MARCH 31, 2021 - 10 Years of Political Changes in Tunisia: Constitutional Challenges and Promotion of Human Rights

Program:

CHAIR

• Professor Jabeur FATHALLY | Associate Professor, Co-Founder and Executive Director, JuriGlobe Research Group, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa

WELCOME

• Professor Marie-Ève SYLVESTRE | Dean, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa

SPEAKERS

• Professor Yadh BEN ACHOUR | Professor Emeritus, Member of the UN Human Rights Committee, Averroès Chair (IMERA - Univ. d'Aix-Marseille), Chair "Monde francophones" at the Collège de France and former President of the High Authority of the Revolution

Tunisia: The constitutional challenges of a revolution in a country of Islam

• Mrs. Najet ZAMMOURI | Vice-President of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and member of the FIDH steering committee

10 years of political changes in Tunisia: An update on human rights in general and women's rights in particular

• Mr. Yousseff CHAHED | Head of the Tunisian government from 2016 to 2020

10 years of political changes in Tunisia: The view of a head of government

CLOSING WORDS

• Professor John PACKER | Neuberger-Jesin Professor and Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa