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Our Leaders
Our Leaders - These students, immersed in the Observatory's interdisciplinary curriculum, are developing expertise at the intersection of leadership and human rights. Through experiential learning, they gain practical skills and theoretical knowledge, becoming effective advocates prepared to navigate the complexities of human rights in practice.
Charles-Antoine Hallé
Charles-Antoine Hallé is entering his third year in the civil law program at the University of Ottawa. A socially engaged entrepreneur, Charles-Antoine draws on his background in innovation, civic engagement, and international outreach to develop projects that foster meaningful change. He has led four major initiatives: Apprends & Entreprends, a company specializing in entrepreneurial pedagogy; Défi48, a competition where participants have 48 hours and $1 to create a profitable business; Trump The World, a sociopolitical satire board game; and Legal Sensus, a legal operating system that uses artificial intelligence to make legal content more accessible and tailored to diverse learning profiles, with a particular focus on neurodivergent students.
Charles-Antoine has also participated in several international projects, including the Grande rencontre des jeunes entrepreneurs francophones (France), the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance 2023 (India), and the National Model United Nations (New York). A skilled communicator, Charles-Antoine has previously hosted a radio segment on Unique FM, currently hosts the podcast Sans maître, and regularly engages in public speaking to disseminate legal concepts and advocate for a more accessible legal system.
His interest in human rights stems from a desire to expand his horizons and explore diverse perspectives. He is driven by a commitment to understand the lived realities of individuals who face discrimination, and to examine how legal systems can be leverages as tools for justice, dignity, and healing.
At the Observatory, Charles-Antoine looks forward to deepening his knowledge and understanding of international human rights mechanisms and how they operate across jurisdictions. He is particularly excited to contribute to the sub-group on neurodiversity. As someone with ADHD himself, he is passionate about exploring how legal innovation can help make the legal field more inclusive and accessible to neurodivergent individuals.
Charles-Antoine’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including Le Maillet Innovateur (2025) from the University of Ottawa’s Law Student Association, the Prix Excelor – Jeune entrepreneur de l’année (2023) and the Prix Excelor - Startup de l’année (2019) from the Chambre de commerce de Gatineau, the Prix Reconnaissance Jeunesse (2020) from the Secrétariat à la jeunesse du Québec, and the Bourse d’honneur (2018) from Québec’s Ministry of Economy and Innovation. Charles-Antoine speaks French and English fluently.
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