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University of Illinois Springfield Springfield - Law

Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Springfield
Legal Services
Anette
Sikka
Greater Chicago Area
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Springfield - Legal Studies

Lecturer Arizona State University - North American Law Program, International Human Rights

Adjunct Professor, various: International Human Rights Law, Immigration Law

Attorney - Alabama and Ontario: Criminal, Commercial, Immigration. Research, drafting, brief writing and trial prep.

Doctorate of Laws: (LLD) dissertation: trafficking in persons programming and repercussions

Rule of Law consultant - International consultant on gender, security sector reform, labor standards, migration. Clients in Iraq, Mongolia, Afghanistan and U.S.

Research Consultant - Qualitative research studies on trafficking in persons, gender, policing, labor standards, occupational health.

Experience

  • The University of Alabama

    Adjunct Professor

    Courses: International Human Rights Law,

  • Attorney at Law

    Attorney

    Provision of legal services to attorneys in Alabama, Louisiana and Ontario Canada. Legal research, motions, pleadings, brief writings, appeals, trial prep.

    Provided services/employed by attorneys in:
    Commercial litigation
    family law / domestic relations
    Civil litigation
    Criminal Defense
    Immigration

  • Consultant - International Legal Systems and Policing

    International Rule of Law - Gender, Policing, Labor

    Rule of law and Security projects relating to policing, gender, gender-based violence and labor for governmental and non-governmental organizations in post-conflict areas. Provision of training for police and other governmental agents; drafting police operational policies on first response; advising on gender-inclusive programming; advising on anti-trafficking programming; strategic planning and grant preparation

    Projects:

    - Occupational health and gender in pharmaceutical distribution in Afghanistan. Health Partners International, Kabul Afghanistan (2013)

    - Needs assessment: policing and fire services first response mechanisms, employment standards and gender-based violence policies. US Department of State, Erbil, Iraq (2010)

    - Police training and operational policy on gender-based violence, monitoring and evaluation and programming. International Rescue Committee, Erbil, Iraq (2009-2010)

  • University of Illinois Springfield

    Assistant Professor, Legal Studies

    Courses on immigration, international human rights, international criminal law, law and social justice, legal research and writing.

  • Consultant, Qualitative Research

    Qualitative Researcher, Qualitative Research Director

    Directing and participating in qualitative research projects relating to gender, security sector reform, trafficking in persons, labor standards, Aboriginal rights

    Clients: International Labor Organization, Asia Foundation, Public Safety Canada, Status of Women Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

    Projects:
    Occupational health and safety standards, USA, NATLEX database ILO - 2013
    Gender-based violence prevention legislation, implementation - 2012
    Trafficking in persons for the purposes of forced labour - 2012
    Gender-based violence in Canada's north - 2011
    Aboriginal access to postsecondary education - 2011
    Trafficking in persons and the 2010 Olympic Games - 2009
    Trafficking in persons and runaway/missing children - 2009

Education

  • University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa

    LL.D

    Law - migration, human trafficking, security

  • Dalhousie University

    JurisDoctor (JD)

    Law general

  • University of Ottawa

    Bachelor of Arts

    Philosophy

Publications

  • Responding to Incidents of Domestic Violence

    OSCE

  • Responding to Incidents of Domestic Violence

    OSCE

  • Access to Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Other Legal Protections for Work-Related Mental Health Problems: a Canadian Overview

    Canadian Journal of Public Health

  • Responding to Incidents of Domestic Violence

    OSCE

  • Access to Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Other Legal Protections for Work-Related Mental Health Problems: a Canadian Overview

    Canadian Journal of Public Health

  • The Right to Health Care and Workers’ Compensation for Precarious Migrants in Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick

    MGill Journal of Law and Health

  • Responding to Incidents of Domestic Violence

    OSCE

  • Access to Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Other Legal Protections for Work-Related Mental Health Problems: a Canadian Overview

    Canadian Journal of Public Health

  • The Right to Health Care and Workers’ Compensation for Precarious Migrants in Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick

    MGill Journal of Law and Health

  • Trafficking of Aboriginal Girls in Canada

    Thompson Educational Publishing