Dr. Alana Klein

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alana Klein is an associate professor at McGill University Faculty of Law and co-director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. She specializes in health law, criminal law, and human rights, focusing on the roles of marginalized groups and the accountability of decentralized and privatized systems within governance. Prior to her role at McGill, she served as a senior policy analyst with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, concentrating on legal barriers in HIV/AIDS, immigration, and harm reduction strategies for individuals using illegal drugs, with an emphasis on women's rights in the context of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Klein has taught at Columbia Law School and interned with the International Refugee Program at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. She also clerked for Justice Louise Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada and has published extensively in key areas of Canadian comparative constitutional law and human rights law, contributing to several influential journals and books.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

McGill University, Faculty of Law • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Assistant Professor

— Present

McGill University, Faculty of Law • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Senior Policy Analyst

— Present

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network • Canada

Associate

— Present

Columbia Law School • New York, USA

Law Clerk

— Present

Supreme Court Canada • Canada

Requirements for McGill University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
B.Sc. degree or equivalent M.D. degree
Application Checklist
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  • CV
  • Personal Statement
  • Confirmation of Supervision
  • Research Project Proposal
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.