The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ren茅 Provost, Ad. E., has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Professor Provost is one of nine 麻豆约拍 scholars to be named as RSC Fellows. Their induction will take place on November 22. Established in 1883, the RSC numbers more than 2,400 Fellows, selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Published on: 11 Sep 2019
The O鈥橞rien Graduate Fellowships were established in 2005 through a very generous gift from David O鈥橞rien for outstanding Masters or Doctoral students studying in the area of human rights and legal pluralism in the Faculty of Law, 麻豆约拍. 麻豆约拍鈥檚 graduate programs in law are the most extensive in Canada. Courses draw upon the civilian and common law traditions, but also include diverse legal traditions, legal theory, international law, environmental law, health law, human rights law, comparative private and public law, and air and space law.
Published on: 6 Sep 2019
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that the Honourable Jeffrey Edwards, BCL鈥�86, LLB鈥�86, was appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montreal on June 4, 2019. He had been sitting at the Court of Quebec, Civil Division, since January 2014.
Justice Edwards obtained both his BCL and LLB from 麻豆约拍 in 1986 before earning an LLD from Universit茅 Laval in 1997. He started teaching the law of sale and product liability at the Faculty in 1998, becoming adjunct professor in 2011.
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Published on: 22 Jul 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that three of its faculty members are among the successful candidates in the recent elections of the International Academy of Comparative Law ().
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Published on: 18 Jul 2019
The Faculty of Law is thrilled to announce that former 麻豆约拍 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.
Published on: 11 Jul 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Jakub Adamski, BCL/LLB鈥�02, has been appointed as faculty lecturer, effective June 1, 2019.
A course lecturer at the Faculty since 2012, Adamski has taught a number of large-enrolment courses in business law and securities regulation. As faculty lecturer, he succeeds Cristina Toteda, BCL/LLB鈥�13, at the helm of the first-year Integration Weeks and Integration Workshops, as well as the upper-year Advocacy course. He will also teach other courses, including Legal Ethics and Professionalism.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2019
The session will take place on 6 November 2019, with conference to follow on 7-8 November 2019
Location: 麻豆约拍, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Extended Submission Deadline: 30听闯耻濒测听2019
Published on: 14 Jun 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Johanne Poirier (BCL鈥�91, LLB鈥�91) received the 2019 John W. Durnford Teaching Excellence Award at the Law Convocation ceremony on May 30, 2019. Professor Colleen Sheppard presented her. This award 鈥� named in honour of the late emeritus professor and former dean John W. Durnford (BCL鈥�52) 鈥� annually recognizes the exceptional pedagogy of a law professor selected by students via the Law Students鈥� Association.
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Published on: 5 Jun 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share the recent successes of Professor Marie Manikis, including awards highlighting her strong commitment to legal research.
First, the Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Manikis has been promoted to associate professor, with tenure, effective June 1, 2019.
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Published on: 3 Jun 2019
On May 30, 2019, Emeritus Professor the Honorable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C., O.Q. (BA鈥�61, BCL鈥�64), will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, and give the commencement address at the Faculty of Law鈥檚 convocation ceremony.
Published on: 29 May 2019
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that the Government of Canada has named DCL candidate Catherine Mathieu a 2019 Vanier Scholar.
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Published on: 28 May 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Adjunct Professor Louise Otis will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Universit茅 Laval on June 16, 2019. This award honours individuals who have made a profound and lasting mark on their respective fields of expertise.
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Published on: 22 May 2019
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.
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Published on: 25 Apr 2019
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that five have been selected from among 麻豆约拍 Law students and recent graduates to serve as law clerks to justices of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2020-2021:
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
The Faculty of Law and the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism are delighted to announce the winners of the 2018-2019 Baxter Family Competition:
- First Prize: Jan Raeimon Nato (BCL/LLB candidate, 麻豆约拍, Montreal) 鈥� $5,000
鈥淒uties of Federal Loyalty: Lessons to Learn, Conversations to be Had鈥� - Second Prize: Berihun Gebeye (SJD Candidate, Central European University, Budapest) 鈥� $3,000
鈥� Federal Theory and Federalism in Africa鈥� - Third Prize (ex-aequo) 鈥� $1000, to be shared:
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Published on: 2 Apr 2019
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