Catherine Morris

Catherine Morris

Director of Programs; Executive Director; Academic Director

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  • About me

    Research, education & advocacy on human rights & peacebuilding. Mostly posting at mastodon.social/@cmorris/; what I see here I may post there.

  • Education

    • The University of British Columbia

      1998 - 2001
      LLM (Master of Laws) Dispute Resolution, Human Rights

      LLM

    • University of Alberta

      1975 - 1978
      JD (Juris Doctor) LAW

      BA, JD

  • Experience

    • Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria

      Sept 1992 - Oct 1998
      Director of Programs; Executive Director; Academic Director

      Research, writing, teaching, and design/implementation of graduate program in dispute resolution.

    • University of Victoria

      Nov 1998 - Jan 2020
      Adjunct Professor

      For more than a decade, I taught international human rights in the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Human and Social Development (MA program in Dispute Resolution) at the University of Victoria (UVic). I also taught courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at UVic.

    • Peacemakers Trust

      Jan 1999 - now

      Peacemakers Trust is a registered charity in Canada focusing on education and research on conflict transformation and peacebuilding.

      • Director

        Jan 1999 - now
      • Director

        Jan 1999 - now
    • Lampion Pacific Law Corporation

      Dec 2003 - Dec 2020
      Lawyer

      Education, research and advocacy in the field of international human rights, conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Available for short term missions anywhere in the world.

    • European Peace University

      Jun 2011 - Jun 2013
      Visiting instructor

      Visiting Instructor of a graduate level course on Peace Potentials in the World Religions. Last visit June 2013.

    • Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada

      Jun 2020 - now

      Part of a team coordinating UN interventions of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada

      • UN Representative

        Sept 2011 - now
      • Transitional Executive Director

        Jun 2020 - Jan 2022
    • Lampion Pacific Consulting Inc.

      Jan 2021 - now
      Human rights and peacebuilding

      Research, education and advocacy in the field of international human rights law and standards, conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Available for short term missions anywhere in the world.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Member (non-practicing), Law Society of British Columbia

      Law Society of British Columbia
      Jan 2021