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DESCRIPTION:Our first Annie Macdonald Langstaff Workshop of the university 
 year welcomes Yvonne Dausab\, Minister of Justice of Namibia\, who will be
  presented by doctoral candidate Vishakha Wijenayake.\n\nTo connect to the
  talk: mcgill.zoom.us/j/87068858500\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nJustice Minist
 er Yvonne Dausab has led a life of fighting for human rights. Hailing from
  Katutura\, Namibia while under apartheid rule\, she was a highly successf
 ul student and went on pursue her BA in Law and LLB at the University of t
 he Western Cape before then obtaining her LLM with a specialization in Hum
 an Rights and African Democratisation at the University of Pretoria.\n\nAt
  the age of 25\, she became a legal practitioner for the High Court of Nam
 ibia. She worked for a Zambian NGO\, in private law practice\, and as a la
 w lecturer and deputy dean at the University of Namibia. In 2015\, she was
  appointed by the President to chair Namibia’s Law Reform and Development 
 Commission. Now\, as of March 2020\, she holds the esteemed position of Mi
 nister of Justice of Namibia. \n\nAbout the Annie MacDonald Langstaff Work
 shops\n\nInaugurated in 1988 in honour of Annie MacDonald Langstaff\, BCL 
 '14\, the first woman to earn a law degree in Quebec\, the workshops provi
 de a forum for academics\, judges\, lawyers\, and community activists to p
 resent scholarly research and practical insights on issues relating to wom
 en and the law.\n\nThis year\, the series is coordinated by Professor Shau
 na Van Praagh\, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights and Lega
 l Pluralism.\n\nThis event is eligible for inclusion as 1.5 hours of conti
 nuing legal education as reported by members of the Barreau du Québec.\n
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LOCATION:Zoom: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87068858500
SUMMARY:Leading the Change: The Potential and Power of Women in Law - Annie
  Macdonald Langstaff Workshop I
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