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Mary Shariff

She/Her

Professor

Dr. Mary Shariff is a professor in the Faculty of Law and Director of the Master of Human Rights Program. Her diverse research interests include bioethics and law; law of contracts; natural resources law; biogerontology, aging and the law; and assisted death and palliative care.

Publications/Papers

Shariff, Mary J. 2023a. “Carter v Canada: Exploring the Ebb and Flow of ‘Competing’ Societal Values Through Sections 7 and 1 of the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.” In Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada : Key Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Jaro Kotalik and David W. Shannon, 25–53. The International Library of Bioethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Shariff, Mary. 2023. “Palliative Care: Captive and Casualty of Carter v Canada?” In Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada : Key Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Jaro Kotalik and David W. Shannon, 167–93. The International Library of Bioethics. Cham: Springer International Publishing.,

Shariff, Mary, and Brandon Trask. 2021. “COVID Triage Protocols Could Hurt Marginalized People Most.” Ottawa Citizen, February 8, 2021. https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/shariff-and-trask-covid-triage-protocols-could-hurt-marginalized-people-most.

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