Brian Bird, University of British Columbia

Research

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Human rights Legal history Public and constitutional law

Latest funding

Limiting Rights in a Free and Democratic Society: Reimagining Section 1 of the Charter
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$24,430

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Limiting Rights in a Free and Democratic Society: Reimagining Section 1 of the Charter

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bird, Brian D N.

Keywords: rights; freedoms; constitutional law; constitutional theory; human rights theory

$24,430

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Human rights Dear Professor Bird, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on human rights connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Limiting Rights in a Free and Democratic Society: Reimagining Section 1 of the Charter" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]