International Human Rights Program / en Audrey Macklin receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award /celebrates/audrey-macklin-receives-carolyn-tuohy-impact-public-policy-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Audrey Macklin receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-05-07T14:28:52-04:00" title="Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 14:28" class="datetime">Thu, 05/07/2020 - 14:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/centre-criminology-and-sociolegal-studies" hreflang="en">Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/international-human-rights-program" hreflang="en">International Human Rights Program</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/MacklinA.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="photo of Audrey Macklin"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For her profound impact on Canadian and global policy relating to migration, citizenship and human rights, Professor <strong>Audrey Macklin</strong> has received the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award.&nbsp;</p> <p>The honour is part of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/news-and-articles/celebrating-winners-2020-utaa-awards-excellence">the Awards of Excellence program presented by the ºüÀêÊÓƵ Alumni Association</a> in collaboration with the university. The prestigious program dates back to 1921 and recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and students.</p> <p>A professor in the Faculty of Law, Macklin also holds the Chair in Human Rights Law, is director of U of T’s Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies and serves as the faculty adviser to U of T Law’s International Human Rights Program.</p> <p>She has authored or contributed to critical policy reports on multiple citizenship, asylum and resettlement, the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, legal aid for immigrants and refugees, national security and non-citizens, and business and human rights.</p> <p>In addition to serving as pro bono counsel, Macklin regularly provides academic guidance in formulating legal positions and drafting facta that form the basis of litigation. In awarding the honour to Macklin, the alumni association noted that her decades-long engagement with evidence-based, human rights compliant policy, public advocacy and education, and strategic litigation exemplify the impact of her contribution beyond academia.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 May 2020 18:28:52 +0000 lanthierj 164422 at