The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Shauna Van Praagh has been appointed by the Governor in Council as president of the Law Commission of Canada for a five-year term, effective 6 June 2023. Â
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Published on: 22 Feb 2023
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has received a doctorate honoris causa from the UniversitĂ© catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). She was presented with the award at a ceremony held on 16 February. The day prior, she delivered the lecture associated with her award, entitled "De la mĂ©taphore Ă la mĂ©moire: Restituer l’histoire de l’esclavage dans les dĂ©bats sur les formes contemporaines d’esclavage."Â
Published on: 17 Feb 2023
The Faculty of Law is delighted to welcome Shadaye Cousins, BCL/JD’22, to its administrative team as acting assistant dean (admissions and recruitment). She joins us for a one-year appointment, effective 30 January 2023.ĚýĚýĚý
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Published on: 6 Feb 2023
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Rebel Courts: The Administration of Justice by Armed Insurgents (Oxford University Press, 2021), by Professor RenĂ© Provost, FRSC, Ad E, has received the American Society of International Law’s (ASIL) Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship.ĚýĚýĚý
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Published on: 30 Jan 2023
The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference’s outcome agreement, known as “30×30” means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.
Published on: 13 Jan 2023
January 4 2022 | The Quebec government should establish a comprehensive “made in Quebec” legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and introduce comprehensive legislation that institutes a right to be free from domestic violence that includes legal recourses in civil matters, argues Pearl Eliadis, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy.Â
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Published on: 4 Jan 2023
Stephen Alexander Smith passed away on 29 November 2022, aged 64.Â
Published on: 2 Dec 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that, on 25 November, Professor FrĂ©dĂ©ric MĂ©gret received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen at a ceremony followed by a reception with Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II as special guest. Professor MĂ©gret had delivered his lecture associated with the award, entitled “Roaming Rights and Global Mobility,” at the Faculty of Law of the University of Copenhagen the day prior. Â
Published on: 29 Nov 2022
As of Thursday, December 1, Â鶹AV students are able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of Â鶹AV (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the December 7 to 21 examination period.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Brittany Williams has been appointed to the roles of assistant dean (students) and dean’s lead, Black and Indigenous flourishing, as of 1 November 2022.Â
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Published on: 14 Nov 2022
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) invites Â鶹AV students, recent Â鶹AV graduates, and law students from other faculties to submit short abstracts of essays or works in progress for presentation at a student colloquium on March 24, 2023 from 16:30-18:30 ET.
Published on: 14 Nov 2022
Â鶹AV’s Faculty of Law and the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism are proud to announce that the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism will be returning for a fourth edition in early 2023. This prestigious bi-annual competition is made possible through the generous support of Rachel Baxter (BSc’84, BCL’88) and Colin Baxter (BCL’90, LLB’90).
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Published on: 10 Nov 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier is co-recipient of Â鶹AV’s Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership. She and Dr. Samuel Benaroya of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences were honoured at the University’s Fall Convocation ceremonies on 26 October.ĚýĚýĚý
Published on: 1 Nov 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce it has once again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. For the second straight year, the placed Â鶹AV Law 17th worldwide. Â
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Published on: 26 Oct 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has received an honorary doctorate of laws (LLD) from Queen’s University. She gave the commencement address at one of the University’s Fall Convocation ceremonies on 11 October. Â
“A prolific, world-class scholar in labour law and its interface with trade, [Adelle Blackett] is a key thinker behind the emerging field of transnational labour law, foregrounding decolonial approaches,” Queen’s University highlighted upon sharing the news of the award. Â
Published on: 12 Oct 2022
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