The Conservatives are courting the minority vote while dismantling aid for immigrants.
Errol Mendes
Lawyer and author; Professor of law, University of Ottawa.
Mr. Mendes is a lawyer, author, professor, and has been an advisor to corporations, governments, civil society groups, and the United Nations (where he assisted in the development of the UN Global Compact). He has also delved into practice as a human rights Tribunal member in Canada, acted as an international arbitrator on several occasions, served in the highest levels of the Canadian federal public service in the Privy Council Office, and, most recently, is serving as a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court.
His areas of expertise include corporate law, governance and social responsibility, international business, trade and public law, constitutional law, and human rights law and policy. He has taught in these areas at law schools across Canada and is presently a full Professor of law at the University of Ottawa.
He has been a Project Leader for conflict resolution, governance and justice projects in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, El Salvador, Sri Lanka, and India. He has lectured and given media commentaries in his areas of expertise across Canada and the world, and has lectured on these topics in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
He is the author, co-author, or editor of six books in his area of expertise and is working on his seventh, *The Court of Last Resort; Peace and Justice at the International Criminal Court*, to be published next year.
Born in Kenya, East Africa, he obtained his Bachelor of Law from the University of Exeter, England, where he ranked first in his graduating class. He later obtained his Master of Laws from the University of Illinois in the United States. He became a Barrister and Solicitor in Ontario, Canada in 1986.
His areas of expertise include corporate law, governance and social responsibility, international business, trade and public law, constitutional law, and human rights law and policy. He has taught in these areas at law schools across Canada and is presently a full Professor of law at the University of Ottawa.
He has been a Project Leader for conflict resolution, governance and justice projects in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, El Salvador, Sri Lanka, and India. He has lectured and given media commentaries in his areas of expertise across Canada and the world, and has lectured on these topics in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
He is the author, co-author, or editor of six books in his area of expertise and is working on his seventh, *The Court of Last Resort; Peace and Justice at the International Criminal Court*, to be published next year.
Born in Kenya, East Africa, he obtained his Bachelor of Law from the University of Exeter, England, where he ranked first in his graduating class. He later obtained his Master of Laws from the University of Illinois in the United States. He became a Barrister and Solicitor in Ontario, Canada in 1986.
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