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Melina Buckley

Melina Buckley is a lawyer and legal policy consultant in Vancouver, working primarily in the areas of constitutional law, human rights legislation, access to justice, and dispute resolution. She holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research investigated mechanisms to enhance the capacity of Canadian courts and human rights commissions to enforce equality rights and centred on the development of transformative human rights practices. She has been active in equality rights litigation under the Charter and human rights, and has written extensively on equality and access to justice issues. Dr. Buckley has been a member of West Coast LEAF’s Legal Committee and Board and served as Chair of the Board of the Court Challenges Program of Canada.