 predatory tactics.
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DJ Tokiwa, 鈥淭he Return to Ontario Elementary Schools: Surveying the Responsibilities of Teachers, Principals, and Students Amidst COVID-19鈥�
DJ Tokiwa鈥檚 research concerns the legal rights and responsibilities of teachers, principals, and students in the context of the return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this reflection essay, Tokiwa explains the personal connection that inspired this project, describes the challenges of writing about an issue that was evolving in real time, and reflects on some unanswered questions about the implications of Ontario鈥檚 health policy choices.
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Arsalan Ahmed, 鈥淣avigating eSports Law in Canada鈥�
Arsalan Ahmed鈥檚 research addresses the Canadian legal implications of professional eSports leagues recruiting underaged players. Ahmed鈥檚 reflection essay focuses on the enforceability of contracts signed by minors in the eSports context. As this niche field becomes more sophisticated, Ahmed observes that players, leagues and teams will need to work together to safeguard the rights of the industry鈥檚 most vulnerable members.
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Juliette Mestre, 鈥淚mpacts of Youth-Led Climate Litigation In and Out of the Courtroom鈥�
Juliette Mestres鈥檚 research explores three recent landmark lawsuits filed by youth plaintiffs against their governments on the grounds that their constitutional and human rights have been violated by complacent climate policies. In this reflection essay, Mestre discusses personally identifying with the young plaintiffs, the connection between these judicial initiatives and the broader climate justice movement, and the role of social media in youth-led climate litigation.
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Kayla Maria Rolland, 鈥淭icking Time Bombs鈥� or Victims First?: Children in the Former Islamic State鈥�
Kayla Maria Rolland鈥檚 research addresses the children of the former Islamic state, now detained in camps in northeast Syria, who have been alternately depicted as victims and as national security threats. Rolland鈥檚 reflection essay discusses the challenge of establishing legal arguments for repatriation, the evolving approaches to the extraterritorial application of human rights treaties, and the important role insights from the social sciences played in contextualizing this project.
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Stephanie Belmer, 鈥淟osing the Private Self: Cyberspace and Children鈥檚 Privacy鈥�
In this research project, Stephanie Belmer expands upon the tort of intrusion upon seclusion to develop a relational account of spatial privacy, which can be used to interrogate cultural and legal attitudes towards children鈥檚 online privacy. This reflection essay describes how writing this paper challenged Belmer鈥檚 own preconceptions as a parent and argues that the law should avoid demonizing cyberspace at young people鈥檚 expense.
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