Human Rights Law

Every person has the right to respect for their identity, dignity and personal integrity. At Devichy Avocats, we protect these fundamental rights with rigor, sensitivity and determination.

Our Human Rights Law services:

• Change of name and sex designation on civil status records

• Adoption and filiation

• Court-ordered care and confinement in an institution

• Civil defamation between individuals, infringement of reputation, honour and dignity (sections 35 et seq. of the Civil Code of Québec)

• Right to one’s image and voice, privacy rights and access to information

• Discrimination matters outside the jurisdiction of the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms enforcement bodies

• Guardianship of minors and fundamental rights of the child

• Protection mandates and protective supervision regimes

• Absence, death and legal identity of the person (wills, legal presumptions)

• Parental designation and parental projects in the context of assisted reproduction

(Phone, videoconference, or in-person)