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Sarah Riley Case wins CALT Scholarly Paper award

webfull — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:35:43 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Sarah Riley Case has received the Scholarly Paper Award of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT). Her paper “To Protest for Black Life during the Pandemic: Resistance and Freedom in a Settler State” won the annual competition.

Published: 7 August 2024

Joshua Nichols promoted and granted tenure

webfull — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:03:43 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Joshua Nichols has been promoted to the rank of associate professor, with tenure, effective 1 June 2024.

Published: 6 August 2024

New and extended appointments in the Faculty’s senior leadership

webfull — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:50:50 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce new and extended appointments to its senior leadership team.

Published: 5 August 2024

Call for papers - 2025 Baxter Family Competition on Federalism

webfull — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:38:39 +0000

2025 edition: Thinking Outside the Box

Call for papers now open!

Open to law and political science students/PhD candidates, recent graduates, and junior practitioners or scholars from around the world.

The overarching goal of the Essay Competition is to advance research and foster informed debate on federalism. Essays are evaluated by a jury comprised of world renown experts on federalism.

The theme of this year’s edition is Federalism: Thinking Outside the Box

Published: 30 July 2024

Jeffrey Kennedy wins 2024 Durnford Award

webfull — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:56:15 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Kennedy has received the 2024 John W. Durnford Award for Teaching Excellence.

Named in honour of the late professor and former dean John W. Durnford (BCL'52), and conferred by students, this annual award recognizes a law professor’s exceptional pedagogy.

“Prof. Kennedy has provided us with - without a doubt - the most engaging, enjoyable teaching experience I've had in law school, and probably even my entire post-secondary career,” one student nomination lauded.

Published: 22 July 2024

Dean Robert Leckey receives CBA Hero Award

webfull — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:29:54 +0000

We are delighted to announce that the Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section (SAGDA) of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) recognized Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E, with its Hero Award on 16 July 2024.

This prestigious award recognizes excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for LGBTQ2+ people.

Published: 17 July 2024

Provost awards 28 ƽ��岻�� professors with distinguished awards

webfull — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:27:04 +0000

ƽ��岻�� honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James ƽ��岻�� Professor, James ƽ��岻�� Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.

Published: 3 July 2024

New professorial hire at the Faculty

webfull — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:57:26 +0000

We are delighted to announce that Jonathan Chan will join the Faculty of Law as an assistant professor on 1 August 2024. An expert in law and finance, he will begin by teaching Securities Regulation and Introduction to Corporate Transactions in winter 2025.

Published: 11 June 2024

97.3% pass rate on Quebec bar school exams for ƽ��岻�� Law grads, best in Quebec

webfull — Tue, 07 May 2024 14:06:00 +0000

It is with great pride that the Faculty of Law has learned that the ƽ��岻�� Law cohort earned top place at the École du Barreau’s exams for 2022-2023. A remarkable 97.3% of ƽ��岻�� Law graduates without preparatory courses passed the assessments, as did 100% of the graduates who took preparatory courses. This outstanding result was achieved in a particularly strong year, in which all law schools saw increases to their pass rates.

Published: 7 May 2024

Farewell and best wishes to an esteemed colleague

webfull — Wed, 01 May 2024 18:17:09 +0000

With mixed feelings of pride and sadness, the Faculty of Law heartily congratulates Professor Geneviève Saumier on her appointment as dean of the Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal. She will begin a five-year term on 1 August 2024.

Published: 1 May 2024

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