Law student Dannie Keza’s internship experience in a legal clinic

We are pleased to showcase a blog post by Dannie Keza, a third-year student in the French Common Law Program, written in connection with her Summer 2025 internship at the Newcomer Legal Clinic as part of the CML3571 course (Student-Proposed Internship). Guided by a strong commitment to social justice, she has a particular interest in immigration and refugee law as well as employment law.

The Budget as Border: Administrative Exclusion and Canada’s Migrant Protection Obligations

When refugee claimants face years-long waits and shrinking access to legal aid, the problem is often framed as administrative. In this article, Sara Wilson argues that the real issue is a widening gap between Canada’s human rights commitments and the fiscal choices that shape migration governance.

Le travestissement juridique : L’asile à l’épreuve du droit international

This article analyzes how international asylum law, centered on State sovereignty, disqualifies climate exiles. By prioritizing State resilience in the face of crises, the legal framework ignores the ordinary resilience of individuals, forcing them to resort to "legal cross-dressing" – the invention of a persecution narrative – to obtain protection.

Oubliées des politiques d'asile : ce que les communautés frontalières révèlent du régime Canadien