THIS EVENT WILL BE IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED TO THOSE IN PERSON

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS:

Tuesday, July 19  at 10:00 am
THE USSC ABORTION DECISION

In June, the Supreme Court in the United States overturned Roe v. Wade. Eric will describe the developments in this area of the law over the last quarter of the 20th century in Canada and the United States that led to the liberalization of abortion laws. He will then review the USSC judgment in Dobbs and its implications for future developments concerning abortion laws as well as other possible constitutional ramifications from the Dobbs decision.

Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00 am
GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE

Eric will begin with a brief history of the development of the legal concept of genocide and the adoption of the Genocide Convention by the UN in the middle of the 20th century. He will then review the Convention and Canada's enactment of the Convention's principles into Canadian law.  Finally, he will discuss whether Russia's actions in the war in Ukraine constitute the crime of genocide.

Tuesday, August 9 at 10:00 am
GEOARCHAEOLOGY

Related to the subject of genocide are developments over the last 20 years in the the use of ground penetrating radar (GDR) to uncover mass graves dating back to the Holocaust as well as unmarked graves recently discovered on the grounds of residential schools in Canada. In this discussion, Eric will explore the role of Father Patrick Desbois in uncovering mass graves from the so-called Holocaust by Bullets. Eric will also provide a number of examples of the contributions of the use of GDR in uncovering mass graves dating back to the Holocaust as well as other information relevant to the history of the Holocaust.

For those joining us on Zoom, please click the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86213500710?pwd=MUhWNk5mbFFDNWVhZURlM0tlL2p1Zz09

Meeting ID: 862 1350 0710
Passcode: 605021