We are is pleased to welcome David DesBaillets, LLD, who received a postoctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for 2020-21 and will be with the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) under the supervision of HRREC Academic Member Professor Darren O'Toole.
His main area of research is housing rights in comparative constitutional law and Canadian human rights law. His postdoctoral research touches on the evolution and current development of the right to social housing in Canada for First Nations Peoples.
The project aims to examine every legal, human rights, and policy aspect of the question with special emphasis on the legal situation of First Nations in Canada and the indigenous right to housing. The scope of this research includes jurisprudence, policies, and legal systems, internationally, domestically, and transnationally, relevant to the recognition of the right to adequate housing.
Welcome David!