Pacifique Manirakiza (English and French)
Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
Pacifique.Manirakiza@uottawa.ca
Professor Manirakiza is an expert on international courts and tribunals (e.g. the International Criminal Court); the human rights protection system; and criminal law.
“The U.S. intervention in Venezuela is an act of aggression. It violates the fundamental principles of international law and undermines international public order. It risks strengthening China's position with regard to Taiwan and Russia's position with regard to Ukraine.”
Jabeur Fathally (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section
Professor Fathally can provide analysis of the place of international law in the Venezuela conflict, including any potential use of the International Criminal Court.
Ferry de Kerckhove (English and French)
Senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
ferry.de.kerckhove@uOttawa.ca
Professor De Kerckhove is a former diplomat who can analyze the impact on Canada's foreign policy and political impact globally.
Roland Paris (English only)
Full Professor and Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Paris' can discuss the impact of the U.S.'s actions on Canada's foreign policy. His expertise also includes international security and global governance.
Benjamin Zyla (English only)
Full Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Zyla can provide analysis of how Canada and European leaders could respond as Mark Carney travels to Paris.
Jorge Lazdo Cividanes (English, French and Spanish)
Part-time professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Lazdo Cividanes' research interests focus on the comparative politics of Latin America, including populism, ideology and political violence.
Isaac Nahon-Serfaty (English, French and Spanish)
Full Professor, Department of Communication, Faculty of Arts
Professor Nahon-Serfaty can talk about this topic from a communications standpoint.
Salvador Herencia Carrasco (English, Spanish and Portuguese)
Part-Time Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section and Director, Human Rights Clinic of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
Professor Herencia's expertise includes International Law, Inter-American Human Rights System and International Criminal Law and he can speak to the illegality of the U.S.'s military actions.
Marie-Christine Doran (French and Spanish)
Full Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Director, Observatory on Violence, Criminalization and Democracy.
Professor Doran's research focuses on South America including democracy and governance, violence, justice and human rights and political legitimacy.