/unews/person/marlys-edwardh en /unews/article/university-lethbridge-honour-civil-liberties-lawyer-marlys-edwardh-honorary-degree <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p><span><span><span>The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge is proud to recognize Marlys Edwardh with an honorary degree as part of the 2021 Spring Convocation celebration.</span></span></span><div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:400px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/HDR-Edwardh.jpg" alt=""></div></p><p>As one of the first female&nbsp;lawyers&nbsp;to practice criminal law in Canada, Marlys Edwardh has changed the landscape of Canadian law and&nbsp;championed&nbsp;civil liberties and human rights through her support of freedom of the press, the rights of the mentally ill and the LGBTQ+ community and the wrongfully convicted.&nbsp;</p><p>Edwardh was born in Lethbridge and graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. A partner with the firm Ruby &amp; Edwardh from 1976 to 2008, she went on to form her own firm and, in 2011, joined Goldblatt Partners LLP, where she worked until her retirement in 2018. In 2010, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>The U of L will present Edwardh with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa,&nbsp;at the Chancellor&rsquo;s Reception on Thursday, June 10, 2021.</span></span></span></p><p><strong><span><span><span>Marlys Edwardh</span></span></span></strong></p><p>Marlys Edwardh&rsquo;s career&nbsp;is&nbsp;nothing short of legendary in Canadian law.</p><p>She was one of the first female lawyers to practice criminal law&nbsp;in Canada and her defence of human rights, civil liberties and free speech have impacted the Canadian legal system. She fought to overturn the wrongful convictions of Donald Marshall Jr., Guy Paul Morin and Steven Truscott. She has also represented Canadians detained abroad,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Maher Arar and Hassan Diab.</p><p>Edwardh&rsquo;s work on&nbsp;behalf of the mentally ill in the criminal justice system brought to light&nbsp;key&nbsp;fundamental truths. The constitutional principles set out in these cases formed a basis for Supreme Court decisions that have decriminalized medically&nbsp;assisted suicide and activities related to sex work.</p><p>Notable among her achievements is serving on&nbsp;several&nbsp;commissions of inquiry.&nbsp;Most importantly,&nbsp;Edwardh was&nbsp;Commission Counsel to&nbsp;the Krever Inquiry, which examined&nbsp;the contamination of&nbsp;Canada&rsquo;s blood system.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/convocation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">convocation</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/marlys-edwardh" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Marlys Edwardh</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge to honour civil liberties lawyer Marlys Edwardh with honorary degree" class="rdf-meta"></span> Mon, 10 May 2021 21:08:09 +0000 trevor.kenney 11105 at /unews