Peacemakers Trust Directors - Catherine Morris biography

Catherine Morris, BA, JD, LLM

Catherine Morris, BA (Alberta) 1974, JD (Alberta) 1978, LLM (UBC) 2001, has been a leader in the field of conflict resolution since 1983. She has been engaged in teaching, research, monitoring and advocacy on international human rights since 2004. She works in Canada and internationally in academic, community, nonprofit, public and private sectors. She is the founder of Peacemakers Trust, a Canadian non-profit organization for education and research in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. She has represented Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva since 2011 and served as LRWC's transitional executive director from 1 June 2020 to 25 January 2022.

Teaching, research and writing
Ms. Morris has taught graduate level courses in negotiation, international human rights, and peace and conflict studies. She has taught at a number of universities, including the University of Victoria and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. She has also been involved in design, planning, administration and presentation of workshops for senior public officials, leaders of non-governmental organizations, academics and professionals in several countries including Thailand, Cambodia and several other countries. Ms. Morris is a former Executive Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution at the University of Victoria, where she worked in several leadership roles from 1992-1998. She designed and founded UVic's multidisciplinary graduate program in dispute resolution. She is currently an Associate of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at the University of Victoria. .

Her research and writing have resulted in publications and papers on mediator ethics and qualifications, conflict and culture, ADR in legal education, the role of religion in peacebuilding, peacebuilding and human rights in Cambodia, reconciliation, and human rights. Her website bibliography, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: A Selected Bibliography, hosted by Peacemakers Trust, has been used by tens of thousands of people in more than 100 countries on all continents. She is a regular columnist for Slaw: Canada's online legal magazine

Conflict assessment, fact-finding, mediation, adjudication
Ms. Morris is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia (non-practicing as of 2021) and the Canadian Bar Association. She works with Lampion Pacific Consulting, Inc. She is experienced in international human rights research, conflict assessment and intervention, fact-finding and adjudication.

Board Experience
Ms. Morris has served on many international, national, and local Boards and committees.

Catherine's Upcoming Calendar and Forthcoming Publications

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Selected Publications

Chapters and Periodical Articles:

Catherine Morris. "The Erasure of Rights of Afghanistan’s Women and Girls: Taking the Taliban to Court" Slaw: Canada's online legal magazine, 22 November 2024. Available online.
Catherine Morris. "Captive Humans for Trade: Where’s the Law in 'Hostage Diplomacy'?" Slaw: Canada's online legal magazine, 25 September 2024. Available online.
Catherine Morris. "A Seismic Shift in Regulation of BC Lawyers: A Case Study in the Failure of Democratic Law-Making." Slaw: Canada's online legal magazine, 24 July 2024. Available online. Repubished by Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada
Catherine Morris. "Buried under the rubble: Haunted reflections at the turn of the year." Slaw: Canada's online legal magazine, 2 January 2024. Available online.
Catherine Morris. "Protecting Human Rights Defenders Globally: Does Canada Mean Business? " Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 2 November 2023. Available online.
Catherine Morris. "Unforgotten on the Day of the Disappeared: Missing Human Rights Advocates." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 30 August 2023. Available online.
Catherine Morris. "Canada Stakes Out Its Bid for Election to the UN Human Rights Council." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 20 July 2023. Available online.
Catherine Morris, and Lauren A. McCarthy. "Giving Peace a Chance: Pushing Back on a Chilling Russian Censorship Law." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 23 May 2023. Available online.
Catherine Morris, and Rebekah Smith. "The Disappeared: Indigenous Peoples and the International Crime of Enforced Disappearance." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 20 March 2023. Available online.
Morris, Catherine. "Going Grey and Facing Age Discrimination: Moving Towards an International Treaty on the Rights of Older Persons," Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 23 September 2022. Available online. Republished 31 December 2022 by LLRX.com
Morris, Catherine. "The Toughest Job in the UN: The High Commissioner for Human Rights" Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 23 September 2022. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "The Guns of Summer in the US and Canada: Whose Rights Count?" Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 22 July 2022. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "The UN’s Achilles Heel Mires International Action to Halt Aggression and Atrocities in Ukraine." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 19 May 2022. Available online
Morris, Catherine, with Stephen Rapp and Etienne Toussaint. "Criminal Contempt and “Rule by Law” in New York: Trial Monitors Reflect on US v. Donziger" Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 22 March 2022." Available online
Morris, Catherine. "The “Two Michaels” and Celil: Windows Into China’s Legal Gulag," Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 16 November 2021." Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Protect Afghanistan’s truth-tellers: Human rights defenders in a world of diplomatic doublespeak,” Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 15 September 2021." Available online
Morris, Catherine. "USA vs. the International Criminal Court: A Fraught History in the Quest for International Accountability for Atrocity Crimes” Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 19 May 2021. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Myanmar Coup: “A Crisis Born of Impunity”," Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 25 February 2021. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Canadian Pro Bono Lawyers Amplify the Calls for Justice Worldwide: 30th Anniversary of the UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers." Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 27 October 2020. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "“You… Are Your Brothers’ and Sisters’ Keepers”: Now Is the Time to Move From Words to Deeds," Slaw: Canada's Online Legal Magazine, 23 June 2020. Available online
Morris, Catherine . "Democracy continues to be undermined in Cambodia." IAPS Dialogue, Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies, University of Nottingham, 9 August 2017, 9 August 2017, available on this site.
Morris, Catherine. "Manipulating the “Rule of Law”: How Powerful Actors Undermine Accountability for Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar." The Advocate 79(3)(May 2021). Available online
Morris, Catherine. "“First They Ignore You”: Attempts To Thwart Human Rights Advocacy." The Advocate 79(2)(March 2021). Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Defending Defenders: The Right to Know Rights." The Advocate 79(1)(January 2021). Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Lawyers in Danger: Threats to Advocates Worldwide." The Advocate 78(6)(November 2020): 867-73.
Morris, Catherine. "Noble Lies, Augustinian Lies and the Post-Modernist Black Hole: Truth, Reconciliation and the Church." In Reconciliation: Christian Perspectives - Interdisciplinary Approaches, edited by Tobias Faix, Johannes Reimer, and G. J. van Wyngaard. Zurich: LIT Verlag, 2020. See more.
Morris, Catherine. "Justice Inverted: Law and human rights in Cambodia." In Handbook of Contemporary Cambodia, edited by Simon Springer and Katherine Brickell. New York: Routledge, 2016. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "The Impact of Mediation on the Culture of Disputing in Canada: Law Schools, Lawyers and Laws." In Mediation in Asia-Pacific: A Practical Guide to Mediation and Its Impact on Legal Systems, edited by Fan YANG and Guiguo WANG. New York: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, and Hong Kong: CCH Hong Kong, 2013. Available online (pdf)
Morris, Catherine. "Case Studies in Religion and Peacebuilding: Cambodia." In Religion and Peacebuilding, edited by Harold Coward and Gordon Smith. Albany, New York: SUNY Press, 2004. Available online (pdf).
Morris, Catherine. "Cambodia's Election Conflicts: A Case Study on the Role of Religion in Peacebuilding." In Communities in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Responses. Proceedings from the Joint Northwest Regional Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies and the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies Conference, October 26-27, University of Victoria, Canada, edited by Helen Lansdowne, Philip Dearden, and William Neilson. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, 2002.
Morris, Catherine. "Preventing and Responding to Political Violence." In Our Communities at Times of Crisis, edited by Connie Carter. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, 2002.
Morris, Catherine. "Getting Past 'Culture Clash': Sources, Escalation and Interventions for Deep-Rooted Conflict." In Responses to Terrorism: A Reader, edited by Brishkai Lund. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria Division of Continuing Studies, 2002. Available online.
Morris, Catherine, and Connie Edwards. "Competence and the Role of Standards of Practice for Mediators." In Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Manual, 8591-8704. Revised. York, Ontario: CCH Canadian Ltd., 2002.
Morris, Catherine. "The Moulding of Lawyers: ADR and Legal Education." (1999) 17 Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 271-279. Available online (pdf)
Morris, Catherine. "The Trusted Mediator: Ethics and Interaction in Mediation." In Macfarlane, Julie, ed., Rethinking Disputes: The Mediation Alternative, 301-47. London, UK: Cavendish Publishing Limited, and Toronto: Emond-Montgomery Publication Limited, 1997. Available online (pdf)
Morris, Catherine. "Where Peace and Justice Meet: Will Standards for Dispute Resolution Get Us There?" In Catherine Morris and Andrew Pirie, eds. Qualifications for Dispute Resolution: Perspectives on the Debate, Victoria: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1994. Available online (pdf).
Morris, Catherine, and Andrew Pirie, eds. Qualifications for Dispute Resolution: Perspectives on the Debate, Victoria: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1994.
Morris Catherine, ed. Resolving Community Disputes: An Annotated Bibliography about Community Justice Centres, Victoria: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1994. Available online (html).

Reports, Briefs, and Edited Conference Proceedings:

Peacemakers Trust. Short-term enforced disappearances: “Every Minute Counts": Contribution to project of joint statement on the notion of short-term enforced disappearance by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances and the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, with Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, 15 August 2023. Available online (.pdf).
Morris, Catherine, with Stephen Rapp and Etienne Toussaint. Donziger Criminal Contempt Proceedings Violated International Human Rights Standards: Final Observations and Conclusions on the Criminal Contempt Proceedings against Steven Donziger in the Trial Division, 2019-2021. IMPETUS, 24 January 2022. Available online.
Morris, Catherine, ed. Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada. An international virtual roundtable of experts, 21 May 2020. Summary Report. Victoria and Ottawa: Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator; Faculty of Law at University of Victoria; Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at University of Victoria; Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at University of Ottawa. 29 June 2020. Available online.
Morris, Catherine, Canada's obligation to hold Myanmar accountable for genocide: Briefing Note. Peacemakers Trust and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, 13 June 2019
Morris, Catherine. Consular protection and diplomatic intervention: International law duties to provide access to remedies for human rights violations against Canadians abroad. Submission to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Parliament of Canada, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), 12 March 2018. Available online (.pdf).
Morris, Catherine. Rohingya refugees from Myanmar at the "gates of hell": International law duties of neighbouring States to refugees and asylum seekers. Briefing note. Peacemakers Trust and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, 9 November 2017. Available online.
Morris, Catherine, and Gail Davidson. The Right to Know Our Rights: International Law Obligations to Ensure International Human Rights Education and Training. Vancouver: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, 2012. Available at online.
Morris, Catherine (co-authored with Gail Davidson and Heather Neun). International Law Obligations to Provide Legal Aid. Submission to the Public Commission on Legal Aid. Vancouver: Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, October, 2010. Available online (.pdf).
Morris, Catherine. Creation of a Credible and Accessible Family Mediator Roster in British Columbia: Barriers and Policy Options for Effective Family Dispute Resolution. Victoria, BC: BC Mediator Roster Society, October, 2004. Available online (.pdf).
Morris, Catherine. "Arbitration of Family Law Disputes in British Columbia." Paper prepared for the Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia, July 7, 2004. Available online (.pdf)
Morris, Catherine. "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Human Rights Disputes: Harassment and Other Problems: Literature Review." Paper, January 1998, available available on this site.
Grzybowski, Alex, Catherine Morris, Harley Johnson and Stephen Owen, eds. Building Democratic Institutions and Practices in Cambodia: Proceedings from the Cambodia Commission on Human Rights Capacity Building Project. Victoria, B.C.: Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria, 1998.
Mysliwiec, Eva and Catherine Morris, eds. Dispute Resolution in Cambodia: A Road to Peace and Reconciliation. Proceedings of a workshop held November 28-30, 1995, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Victoria, B.C.: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution and Cambodia Development Resource Institute, 1997.
Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Victoria. Making Peace and Sharing Power: A National Gathering on Aboriginal Peoples and Dispute Resolution, April 30 - May 3, 1996. Proceedings. Victoria, B.C.: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1997.
Laohasiriwong, Suwit, Catherine Morris and Wongsa Kongdee, eds. Dispute Resolution in Thailand: Working Together for Peace and Prosperity. Proceedings of a workshop held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, June 8-9, 1995. Victoria, B.C.: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution and Khon Kaen University, 1996.
Lund, Brishkai, Catherine Morris and Michelle LeBaron Duryea. Conflict and Culture: Report of the Multiculturalism and Dispute Resolution Project. Victoria: UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1994.

Catherine's op-eds and book reviews

Morris, Catherine . "Canada's Forgotten Child Hostages." The Toronto Star, 16 May 2017. Available online.
Ou, Virak, Rupert Abbott, and Catherine Morris. "Time for a New US-ASEAN Human Rights Dialogue: The Sunnylands Summit is a good opportunity for both sides to formalize regular discussions on rights." The Diplomat, 12 February 2016. Available online.
Morris, Catherine. "Why bill C-51 threatens the rule of law," Law Times, 27 April 2015, p 7. (print edition .jpg). Available online. Also as "Bill C-51 Perverts the Rule of Law by The Georgia Straight online.
Morris, Catherine. "Reasons Why Cambodian Protesters Must Remain Nonviolent." Cambodia Daily, 31 December 2013. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Officials must stop demonizing Omar Khadr" Law Times, 22 October 2012. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Undermining the rule of law: The case of Omar Khadr." Toronto Star, 10 October 2012. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Torture's voices: No neutral ground." Christian Week, 26 September 2011. Available online
Morris, Catherine, and Gail Davidson. "Missing women inquiry exclusions deny justice: Province's refusal to fund lawyers for affected groups is discrimination." Victoria Times Colonist, 14 September 2011. Available online
Morris, Catherine. "Genocide in Canada." Canadian Lawyer, May 2007. Draft available online
Morris, Catherine. "Easy Chair Denials: A Public Forum on Dialogue, Dispute Resolution and Democracy." In Conflict Resolution Today 18(3) (July 2006): 7-10. Available online (.pdf)
Schmidt, Rosemarie, Sandra Lewis, and Catherine Morris. "What's Missing in this Picture?" Interaction 17 (1/2) (2004): 9-11.

Catherine's Book Reviews

The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation by R. Scott Appleby. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000. Reviewed in Interaction 17 (1/2) (2004): 39.
Bridging Troubled Waters: Conflict Resolution from the Heart by Michelle LeBaron. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. Reviewed in Interaction 15 (4) (2003).
Negotiating Globally: How to Negotiate Deals, Resolve Disputes, and Make Decisions Across Cultural Boundaries By Jeanne M. Brett. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. Reviewed in Interaction 16 (2) (2002).
Narrative Mediation: A New Approach to Conflict Resolution by John Winslade and Gerald Monk. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000. Reviewed in Interaction 14 (3)(2001): 37.
Conflict Resolution: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Kevin Avruch, Peter W. Black, and Joseph A. Scimecca. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger 1991, 1998. Reviewed in Interaction 11(2)(1999):13-14.
Morris, Catherine. "No Goddess, No Blindfold: Managing An Insider Mediation." (1998) 17(2)Conciliation Quarterly 2-3. Akron PA: Mennonite Conciliation Service, 1998.
Grievance Mediation: Why and How It Works by J.H. Goss, and D.C. Elliot. Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 1994. Reviewed in Interaction 6(4)(1995): 13.

Catherine's Talks: Selected Presentations and Papers

"Accountability for Atrocity Crimes: Mechanisms for holding perpetrators accountable." Panel presentation at seminar on "International Law and the War in Ukraine: Assessing criminal liability and legal challenges," Victoria Bar Aasociation, Victoria, Canada, 20 April 2022.
"Human rights in Southeast Asia and China." Presentation at “Responding to Scholars under Threat in Asia: Afghanistan and Beyond, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria, 16 September 2021.
"Human rights and humanitarian law in Afghanistan since 15 August 2021." Presentation at “Reflections on Afghanistan,” Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, 29 September 2021.
“What is the International Criminal Court (ICC)? The Situation of The Philippines.” Presentation at "Philippines Under Siege: Solidarity for Justice and Peace," Conference and Training session of the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), Vancouver, Canada, 23 October 2021.
“Gaps Between Promises and Implementation of International Human Rights: Global Challenges,” Dean's Lecture Series, Faculty of Law and Public Affairs, Paññāsāstra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 30 November 2019.
"Human Rights and Equality," plenary presentation at "Bridging the Inequality Gap and Nurturing Quality of Democracy," 21st KPI Annual Academic Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 1 November 2019.
The Rohingya Crisis. "Realities, Reflections, Implications & Imperatives." Panel Presentation, International Law Section of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, Vancouver, BC, 8 March 2019.
Morris, Catherine. "Noble Lies, Augustinian Lies and the Post-Modernist Black Hole: Truth, Reconciliation and the Church." Paper presented at "Reconciliation: Christian Perspectives – Interdisciplinary Approaches," Conference at Forum Wiedenest, Bergneustadt, Germany, 30-31 August 2017.
"Human Rights in Transition in Thailand: Coups, Constitutions and Cases." Catherine Morris, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) Round Table University of Victoria, 8 November 2016
"How legal culture and traditions shape systems and practices of mediation and conciliation: Lessons from Canada’s judicial system.” Presentation for judges of the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, 12 November 2015: Bangkok, Thailand.
"Canada’s International Human Rights Obligations and Bill C-51," Panel presentation sponsored by the Canadian International Council (CIC), University of Victoria, 31 March 2015. Speaking notes available online.
"International human rights, the Rule of Law and Cambodia’s Election Conflict," co-sponsored by the International Commission of Jurists and Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, noon to 1:15 pm, Barristers’ Lounge, Victoria Courthouse, 850 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada, 23 April 2014.
"The Impact of Mediation on the Culture of Disputing in Canada," sponsored by the ADR section of the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, Victoria BC, Canada. Noon-hour, Barristers’ Lounge, Victoria Courthouse, 850 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2 April 2014.
"International Human Rights and Access to Justice: International Right to Legal Aid." Presentation at "Access to Justice: Community Conference, University of Victoria Faculty of Law, Victoria, BC, Canada, 7 March 2014.
"Corporate Land-Grabbing & Fabricated Charges in Cambodia: What Can Canadian Lawyers Do?" Presentation to the Canadian Bar Association International Assistance Section Vancouver, BC, Canada, 12 February 2014. Available online (.pdf).
"Media and Conflict: The Truth Behind the Lens." Presentation at Inspiring Development: Ideas Unleashed International Development Conference 2013, University of Toronto, February 9-10, 2013.
"The Impact of Mediation on the Culture of Disputing in Canada: Law Schools, Lawyers and Laws" at Asia-Pacific Mediation Conference 2012: Mediation and its Impact on National Legal Systems (pdf), City University of Hong Kong, November 16, 2012, Hong Kong
"Igniting the Fire: The Challenge and Promise of Reconciliation," Keynote presentations, Island Women’s Day Away, retreat held 5 May 2012 at Emmanuel Campus and Community Church, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"Polarized Talk about Truth, Justice and Reconciliation.” Workshop at Partners for Change: Conversations on Rights, Livelihoods and Peacebuilding, Winnipeg, Canada, March 19, 2011.
“Polarization and ‘Reconciliation’ in Rwanda, Cambodia and Thailand: Construction and Reconstruction of Identities.” Plenary presentation at Building Bridges, Crossing Borders: Gender, Identity, and Security in the Search for Peace", Peace and Justice Studies Association, Menno Simons College and Global College Winnipeg, Canada, October 1, 2010:”
"Mediators with Passports: Dispute Resolution and Legal Development." Presentation to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Victoria and Okaganan Sections), Canadian Bar Association, Victoria, Canada, April 14, 2009.
"Talking about Ethics in Thailand: Negotiations and Dialogues in the Classroom." Presentation at "A Hundred Years of Legal Development in Thailand: Historical, Contemporary and Socio-Legal Perspectives," Centre for Asia-Pacific Initatives and Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, March 21, 2009.
"Feeding the Hungry: What Do Peacemakers Have to Do With it?" Address at "Hunger for Change," a weekend of talks, tours and discussions on sustainable solutions to world hunger, held at Penticton First Baptist Church, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, March 7, 2009.
"Are Religions Inherently Violent?" Panel Presentation at "Tough Questions for Religions: A University of Victoria Forum," University of Victoria, January 27, 2009.
"Reconciliation." Address at a meeting of regional clergy of the Association des Églises Baptistes au Rwanda, part of a consultation visit on reconciliation. Kigali, Rwanda, March 4, 2008.
"Reconciliation and Community." Keynote speaker, retreat for The Place, Victoria BC, October 12-14, 2007, Thetis Island, British Columbia, Canada
"Shattered in storms of life: Is it possible to 'make whole what has been smashed'?" Keynote speaker, Emmanuel Church Young Adult Retreat, September 27-29, 2008, at the Knoll Retreat Centre, Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada.
"Leadership and Ombudsmanship: Four Faces of Influence." May 19, 2006 Keynote Address at "Ombuds as Shaper: The Many Faces of Ombudsing," 2006 Annual Conference of The Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons (ACCUO), May 17-20, 2006, Victoria, Canada. Available online (.pdf)
"Media's Mediation and Other Matters: Faith-Based Dispute Resolution in Canada." Presentation to a meeting of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Subsection, BC Branch, Canadian Bar Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 25, 2006.
"Four Pathways Towards Reconciliation," Hadyai Campus, Prince of Songkla University, Hadyai, Thailand, March 17, 2005.
"Pathways Towards Peace: The Field of Conflict Studies," Pattani Campus, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani, Thailand, March 17, 2005.
"The Impact of the Media on Conflict," Department of Media and Communications, Royal University of Phnom Penh, December 2004.
"Creation of a Credible and Accessible Family Mediator Roster in British Columbia: Barriers and Policy Options for Effective Family Dispute Resolution." Victoria, BC: BC Mediator Roster Society, October, 2004. Available online (.pdf).
"Conflict Transformation and Human Rights Education." Plenary presentation at the 25th Annual International Human Rights Training Program, Canadian Human Rights Foundation, June 13th- July 2nd, 2004, John Abbott College, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada, June 21, 2004.
"An Apology of Canadians: Moral and Other Vises." Workshop conducted at Come Back to the Core, National Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 3, 2004.
"Threads of Religion in the Weft and Warp of Conflict Resolution." Paper presented at Come Back to the Core, National Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, Waterloo, Canada, June 2, 2004.
"Religion and Peacebuilding in Cambodia." Presentation at the Alliance for Conflict Transformation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 16, 2004.
"Conflict in Health Care Settings: The Role of Apologies." Part of a workshop on Managing Conflict in Health Care Settings: Principles, Practices, Policies." King Prajadhipok's Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, March 1-3, 2004.
"Dynamics of Religion in Conflict Resolution: The Helpful, The Harmful, and the Hopeful." 2004 Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series on Religion and Conflict." Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, February 1, 2004.
"Legal Consequences of Apologies in Canada." Draft working paper presented at "Apologies, Non-Apologies, and Conflict Resolution," Dunsmuir Lodge, University of Victoria, October 3, 2003. Available online.
"Interests, Needs, Rights, Morality and Conflict Resolution." Draft paper presented at "Going Beyond Interests," Dunsmuir Lodge, University of Victoria, November 29, 2002.
"Making Deals or Making Peace? Beyond Interest-based Negotiation Between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians." With Paulette Regan. Paper presented at Connections 2002: Conflict Resolution: Building a Culture of Peace. Conference of the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, June 12-14, 2002, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
"Getting Past 'Culture Clash': Sources, Escalation and Interventions for Deep-Rooted Conflict." Address, Lecture Series on "Responses to Terrorism," University of Victoria, February 19, 2002.
"Cambodia's Election Conflicts: A Case Study on the Role of Religion in Peacebuilding." Paper presented at Northwest Regional Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, October 26-27, 2001.
Peacebuilding in Cambodia: Transforming Public Dialogue about Human Rights. LL.M. thesis. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2001.
"Building Human Rights in Cambodia: Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution." Paper prepared for 9th Annual Northwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, April 28-29, 2000. University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, April 29, 2000.
"Impartiality and Mediation: The Trusted Mediator." Paper prepared for 9th Annual Northwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, April 28-29, 2000. University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, April 28, 2000.
"Constructing 'Culture' in the Labyrinth of Conflict: Four Traps." Panel presentation, Mediation Development Association of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., October 21, 1999.
"How Close to the Fire? Insiders as Mediators." Presentation at Before the Millennium: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future. Annual Conference of Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Baltimore, Maryland, September 23-25, 1999.
"Recent Developments on Standards and Qualifications for Dispute Resolution." Presentation at Annual General Meeting, British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute, Vancouver, B.C., April 14, 1999.
"Illuminating Invisible Assumptions: Legal Education Through the Lens of Dispute Resolution." Plenary presentation at conference of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada June 5, 1998.
"Fairness and Ethical Considerations for Integrating Mediation into Administrative Tribunals." Presentation at Reshaping Administrative Justice in B.C., B.C. Council of Administrative Tribunals (BCCAT), November 3, 1997.
"Canadian Experiences with Conflict Management: Individual and Policy Disputes." International Seminar for Members of the National Assembly on Ombudsman Institutions, Land Rights Policy Development and Peaceful Dispute Resolution, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 6-7, 1996.
"Joint Initiatives in Cambodia: Building Dispute Resolution Capacity." Presentation at Institution Building, Capacity Development, and the Promotion of Human Rights in Southeast Asia. An Invitational Workshop held at the University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., April 12-13, 1996.
"Communication Skills." Workshop on Conflict Management, Cambodia Commission on Human Rights and Reception of Complaints, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 2-6, 1996.
"The Role of Culture in Conflict: Respecting our Differences." Presented at Dispute Resolution in Cambodia: A Road to Peace and Reconciliation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 28-30, 1995.
"Respect the People and Focus on the Issues." Panel presentation at Dispute Resolution in Thailand: Working Together for Peace and Prosperity Khon Kaen, Thailand, June 8-9, 1995 and at Dispute Resolution in Cambodia: A Road to Peace and Reconciliation Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 28-30, 1995.
"Dispute Resolution in the 1990s: An Overview of Principles and Practices." In supplementary conference materials for Dispute Resolution in Thailand: Working Together for Peace and Prosperity Khon Kaen, Thailand, June 8-9, 1995.
"The Debates about Qualifications." Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Northwest Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle, Washington, September 24, 1994.

Courses and Training Workshops

Academic Courses | Professional Development Workshops

Academic Courses

Conflict, Culture and Diversity. MA program in Dispute Resolution, Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria, Canada. Course designer and instructor, Fall, 2016.
Negotiation Workshop. LLM Program, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Course designer and instructor, annually 2002-2016.
International Human Rights and Conflict. Faculty of Law and MA program in Dispute Resolution, Faculty of Human and Social Development, University of Victoria, Canada. Course designer and instructor, thirty-six hours of instruction, annually 2004 to 2015.
Peace Potentials in the World Religions. European Peace University, Stadtschlaining, Austria. Course instructor, annually 2011 to 2013.
Conflict Transformation in an Educational Setting. Graduate Program in Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, Canada. Course designer and instructor, thirty-six hours of instruction, 1999 to 2001, and 2005.
Dispute Resolution Ethics. LLM Program, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada. Co-instructor with Prof. Frederick Zemans, twenty-eight hours of instruction, 2005, 2006.
The Challenges of Reconciliation: Basic Concepts. Christian Community College, Victoria, Canada, 2005.

Professional Development Workshops

"Building Cultures of Integrity in Universities and Society". Four workshops in Bangkok, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai, Thailand, 4-22 November 2019.
"Transforming Conflict in the Church," Workshop for clergy and church leaders held at Seminario Teológico Bautista, Union Bautista Baptist Boliviana, Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 13-17, 2006
The Challenges of Reconciliation: Basic Concepts. King Prajadhipok's Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, March 11-13, 2005. Designer and facilitator, workshop on for government officials and civil society leaders in Thailand.
Conflict Transformation in Organizations, Alliance for Conflict Transformation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December, 2004 and March 2005. Course designer and instructor, 5-day mediation skills training for workers in civil society organizations and unions. Follow-up 5-day training, March 2005.
Conflict Management in Health Care Settings, King Prajadhipok's Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, March, 2004. Designer and co-facilitator, 2.5 day training workshop for health care professionals and NGO workers.
Negotiation training workshop for lawyers of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Co-sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association, September, 2001.
Numerous other presentations, workshops, short articles, book reviews and editorials.

Selected Faith-Based Work

"The meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to people in Canada today." Metchosin Challenge During the Season of Lent: Lecture Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 22 March 2018. Available online
"How Religion Can Contribute to Human Rights and Social Justice." Five Days of Action: Courageous Conversations, March 19-23, 2018, University of Victoria, 21 March 2018, available online (pdf)
"Noble Lies, Augustinian Lies and the Post-Modernist Black Hole: Truth, Reconciliation and the Church," paper presented at "Reconciliation: Christian Perspectives – Interdisciplinary Approaches," an interdisciplinary academic conference convened by Biblisch-Theologische Akademie, Forum Wiedenest, Germany; College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa; and others. See more.
Peace Potentials in the World Religions. European Peace University, Stadtschlaining, Austria. Course instructor, annually 2011 to 2013. Individual directed studies and thesis supervision, 2013-2014.
"Igniting the Fire: The Challenge and Promise of Reconciliation," Keynote presentations, Island Women’s Day Away, retreat held at Emmanuel Church, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 5, 2012
"Feeding the Hungry: What do Peacemakers Have to Do With it?" Keynote presentations at "Hunger for Change," a weekend of talks, tours and discussions on sustainable solutions to world hunger, held at Penticton First Baptist Church, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, March 7, 2009.
"Are Religions Inherently Violent?" Panel Presentation at "Tough Questions for Religions: A University of Victoria Forum," University of Victoria, January 27, 2009.
"Shattered in storms of life: Is it possible to 'make whole what has been smashed'?" Keynote speaker, Emmanuel Church Young Adult Retreat, Knoll Retreat Centre, Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada, September 27-29, 2008.
"Reconciliation." Address at a meeting of regional clergy of the Association des Églises Baptistes au Rwanda, part of a consultation visit on reconciliation. Kigali, Rwanda, March 4, 2008.
"Reconciliation and Community." Keynote speaker, retreat for The Place, Victoria BC, October 12-14, 2007, Thetis Island, British Columbia, Canada
"Transforming Conflict in the Church." Workshop for clergy and church leaders held at Seminario Teológico Bautista, Union Bautista Baptist Boliviana, Cochabamba, Bolivia, November 13-17, 2006
The Challenges of Reconciliation: Basic Concepts. Christian Community College, Victoria, Canada, 2005.
"How Close to the Fire? Insiders as Mediators." Presentation at Before the Millennium: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future. Annual Conference of Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Baltimore, Maryland, September 23-25, 1999.
Various faith-based committees and boards.
Catherine's statement of faith is available upon request.

Date: 27 November, 2024.