Biographical informationMadam Justice Louise Otis was appointed to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1993, after having served at the Superior Court of Quebec since 1990.
During her career as a lawyer, Louise Otis practiced labour law and administrative law. While practising law, Louise Otis taught Civil Procedure at Laval University’s Faculty of Law. She also lectured in Civil Procedure, Administrative Law and Labour law at the Quebec Bar School.
From 1981‑1985, Louise Otis was a member of the Quebec Justice Advisory Council, advising the Quebec Minister of Justice on all matters relating to the administration of justice, particularly with regards to legislative reforms.
In 1997, while a Judge at the Quebec Court of Appeal, Louise Otis developed one of the world’s first judicial mediation systems. She later helped establish judicial mediation programs in a number of jurisdictions with the support of institutional actors including diplomats and Ministers of Justice.
At the international level, Louise Otis has been involved in the reform of Justice in different countries. In 2001 and 2006, she was mandated by the Government of Canada to establish strategic priorities for the development of justice in Mali.
In 2004, she participated in the creation of the Interim Cooperation Framework (ICF) for the Republic of Haiti. She also produced, on behalf of the Government of Canada, a blue-print for judicial reform in Haiti.
In 1997, while a Judge at the Quebec Court of Appeal, Louise Otis developed one of the world’s first judicial mediation systems. She later helped establish judicial mediation programs in a number of jurisdictions with the support of institutional actors including diplomats and Ministers of Justice.
At the international level, Louise Otis has been involved in the reform of Justice in different countries. In 2001 and 2006, she was mandated by the Government of Canada to establish strategic priorities for the development of justice in Mali.
In 2004, she participated in the creation of the Interim Cooperation Framework (ICF) for the Republic of Haiti. She also produced, on behalf of the Government of Canada, a blue-print for judicial reform in Haiti.
In 2005 and 2006, she was asked, by the Canadian Judicial Commissioner, to participate in judicial linkages projects in China and Russia to enhance systems for case flow management with emphasis on pre-trial proceedings.
In 2005, she was asked by the Council of Europe to prepare and facilitate a 5‑day seminar on judicial mediation to judges and judicial administrator of 19 European countries.
In 2006, she was appointed, as an expert on dispute resolution, by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a 5-member panel of international experts charged with redesigning the system of administration of justice in the United Nations, including the creation of an effective system for handling staff complaints that involves alternative form of dispute resolution such as mediation, conciliation, arbitration and ombudsman.
In 2008, Louise Otis was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Administrative Tribunal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development.
Louise Otis created and facilitated intensive mediation training courses in different countries and specifically for the Governments of France, Belgium, Russia, Mali, Australia and Brazil. These courses focussed on developing skills in mediation, facilitation, communication, causes and responses to conflict and especially how to break impasses in difficult and complex mediations.
In 2005, she was asked by the Council of Europe to prepare and facilitate a 5‑day seminar on judicial mediation to judges and judicial administrator of 19 European countries.
In 2006, she was appointed, as an expert on dispute resolution, by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to a 5-member panel of international experts charged with redesigning the system of administration of justice in the United Nations, including the creation of an effective system for handling staff complaints that involves alternative form of dispute resolution such as mediation, conciliation, arbitration and ombudsman.
In 2008, Louise Otis was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Administrative Tribunal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development.
Louise Otis created and facilitated intensive mediation training courses in different countries and specifically for the Governments of France, Belgium, Russia, Mali, Australia and Brazil. These courses focussed on developing skills in mediation, facilitation, communication, causes and responses to conflict and especially how to break impasses in difficult and complex mediations.
These were generic skills adapted to the concerns of practitioners in the justice sector with judges, lawyers and paralegals but the content would be equally applicable to participants from other sectors, whether elected representatives, political advisors, defence, development or other officials, community members, etc.
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
Articles
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire