René Provost, McGill University

Research

courts Indigenous rule of law administration of justice legal pluralism constitutional law legal traditions procedural guarantees

Latest funding

Unreserved Justice: The Administration of Justice by Indigenous Communities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$43,333
Unreserved Justice: The Administration of Justice by Indigenous Communities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$236,610
Born of war: the perspectives, rights and needs of children born of wartime sexual violence
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$339,912

All 5 grants and awards

Unreserved Justice: The Administration of Justice by Indigenous Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Provost, René F.

Keywords: courts; Indigenous; rule of law; administration of justice; legal pluralism; constitutional law; legal traditions; procedural guarantees

$43,333

Unreserved Justice: The Administration of Justice by Indigenous Communities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Provost, René F.

Keywords: courts; Indigenous; rule of law; administration of justice; legal pluralism; constitutional law; legal traditions; procedural guarantees

$236,610

Born of war: the perspectives, rights and needs of children born of wartime sexual violence

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Denov, Myriam S.

Keywords: children and youth; war; genocide; sexual violence; post-conflict reintegration; gender; rights; participation

$339,912

Beyond centaur jurisprudence: bringing culture in the domain of law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Provost, René F.

Keywords: law; culture; tribunals; pluralism; Aboriginal; Canada; international

$119,773

Diversité culturelle et droit international humanitaire

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Provost, René

Keywords: droit international public; droit international humanitaire; droits de la personne; diversité; cultures; conflits armés; victimes; crimes de guerre; mise-en-oeuvre du droit; orientation sexuelle

$59,000

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: courts Dear Professor Provost, 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 courts 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 "Unreserved Justice: The Administration of Justice by Indigenous Communities" (2019), 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]