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Geneviève Colverson
MARIKA GILES SAMSON
Director

Marika Giles Samson joined the Court Challenges Program as the Director in February 2020. She comes to the CCP from the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, where she completed her doctorate in law, served on the Centre’s Management Board, and, spent the 2015-2016 academic year as the Centre’s Interim Executive Director.

MARIKA GILES SAMSON
Director
Tel.  (613) 562-5686
Fax (613) 860-3356
DirPCJ.CCP@uottawa.ca

MARIKA GILES SAMSON
Director

Marika Giles Samson joined the Court Challenges Program as the Director in February 2020. She comes to the CCP from the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, where she completed her doctorate in law, served on the Centre’s Management Board, and, spent the 2015-2016 academic year as the Centre’s Interim Executive Director.

Geneviève Colverson
Geneviève Colverson
Legal Counsel
Tel.  (613) 562.5800, ext. 2424
Fax (613) 860.3356
genevieve.colverson@uottawa.ca

Eric Cormier
Eric Cormier
Legal Counsel
Tel. (613) 562.5800, ext. 2656
Fax (613) 860.3356
eric.cormier@uottawa.ca

Stéphane Mukunzi
Stéphane Mukunzi
Communications Officer
Tel. (613) 562.5800, ext. 2509
Fax (613) 860.3356
stephane.mukunzi@uottawa.ca

Aminata Barry
Aminata Barry
Administrative Assistant
Tel.  (613) 562.5702
Fax (613) 860.3356
aminata.barry@uottawa.ca

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PCJ CCP – Court Challenges Program

Marika Giles Samson, Director

Marika Giles Samson joined the Court Challenges Program as the Director in February 2020. She comes to the CCP from the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, where she completed her doctorate in law, served on the Centre’s Management Board, and, spent the 2015-2016 academic year as the Centre’s Interim Executive Director. At the McGill Faculty of Law, Marika has taught courses in Advocacy and Human Rights, has guest lectured in Civil Procedure, Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution, and International Criminal Law, and, since 2013, been involved in selecting and mentoring students involved in the International Human Rights Internship Program.

Marika also holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia University, a LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a LL.M. from University College London. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Marika spent several years as a civil litigator in Vancouver, and worked on access to justice issues as a member of the Executive Committees of the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch (CBABC) and l’Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique (AJEFCB). Having begun her legal career as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, Marika is delighted to be working in Ottawa again.

Marika Giles Samson, Director

Marika Giles Samson joined the Court Challenges Program as the Director in February 2020. She comes to the CCP from the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, where she completed her doctorate in law, served on the Centre’s Management Board, and, spent the 2015-2016 academic year as the Centre’s Interim Executive Director. At the McGill Faculty of Law, Marika has taught courses in Advocacy and Human Rights, has guest lectured in Civil Procedure, Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution, and International Criminal Law, and, since 2013, been involved in selecting and mentoring students involved in the International Human Rights Internship Program.

Marika also holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia University, a LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a LL.M. from University College London. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Marika spent several years as a civil litigator in Vancouver, and worked on access to justice issues as a member of the Executive Committees of the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch (CBABC) and l’Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique (AJEFCB). Having begun her legal career as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, Marika is delighted to be working in Ottawa again.

Marika Giles Samson, Director

Marika Giles Samson joined the Court Challenges Program as the Director in February 2020. She comes to the CCP from the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, where she completed her doctorate in law, served on the Centre’s Management Board, and, spent the 2015-2016 academic year as the Centre’s Interim Executive Director. At the McGill Faculty of Law, Marika has taught courses in Advocacy and Human Rights, has guest lectured in Civil Procedure, Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution, and International Criminal Law, and, since 2013, been involved in selecting and mentoring students involved in the International Human Rights Internship Program.

Marika also holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from Concordia University, a LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a LL.M. from University College London. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, Marika spent several years as a civil litigator in Vancouver, and worked on access to justice issues as a member of the Executive Committees of the Canadian Bar Association – BC Branch (CBABC) and l’Association des juristes d’expression française de la Colombie-Britannique (AJEFCB). Having begun her legal career as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, Marika is delighted to be working in Ottawa again.