The Nicole LaViolette fonds reflects Professor LaViolette’s research and writing on topics relating to law, international law, family law, international humanitarian law, international private law, and human rights. The fonds is strong in records relating to Nicole LaViolette’s research on refugee claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity, documenting refugee determination processes, 2SLGBTQI+ asylum claims and conferences relating to the law and human rights.

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Le fonds Nicole LaViolette reflète les recherches et les écrits du professeur LaViolette sur des sujets liés au droit, au droit international, au droit de la famille, au droit international humanitaire, au droit international privé et aux droits de l'homme. Le fonds est riche en documents relatifs aux recherches de Nicole LaViolette sur les demandes d'asile fondées sur l'orientation sexuelle et l'identité de genre, à la documentation des processus de détermination du statut de réfugié, aux demandes d'asile 2SLGBTQI+ et aux conférences sur le droit et les droits de l'homme.

This fonds contains documents relating the work of Gwen Brodsky, a lawyer residing in British Columbia. It includes personal correspondence, facsimiles, factums, published articles, notes, and draft oral submissions. Cases referred to include:

- Gosselin v. A.G. Quebec, 2002 SCC 84;
- Mossop and Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Department of Secretary of State et al., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 554;
- Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493;
- Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 21;
- Gould and Yukon Human Rights Commission v. Yukon Order of Pioneers (1991), 14 C.H.R.R. D/176 (Y.T.S.C.); (1993), 18 C.H.R.R. D/347 (Y.C.A.); [1996] 1 S.C.R. 571; and
- Rosenberg v. Canada (1998), 158 D.L.R. (4th) 664 (Ont. C.A.)