Prof. Benjamin Perrin
MAJOR PUBLICATIONSInvisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking
Date: 2010 (Hardcover); 2011 (Paperback) Prof. Perrin's first book was named one of the top books of the year by The Globe and Mail and has changed Canadian policies on human trafficking. Click here to order (paperback) Click here to order (hardcover) Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature, Concerns, and Complexities
Date: 2012 This edited volume by Profs. John Winterdyk, Benjamin Perrin, and Philip Reichel is the first multi-disciplinary academic book on the global problem of human trafficking. Click here to order Modern Warfare: Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations and the Law
Date: April 2012 Today's armed conflicts have outpaced the laws governing them, making this edited volume by Prof. Perrin an essential part of the contemporary debate on the future of international humanitarian law and the proliferation of non-state armed groups, private military and security companies, and humanitarian organizations. Click here to pre-order Click here to access academic articles by Prof. Perrin |
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSProf. Perrin Returning to UBC from Prime Minister's Office Professor Perrin is returning to the UBC Faculty of Law from a one-year leave of absence in Ottawa where he served as special advisor and legal counsel to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Click here for more Prof. Perrin Appointed Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Prof. Perrin has recently been appointed as Special Advisor, Legal Affairs & Policy in the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa. The position involves providing in-house legal counsel, as well as policy advice related to Justice, Public Safety, and Citizenship & Immigration. He is on a leave of absence from UBC to take up this opportunity. Click here for more B.C. Child Sex Trafficking Charges Four charges of child trafficking have been laid against a B.C. man in "Project Sabr". The investigation and case is ongoing. Prof. Perrin has provided commentary in the media. Click here for more U of T Law Recognizes Prof. Perrin with Top Young Alumni Award John B. Laskin has announced that Benjamin Perrin and Sarah Corman, two very accomplished young alumni, will be this year's recipients of the Wilson-Prichard Award for Community and Professional Service. This award honours a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in the first 10 years of his or her career who demonstrates the highest standards of professional integrity, excellence and leadership, and who has made a significant contribution to the legal profession and/or community through his or her public interest work, pro bono activities and/or community service. The awards will be presented at the Distinguished Alumnus Award Dinner on January 25, 2012 to celebrate these young alumni as well as alumnus Justice Ian Binnie and Jean Fraser. Click here for more info Sex Trafficking Charges in Vancouver A 27-year-old Vancouver man is facing multiple charges of trafficking in underage teenagers he allegedly forced into the sex trade. Prof. Perrin provided commentary in the media. Click here for more Policy Paper on Migrant Smuggling The Macdonald-Laurier Institute has released a policy paper by Prof. Perrin entitled "Migrant Smuggling: Canada's Response to a Global Criminal Enterprise", which includes an assessment of Bill C-4 (The Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act). The proposed legislation is expected to be sent for evaluation by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in the coming days. Click here to download the report: News ArchivesClick here to view archived items. |
