Me Léa Lemay Langlois was recently asked to give a presentation to the Masters in Applied International Law and Politics (maîtrise en droit international et politique internationale appliqués (DIPIA)) summer school. The theme of this year’s summer school was “Major International Meetings: Their Impact on the Creation and Evolution of International Law”.
Léa Lemay Langlois gave a presentation on Indigenous peoples’ assertion of their interests, in particular their mobilization of United Nations and Interamerican organizations in the development of international norms.
This presentation aimed to highlight the impact of Indigenous peoples as non-state actors, as subjects of international law, and as stakeholders in the development of this law. The aim was to give an idea of the wide range of areas covered by the “international law of Indigenous peoples”.
Léa Lemay Langlois acknowledges the importance of the discussions that took place after her presentation with students who were very interested in the subject. She would also like to thank the
She would also like to thank the Faculty of Law of the University of Sherbrooke for inviting her to participate in this event.
