The team led by Mrs. Christiane Guay and Mr. Sébastien Grammond prepared the first Integration Report that briefly presents some customary adoption practices in Uashat mak Mani-Utenam.

The Romanian team has prepared the first integration report that briefly presents the Roma communities studied and the dispute settlement procedure in these communities.

The Quebec Government announced on Thursday, September 8th 2016 the appointment of Mrs. Eva Ottawa as President of the Council Status of Women.

Professor Chuma Himonga the coinvestigator leading the South Africa team involved in the SSHRC partnership project, with her colleague Elena More wrote a book entitled Reform of Customary Marriage, Divorce and Succession in South Africa: Living Customary Law and Social Realities.

From 14th to 16th of December, prof. Ghislain Otis and prof. Jennifer Corrin attended the International Conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism. Held at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, the conference focused this year on emerging areas that have gained momentum due to globalization, the emergence of ‘knowledge economies’, and the evolution of high-tech capitalism.