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Ashley Major

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Assistant Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, Department of Justice Studies
LL.M (University of Leiden)
J.D (University of Toronto)

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Ashley Major (she/her) is a lawyer and researcher specialising in human rights law, gender equality, and sexual and gender-based violence advocacy. Ashley holds an Advanced Master of Laws in Public International Law (specializing in International Criminal Law) from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands; a Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto; and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Justice from the University of Regina. She articled with the Ministry of the Attorney General, Crown Law Office – Criminal, focusing on appellate files relating to voyeurism, sexual assault, and domestic homicide. Prior to joining the Faculty at the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina, Ashley worked as a Research Associate and supervising lawyer at the International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Passionate about domestic and international women’s rights issues, Ashley has completed work for several prominent human rights organisations over her career, including UN Women, UNFPA, UNDP, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the OECD, and the Ending Violence Association of Canada.