Michelle Williams

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About

Professor Michelle Williams (BSW, LLB, LLM) teaches criminal law and African Nova Scotians and the law and has served as an academic researcher on restorative justice. She served as a Dalhousie Provost Fellow and continues to co-lead the University’s African Nova Scotian Strategy. She served as the inaugural chair of Schulich’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She served as Director of the award-winning Indigenous Blacks and Mi’kmaq (IB&M) Initiative (2004-2020) and is a member of the African Nova Scotian Access to Justice Judicial Committee, Watershed Legal Projects Board (formerly Canadian Centre for Legal Innovation in Sexual Assault Response (CCLISAR), and the African Nova Scotian UN Decade for People of African Descent (ANSDPAD) Coalition. In the latter capacity she worked with the Coalition’s Justice Strategy Working Group on a range of legal issues including eradicating street checks, the use of African Nova Scotian Impact of Race and Cultural Assessments (IRCAs), and the establishment of the African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI).

Contact Information

Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

BSW, Dalhousie University

LLM, New York University School of Law

LLB, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law

External positions

Co-Chair, Dalhousie University African Nova Scotian Strategy

Research Interests

Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion
African Nova Scotian Law
Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Feminism
Public Interest Law

Disciplines

Law
Criminal Law
Human Rights Law
Law and Race

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