Sean Rehaag

Biography

Prior to joining the Osgoode faculty in 2008, Professor Rehaag was a visiting scholar at the Université de Montreal’s Chaire de recherche du Canada en droit international des migrations. He has also been a visiting scholar with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at UC Hastings, a visiting researcher at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and an instructor at the University of Victoria and the Université de Sherbrooke. He holds bachelor’s degrees in civil law and common law from McGill University and a bachelors degree in political science from the University of British Columbia. His doctoral dissertation, which received the Alan Marks Medal for best graduate thesis in 2008 at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, examined the legal claims that arise when faith-based communities offer sanctuary to prevent the deportation of unsuccessful refugee claimants. Professor Rehaag will be serving as the Academic Director at Parkdale Community Legal Services from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining the Osgoode faculty in 2008, Professor Rehaag was a visiting scholar at the Université de Montreal’s Chaire de recherche du Canada en droit international des migrations. He has also been a visiting scholar with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at UC Hastings, a visiting researcher at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and an instructor at the University of Victoria and the Université de Sherbrooke. He holds bachelor’s degrees in civil law and common law from McGill University and a bachelors degree in political science from the University of British Columbia. His doctoral dissertation, which received the Alan Marks Medal for best graduate thesis in 2008 at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, examined the legal claims that arise when faith-based communities offer sanctuary to prevent the deportation of unsuccessful refugee claimants. Professor Rehaag will be serving as the Academic Director at Parkdale Community Legal Services from 2015 to 2018.

Research Interest

Research Interests: Immigration and Refugee Law, International Law, Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality, Empirical Legal Studies, Legal Pluralism, Legal Process, Clinical Education