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Hilary Evans Cameron teaches Evidence Law, Administrative Law, and Advanced Legal Research and Writing at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University. A former litigator who represented refugee claimants for a decade, she holds a doctorate in refugee law from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on fact-finding in legal contexts, particularly concerning deception judgments in refugee status rejections. Cameron investigates how decision-makers assess credibility and the underlying assumptions that inform these judgments. She is also involved with the Bridging Divides research team and her work is supported by grants from notable institutions including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. As an acclaimed author, her significant publication includes the book "Refugee Law’s Fact-finding Crisis: Truth, Risk, and the Wrong Mistake" (Cambridge 2018). Her contributions to the field have garnered international recognition, influencing both academic discourse and practical decision-making in refugee law. Additionally, she has received multiple awards including the Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights Research in 2017 and 'Professor of the Year' in 2023.
Department of Chemical Engineering