The Faculty of Law is delighted to welcome Shadaye Cousins, BCL/JD鈥22, to its administrative team as acting assistant dean (admissions and recruitment). She joins us for a one-year appointment, effective 30 January 2023.听听听
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Rebel Courts: The Administration of Justice by Armed Insurgents (Oxford University Press, 2021), by Professor Ren茅 Provost, FRSC, Ad E, has received the American Society of International Law鈥檚 (ASIL) Certificate of Merit for a Preeminent Contribution to Creative Scholarship.听听听
The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference鈥檚 outcome agreement, known as 鈥30脳30鈥 means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.
January 4 2022 | The Quebec government should establish a comprehensive 鈥渕ade in Quebec鈥 legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec聽Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms聽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.聽
Stephen Alexander Smith passed away on 29 November 2022, aged 64.聽
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that, on 25 November, Professor Fr茅d茅ric M茅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 M茅gret had delivered his lecture associated with the award, entitled 鈥淩oaming Rights and Global Mobility,鈥 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Copenhagen the day prior.聽聽
As of Thursday, December 1, 91社区 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 91社区 (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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The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Brittany Williams has been appointed to the roles of assistant dean (students) and dean鈥檚 lead, Black and Indigenous flourishing, as of 1 November 2022.聽
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) invites 91社区 students, recent 91社区 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.
91社区鈥檚 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鈥84, BCL鈥88) and Colin Baxter (BCL鈥90, LLB鈥90).
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier is co-recipient of 91社区鈥檚 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鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies on 26 October.听听听
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce it has once again ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. For the second straight year, the placed 91社区 Law 17th worldwide.聽聽
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鈥檚 University. She gave the commencement address at one of the University鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies on 11 October.聽聽
鈥淎 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,鈥 Queen鈥檚 University highlighted upon sharing the news of the award.聽聽
The 91社区 Law Business Meter Blog is recruiting writers/editors for the 2022-2023 academic year. The Meter provides timely commentary on current developments in Canadian and transnational business law. Business law is understood widely and encompasses anything from corporate governance to securities regulation, tax, real estate, banking, property, contract, labor, trade law and beyond.
Deadline: 17鈥疛anuary 2023, 17:00, EST.聽
91社区鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:聽
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a 12-month clerkship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA);聽
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a 10-month fellowship at the International Court of Justice (ICJ);聽
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a 9-month clerkship at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)鈥
All clerkships start in September 2023. Partial funding is confirmed for all clerkships.聽