Michaël Lessard

University of Toronto, Faculty of Law

Toronto

Canada

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“  I work on the legal treatment of bodies, identities and the self, which implies research in Law of Persons, Sexual & Conjugal Violence, Animal Law, Family Law, Health Law & Bioethics, and Linguistic Sexism. See my institutional profile for details: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/graduate-programs/sjd-program-doctor-juridical-science/sjd-profile/micha-l-lessard  ”

Scholarly Papers (23)

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Quel genre de droit? Autopsie du sexisme dans la langue juridique

(2017) 47 Revue de droit de l'Université Sherbrooke 227
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard and Suzanne Zaccour
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and University of Oxford, Faculty of Law
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langue, droit, linguistique, sexisme, égalité, femmes, linguistique, féminisation, langue non sexiste, law, women, language, sexism, equality

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Les dénonciations publiques d'agressions sexuelles : du mauvais usage de la présomption d’innocence

(2017) 29:2 Revue Femmes et Droit 401
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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presumption of innocence, présomption d'innocence, dénonciation, sexual assault, agression sexuelle, #AgressionNonDénoncée, #BeenRapedNeverReported, #MeToo, #MoiAussi

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Can Sentience Recognition Protect Animals? Lessons from Québec’s Animal Law Reform

(2021) 27:1 Animal Law Review 57
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 27 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Animal, Sentience, Recognition, Law, Sentient Being, Biological Needs, Welfare, Killing, Slaughter, Euthanasia, Québec, Canada

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Les amoureux sur les bancs publics: Le traitement juridique du polyamour en droit québécois

(2019) 32:1 Revue canadienne de droit familial 1
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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polyamory, polyamour, Canada, Québec, family law, droit de la famille, biparenté, polygamy

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Why Couldn’t You Just Keep Your Knees Together? L’obligation déontologique des juges face aux victimes de violences sexuelles

(2017) 63:1 McGill Law Journal 155
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Déontologie judiciaire, judicial ethics, agression sexuelle, violence sexuelle, Sexual Assault, Ghomeshi, Horkins

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Violence conjugale et droit de la famille : la méconnue ordonnance de protection

(2020) October Repères 3167
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Domestic violence, family law, women, children, protection order, civil procedure, family residence

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La culture du viol dans le discours juridique : soigner ses mots pour combattre les violences sexuelles (Rape Culture and Legal Discourses: Taking Care of Our Words to Combat Sexual Violence)

(2021) 33:2 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 175
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Feb 2022
Suzanne Zaccour and Michaël Lessard
University of Oxford, Faculty of Law and University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Sexual violence, sexual assault, violence against women, rape culture, rape myths, law, legal discourse, sexism, gender bias, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual abuse, victim blaming

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droit de la famille, Québec, coronavirus, COVID-19, garde, accès, enfant, pandémie, jugement, arrêté, procédure

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droit de la famille, Québec, coronavirus, COVID-19, garde, accès, enfant, pandémie, jugement, arrêté, procédure

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A Dynamic Judicial Approach to Diachronic Legislative Integrity

(2020) 33:2 Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence 481
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Oct 2020
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Statutory interpretation, diachronic integrity, democracy, reflective equilibrium

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Le droit de vie et de mort sur l’animal : quelle évolution depuis la reconnaissance des animaux comme êtres sensibles? (The Right of Life and Death over Animals : What Changed Since the Recognition of Animals as Sentient Beings?)

(2021) 55:1 Revue juridique Thémis de l’Université de Montréal 137
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 27 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Animal, Sentience, Recognition, Law, Sentient Being, Biological Needs, Welfare, Killing, Slaughter, Euthanasia, Québec, Canada

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Dialogue dissident : la désobéissance a-t-elle sa place sous une autorité linguistique inclusive? (Dissenting Dialogue: Does Disobedience Have Its Place under an Inclusive Linguistic Authority?)

(2018) 53 Cahiers de l’éducation permanente 35
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 27 Oct 2020
Suzanne Zaccour and Michaël Lessard
University of Oxford, Faculty of Law and University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Français, rédaction inclusive, écriture inclusive, féminisation, autorité linguistique, Académie française, Office québécois de la langue française, OQLF

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Euthanasie, abattage et mise à mort d’animaux : comment interpréter la Loi sur le bien-être et la sécurité de l’animal? Commentaire sur Road to Home Rescue Support c Ville de Montréal

(2020) 50 Revue générale de droit 319
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard and Romane Bonenfant
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Animal, euthanasie, euthanasia, abattage, slaughter, détresse, distress, Loi sur le bien-être et la sécurité de l’animal, Animal Welfare and Safety Act, Road to Home Rescue Support

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Organe, Transplantation, Don, Décès, Autonomie, Volonté, Droit, Québec, Organ, Transplantation, Donation, Death, Autonomy, Will, Law, Quebec

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La rédaction inclusive en droit : pourquoi les objections ratent-elles la cible? (Inclusive Legal Writing: Why Do Objections Miss the Target?)

(2021) 99:1 La Revue du Barreau canadien 113
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Mar 2022
Michaël Lessard and Suzanne Zaccour
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law and University of Oxford, Faculty of Law
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Rédaction inclusive, féminisation, rédaction juridique, genre, français, rédaction non-sexiste

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Parler féministe

(2018) 1 “Lumières” Revue L’Esprit Libre 15
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 08 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Suzanne Zaccour and Michaël Lessard
University of Oxford, Faculty of Law and University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Français, rédaction inclusive, écriture inclusive, féminisation, féminin ostentatoire, féminin, masculin

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Comment calculer les dommages pour la perte d’un animal? (How to Calculate Damages for the Loss of an Animal?)

(2021) Janvier Repères 3203
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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Animal Law, Torts, Remedy, Injury to an Animal

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Le calcul des aliments du parent de fait : de I'approche synchronique à I'approche étapiste

(2019) 60:1 Les Cahiers de droit 251
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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parent de fait, de facto parent, in loco parentis, aliments, support, Quebec, Canada, calcul, family law, droit de la famille

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Sexual violence, intimate partner violence, compensation, crime victims

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Coronavirus : la vaccination des enfants contre la COVID-19

(2021) Novembre Repères 3383
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Sep 2022
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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COVID-19, Family Law, Vaccination

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Remuer ciel et terre : L’autonomie corporelle après la mort au regard de l'exhumation (Leaving No Stone Unturned: Bodily Autonomy after Death and Disinterment)

McGill Law Journal, Vol. 66, No. 4, 2021
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Feb 2023
Michaël Lessard
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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exhumation, disinterment, droit civil, civil law, Québec, défunt, dépouille, cadavre, dead, body, corpse, cimetière, cemetery