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DESCRIPTION:Le Groupe de recherche en santé et droit accueille l'honourable
  Ian Binnie\, qui parlera des préjugés juridiques rencontrés par les perso
 nnes souffrant de troubles causés par l'alcoolisation fœtale (ETCAF).\n\nR
 ésumé\n\n[En anglais seulement] Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) cov
 ers a range of disabilities caused by pre-natal exposure to alcohol. Its e
 ffects can include severe cognitive and behavioural deficits that surface 
 not only in criminal proceedings but every judicial context from custody d
 isputes to welfare and guardianship. FASD often manifests itself in the in
 ability of victims to organize their lives\, control their actions and lea
 rn from bad outcomes. Often associated in the media with some aboriginal p
 opulations\, FASD is in fact estimated to affect 2% to 5% of all newborns 
 in Europe and North America. Much more could be done to alleviate the lega
 l prejudice created by this disability.\n\nLe conférencier\n\n[En anglais 
 seulement] The Honourable Ian Binnie served for nearly 14 years as a Justi
 ce of the Supreme Court of Canada\, where he authored over 170 opinions\, 
 including leading cases in expert evidence\, and many aspects of constitut
 ional\, criminal and administrative law.\n\nPrior to his judicial appointm
 ent\, he served as the Deputy Minister of Justice for the Government of Ca
 nada and spent many years in private practice\, regularly appearing before
  the Supreme Court on a range of constitutional\, civil and criminal matte
 rs. Mr. Binnie was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2012. H
 e has received the CCLA Civil Liberties Award (2013)\, the Toronto Lawyers
  Association's Award of Distinction (2012)\, and the University of Toronto
 's Distinguished Alumnus Award (2011).\n\nHe is currently a Commissioner a
 t the International Commission of Jurists\, chairperson at the Internal Ju
 stice Council of the United Nations\, and counsel at the Toronto firm Lenc
 zner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin. In 2013\, Mr. Binnie chaired the Institut
 e of Health Economics’ first-ever Consensus Development Conference on Lega
 l Issues of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).\n\nFormation d’un disp
 ensateur reconnu aux fins de la formation continue obligatoire au Barreau 
 du Québec pour une durée de 2 heures.\n
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LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Courts: a Failure of Access
  to Real Justice for People with Severe Disabilities
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