Gisèle Côté-Harper
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Gisèle Côté-Harper, Template:Post-nominals (born 1942)[1] is a Canadian lawyer and professor. She is the 1995 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace for her work as a human rights activist. She is the first Francophone woman to receive such an honor.
Education
She graduated from Université Laval (B.A. and LL.L.) and Harvard Law School (LL.M.).
Career
Côté-Harper was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1987.
She joined Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval as an assistant professor in 1970 where she specialized in criminal law and human rights. She was promoted to full professor in 1982, and later received the title of emeritus.[2]
In 1997, she was made an officer of the Order of Canada.[3] Côté-Harper also served as board chair of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.[4]
Awards and honors
In 1995 Côté-Harper received the Pearson Medal.[4]
In 1998, she was awarded the médaille du Barreau de Québec.[5]
Selected publications
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References
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External links
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- Lawyers in Quebec
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- Academic staff of Université Laval
- Université Laval alumni
- United Nations Human Rights Committee members
- Canadian women human rights activists
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- Canadian King's Counsel
- Canadian officials of the United Nations
- Canadian women legal scholars