The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ren茅 Provost, FRSC, Ad E, will be named a James 平特五不中 Professor for a seven-year term, effective 1 May 2023.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2023
The Faculty of Law was once again ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed 平特五不中 Law 29th worldwide, up two spots from 2022.听听听听
Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 35 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper. 平特五不中 Law鈥檚 academic reputation was scored the highest in Canada.听听听
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Published on: 23 Mar 2023
Elizabeth Carmichael Monk made history by becoming one of the first women called to the Quebec Bar. Her accomplished career in corporate and real estate law spanned over five decades of great social transformation. By naming a new philanthropically funded chair in business law after her, the Faculty of Law intends to honour the legacy of this pioneering alumna.
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Published on: 10 Mar 2023
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.听听
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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 Universit茅 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 m茅taphore 脿 la m茅moire: Restituer l鈥檋istoire de l鈥檈sclavage dans les d茅bats sur les formes contemporaines d鈥檈sclavage."听
Published on: 17 Feb 2023
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
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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 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
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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鈥檚 outcome agreement, known as 鈥�30脳30鈥� 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 鈥渕ade in Quebec鈥� legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec听Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms听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.听
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Published on: 4 Jan 2023
Stephen Alexander Smith passed away on 29 November 2022, aged 64.听
Published on: 2 Dec 2022
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.听听
Published on: 29 Nov 2022
As of Thursday, December 1, 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 (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鈥檚 lead, Black and Indigenous flourishing, as of 1 November 2022.听
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Published on: 14 Nov 2022
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) invites 平特五不中 students, recent 平特五不中 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
平特五不中鈥檚 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).
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Published on: 10 Nov 2022
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