Event organized by the Centre de justice pour les victimes d'actes criminels (CJVAC).
Monday, May 13, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The event takes place in person: UdeM - 3200 Jean-Brillant local B-4215 and online (Zoom).
This event is funded by the Victims Fund, a grants and contributions program administered by the Department of Justice Canada.
The Canadian Victims' Bill of Rights (CVR) recognizes the importance of protecting victims of crime. Victims have the right to be protected from attacks on their safety and privacy, from intimidation and from reprisals. Several legal measures exist to protect victims (for example, Criminal Code provisions on testimonial aids, no-contact orders and electronic bracelets). Despite these legal means, protection remains an issue of concern for victims, whether or not they have resorted to the criminal justice system. This event will give participants a better understanding of the collaborations and partnerships that can be mobilized to improve the protection of victims of crime through both legal and non-legal solutions.
Amissi M. Manirabona is a full professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law, where he teaches courses on Canadian criminal law, international criminal law and the law of victims of crime. He is also co-founder of the Centre de Justice pour les victimes d'actes criminels (CJVAC).
Andreea Zota holds a bachelor's degree in criminology (intervention profile) from Université de Montréal and is a member of the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec. She is currently a doctoral student in criminology and supervises criminology students at the Centre de justice pour les victimes d'actes criminels (CJVAC) at Université de Montréal.
Justine Fortin is a lawyer and director of services for victims and survivors of violence at Juripop. The specialized model developed by her team has enabled Juripop to deliver several landmark judgments in the field of domestic violence, as well as contributing to the advancement of doctrine on the same issue.
After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Education Science from the University of Paris VIII, Maud Pontel immigrated to Quebec in 2001 to pursue a Master's degree in Social Work at UQAM. Her academic and professional career led her to work with the network of shelters for women victims of domestic violence, as well as with several organizations working with immigrants. She has collaborated on a number of research projects and articles on intervention with abused women, and has trained many interveners over the past 20 years. She currently coordinates the Alliance des maisons d'hébergement de 2e étape pour femmes et enfants victimes de violence conjugale, which works to develop and support MH2s in Quebec, as well as to develop knowledge and intervention approaches in post-separation domestic violence.
Alain-Guy Sipowo is a member of the Quebec Bar, the CICC, the CJVAC and an assistant professor at the School of Criminology of the Université de Montréal, where he teaches and conducts research on criminal justice and the rights of victims of crime in Canadian and international law.
Jo-Anne Wemmers is a full professor at the School of Criminology of the Université de Montréal and a regular researcher at the International Centre for Comparative Criminology (CICC), where she is in charge of the Victims, Rights and Society research group. An expert in victimology, she is the author of some one hundred publications, including Victimology: A Canadian Perspective.
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