In Pursuit of Democracy and Justice
Massey College and the Harvard Club of Canada Present: An Evening with the Honourable Rosalie Abella and Professor Galit Sarfaty
The evening will open with a keynote address by the Honourable Rosalie Abella, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, as she shares the story of her family’s immigrant journey, her formative years at Harvard Law School, and the insights she gained on the bench of Canada’s highest court. Following her address, Professor Galit Sarfaty, Canada Research Chair in Global Economic Governance at the University of Toronto, will engage Justice Abella in a wide‑ranging conversation. They will reflect on landmark decisions and the evolving role of the judiciary, assess current threats to democratic institutions and human rights in Canada and abroad, and offer a concise overview of the Middle East conflict and its legal dimensions alongside an analysis of today’s U.S. political landscape.
Justice Abella and Professor Sarfaty will conclude by turning to the future—considering how legal scholars and practitioners can safeguard equity, dignity, and the rule of law in an increasingly complex world
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Speakers
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Galit SarfatyProfessor Sarfaty holds a JD from Yale Law School, an MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago and an AB summa cum laude from Harvard University.
As a legal scholar and anthropologist, Professor Sarfaty analyzes the ways in which law and legal institutions operate in practice, including the transnational regulation of corporate human rights compliance in global supply chains, the role of corporate actors in international lawmaking, the culture of international organizations, and the use of quantitative regulatory tools in global economic governance and human rights. Her research has been published in a book entitled, “Values in Translation: Human Rights and the Culture of the World Bank ” (Stanford University Press), as well as several leading law journals including the American Journal of International Law, Harvard International Law Journal, Law and Social Inquiry, Stanford Journal of International Law, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, University of Toronto Law Journal, and Virginia Journal of International Law.
