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Canada Research Chair
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Canada Research Chair
in Legal Mobilization
and Judicialization of Politics
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Law
Actors
Relationships
Follow the people and organizations
connecting human rights cases.

Finding connections…

How groups use
the law to shape
political change
Our research
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Department
of Political Science
Elizabeth Chrun
— Chairholder
The Chair produces and shares knowledge on legal mobilization and the judicialization of politics. Focusing on strategic actions before international human rights courts, we assess how societal groups invoke the law to achieve their political goals.
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Belgium
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Iceland
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United Kingdom
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Macedonia / North Macedonia
Ukraine
Bosnia Herzegovina
Serbia and Montenegro
Monaco
Montenegro
Serbia
Austria
Belgium
Switzerland
Cyprus
Germany
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Spain
France
Greece
Italy
Ireland
Iceland
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Malta
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Netherlands
Portugal
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Finland
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Albania
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Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
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Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Moldova
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Romania
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San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
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Ukraine
Bosnia Herzegovina
Serbia and Montenegro
Monaco
Montenegro
Serbia
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Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
Individual / Private Citizen
Business & Commercial Entity
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Labor Union
Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
Individual / Private Citizen
Business & Commercial Entity
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Labor Union
Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
Individual / Private Citizen
Fundamental Human Rights
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Minority Rights & Protections
Freedom of Expression
Children's Rights & Welfare
LGBTQ+ Rights & Inclusion
Migrant & Refugee Rights
Digital Rights & Data Privacy
Freedom of Religion & Belief
Media Law & Press Freedom
Environmental Justice & Law
Health Law & Public Health
Fundamental Human Rights
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Minority Rights & Protections
Freedom of Expression
Children's Rights & Welfare
LGBTQ+ Rights & Inclusion
Migrant & Refugee Rights
Digital Rights & Data Privacy
Freedom of Religion & Belief
Media Law & Press Freedom
Environmental Justice & Law
Health Law & Public Health
Fundamental Human Rights
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Minority Rights & Protections
Freedom of Expression
Children's Rights & Welfare
LGBTQ+ Rights & Inclusion
Migrant & Refugee Rights
Digital Rights & Data Privacy
Freedom of Religion & Belief
Media Law & Press Freedom
Environmental Justice & Law
Health Law & Public Health
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Labor Union
Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
Individual / Private Citizen
Business & Commercial Entity
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Labor Union
Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
Individual / Private Citizen
Business & Commercial Entity
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Labor Union
Professional & Trade Association
Member State Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Public & Quasi-Public Institution
Political Party & Elected Official
Academic & Educational Institution
Religious Organization
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Visualizing Legal Mobilization
Data and visualizations to better understand the dynamics of litigation.
Toutes les données

Advocacy issues over time

See when different advocacy issues appear in support-coded interventions.

Antoine Bergeron
Sarah Lemieux
Mathieu Dufresne
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8 / 2026

Time to judgment

Compare filing-to-judgment durations by state or decade.

Marc-André Tremblay
Camille Fortins
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9 / 2026

Organizations over time

Track the annual number and share of judgments involving organizations.

Nicolas Pelletier
Amélie Roy
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9 / 2026
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Titulaire de la Chaire
Elizabeth Chrun
Full Professor
Department of Political Science
McGill University
Former Collaborator
Marc-André Tremblay

Data AnalystDigital Research LabConcordia University

Former Collaborator
Camille Fortins

Master’s StudentFaculty of LawMcGill University

Former Collaborator
Amélie Roy

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceUniversité de Sherbrooke

Nicolas Pelletier

PhD CandidateDepartment of SociologyUniversité Laval

Contributions
Datasets
Structured data on legal mobilization, open to explore and reuse
Publications
Articles, book chapters and reports from the Chair’s research
Events
Conferences, seminars and workshops organized or joined by the Chair
Announcements
News and updates from the Chair, as they happen
Miscellaneous
Other outputs and resources from the Chair
L
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Canada Research Chair
in Legal Mobilization
and Judicialization of Politics
Université du Québec à Montréal,
Department of Political Science
Room R-3670
315 Sainte-Catherine St E
Montreal, QC H2L 2C5
Elizabeth Chrun — Chairholder
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