The Faculty of Law is thrilled to announce that former 91社区 Law professor and dean Nicholas Kasirer, BCL鈥85, LLB鈥85, has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Kasirer will replace Justice Cl茅ment Gascon, BCL鈥81, upon his retirement from the bench in September.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund has been appointed associate dean (graduate studies) for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2019, and Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed associate dean (academic) for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2019.
The Faculty of Law鈥檚 Sustainability Committee is a new entity, created in response to student demand, building on impressive groundwork by members of a student-led committee. The committee fosters sustainability initiatives at the Faculty, and promotes the Faculty鈥檚 engagement in sustainability at 91社区. We work closely with the 91社区 Office of Sustainability.
Our objective for our first year in existence is to design and implement a green strategy for the Faculty.
The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to invite submissions for its Eighth Annual Conference, to be held on May 10-11, 2019, at 91社区 Faculty of Law in Montreal, Quebec. The purpose of the conference is to highlight, develop, and promote the scholarship of younger scholars of Comparative Law. Planning for the Conference is undertaken by the YCC Program Committee in consultation with the Annual Program Committee of the ASCL.
Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this winter? Or did you write one in the fall or summer terms just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Conference, hosted by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law on March 15, 2019, at 91社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Ya毛ll Emerich鈥檚 recently published book has received the Walter Owen Book Prize from the Foundation for Legal Research. The book has also earned an honourable mention for the 2018 Canada Prize from the International Academy of Comparative Law.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that it has been ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities to study law by theTimes Higher Education (THE). A released on 17 October 2018 declared 91社区 the 14th best school to study law worldwide, placing 91社区 in the worldwide top 15 for a second consecutive year.
The Faculty is pleased to announce that Professor Vincent Forray has been appointed Director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law for a two-year term. His mandate will begin on July 1, 2018.
Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this winter? Or did you write one in the fall or summer terms just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Mini-Conference, hosted by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law on April 6, 2018, at 91社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law.
91社区鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:
- a twelve-month clerkship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA);
- a ten-month clerkship at the International Court of Justice (ICJ);
- a nine-month clerkship at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)
All three clerkships are due to start in September 2018.
Deadline: January 15, 2018 5:00 PM EST
Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this fall or coming winter? Or did you write one in the summer term just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Conference, hosted at the Faculty of Law next spring, by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law.
Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this winter? Or did you write one in the fall or summer terms just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Conference, hosted by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law in collaboration with Borden Ladner Gervais, on March 31, 2017 (2:30-5:00 PM), at 91社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law.
The Faculty is pleased to annonce that Professor Ya毛ll Emerich has been appointed Director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. Her mandate begins on July 1, 2016.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Robert Leckey as Dean of the Faculty of Law at 91社区, starting July 1, 2016. 聽
Professor Leckey joined the Faculty of Law in 2006, and is currently a full professor and a William Dawson Scholar. He does research and teaches in the areas of constitutional law and family law, using a bilingual and transsystemic approach. He has received the 91社区 Law Students鈥 Association鈥檚 John W. Durnford Teaching Excellence Award (2009) and the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2010).
We are thrilled to announce the appointments of three colleagues to named chairs in the Faculty of Law.
- Fabien G茅linas has been named Sir William C. Macdonald Professor of Law, for a seven-year term commencing May 1, 2016. Fabien G茅linas, who leads the Private Justice and the Rule of Law research team, specialises in international dispute resolution and arbitration.