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Rhona Goodarzi

Rhona Goodarzi

LawPALS Student Leader for Incoming Exchange Students

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Doctoral Researcher | Human Rights | Canadian Council of Intl Law scholar

  • Education

    • Université Paris-Saclay

      2015 - 2016
      Erasmus Exchange Programme

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Laws - LL.B.

    • McGill University

      2019 - 2020
      Master of Laws - LL.M.

    • McGill University

      2023 - 2027
      Doctor of Civil Law - D.C.L.

  • Experience

    • University of Edinburgh Law School

      May 2016 - May 2017
      LawPALS Student Leader for Incoming Exchange Students

    • Media Legal Defence Initiative

      Sept 2016 - Jul 2017
      Freedom of Expression Law Clinic

    • University of Oxford

      Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
      Junior Judge - Price Media Law Moot Court Competition

    • Heriot-Watt University

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
      Administrative Assistant

    • Drummond Miller LLP

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
      Immigration Law Intern

    • Instituto de Terapia e Investigación sobre las Secuelas de la Tortura y la Violencia Estatal

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
      Legal Research Intern

    • McGill University – Faculty of Law

      May 2020 - Mar 2021
      Research Assistant - Indigenous Justice, Prof. René Provost

    • International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

      Jan 2021 - Jun 2022
      Advocacy Associate

    • McGill University – Faculty of Law

      Aug 2023 - now

      • Research Assistant - Indigenous Justice, Prof. René Provost

        Sept 2023 - now

      • Doctoral Researcher

        Aug 2023 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 120 Hour TEFL Certification

      I-to-i TEFL
      Jul 2017

    • Bias and Discrimination in AI

      Université de Montréal
      Feb 2023

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Graduate Mobility Award McGill University May 2024 Support for conference travel.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Award McGill University May 2024 Support for conference travel.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      John Peters Humphrey Fellowship Canadian Council of International Law Apr 2024 The CCIL annually awards up to three John Peters Humphrey Student Fellowships in International Human Rights Law or International Organization. Applications are open to Canadians studying overseas in addition to international and Canadian students studying at Canadian universities.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Student Engagement Award McGill University Nov 2023 Funding in support of the “Creative Legal Research Workshop” co-created with a fellow DCL student. This brings together doctoral students in law and the arts for interactive discussions on the themes of empirical research, transdisciplinary research, research ethics and positionality.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Rathlyn Foundation Fellowship in Law - Aug 2023 Awarded to outstanding LL.M. or D.C.L. students conducting research in the area of human rights.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Graduate Excellence Award McGill University Sep 2019 Partial scholarship tenable for the academic year 2019-2020.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Series of travel scholarships funding humanitarian work overseas Various Aug 2018 Awards courtesy of six different local and national trusts in support of my year-long legal research internship completed at the Instituto de Terapia e Investigación (ITEI) in La Paz, Bolivia.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Gilchrist Prize The University of Edinburgh Sep 2017 For achieving the best performance in the Honours course in International Law.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      Joelle Godard Prize The University of Edinburgh Sep 2017 For graduating with the best overall performance in the joint honours Law and French degree.
    • Awarded to Rhona Goodarzi
      LawPALS Student Bursary The University of Edinburgh Sep 2016 For acting as LawPALS Student Leader for Incoming Exchange Students at Edinburgh Law School – one of two students selected and funded to provide peer support sessions to incoming exchange students.