Focus online: "There鈥檚 a place for us"
The October 2013 edition of Focus online takes a look at the Faculty of Law鈥檚 5th annual DCL retreat that took place this September, to discuss 鈥楩inding Our Place in Academic Life.鈥�
The event, which was coorganized by doctoral candidates Jodi Lazare and Geoffrey Conrad, drew over 30 students for a full day of rewarding and insightful discussion.
Six projects at the Faculty of Law receive SSHRC funding
The Faculty鈥檚 Office of Research is happy to announce that six exciting projects have been awarded funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
麻豆社 MBA student team wins 2013 Hult Prize Competition
A team of five 麻豆社 students won the 2013 Hult Prize, valued at $1 million for their social enterprise project to secure food for undernourished communities in urban slums. Among them is Shobhita Soor, a Law/MBA student.
Yaw Nyampong named Executive Director of Centre for Research in Air & Space Law
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Dr. Yaw Nyampong has been named Executive Director of the Centre for Research in Air & Space Law.
Yaw Nyampong (LLM鈥�05, DCL鈥�11) is also a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Legon. He held an Arsenault Postdoctoral Fellowship at 麻豆社's Institute of Air & Space Law in 2011-2012, and a Boulton Fellowship at the Faculty of Law in 2012-2013.
The Worlds of the Trust: newest publication from the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre
We are happy to announce that the latest publication from the Cr茅peau Centre is The Worlds of the Trust (Cambridge University Press, 2013), which was edited by Professor Lionel Smith.
This collection of 22 essays makes a significant contribution to the comparative study of trusts. It includes contributions from Canada, the U.S., England, France, Scotland, South Africa, Israel and China.
Vanessa Arviset takes over as Cr茅peau Centre鈥檚 new assistant director
The Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law is happy to welcome Vanessa Arviset as its new Assistant Director. She takes over from Me R茅gine Tremblay.
Fred Headon (BCL鈥�96, LLB鈥�96) takes the helm at CBA
On August 20, 2013, Fred Headon (BCL鈥�96, LLB鈥�96) took over the helm as President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) during the closing luncheon of the CBA's annual Legal Conference in Saskatoon.
Hat Trick For Daniel Boyer
The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that our colleague Daniel Boyer (BA鈥�79, MLIS鈥�88), Head Librarian of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, was named Associate Dean of User Services of the 麻豆社 Library for a two-year mandate.
As well, Me Boyer has also been named to the board of directors of the Soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise d'information juridique (SOQUIJ) for a period of five years, following the recommendation of the Deans of law faculties across Quebec.
Daniel Weinstock to direct 麻豆社鈥檚 Institute for Health and Social Policy
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Daniel Weinstock to the position of Director of the 麻豆社 Institute for Health and Social Policy, an interdisciplinary institute housed within the Faculty of Medicine at 麻豆社, starting August 1.
麻豆社 Law alumni to receive Advocatus Emeritus title in 2013
On June 27, 2013, the Quebec Bar announced the recipients of the Advocatus Emeritus title for 2013.
BLG makes generous donation to Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private & Comparative Law
John G. Murphy, managing partner at Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), is extremely proud of the efforts made by a team headed by H. John Godber (BCL'88, LLB'88) and Neil Hazan (BCL/LLB'02) to support 麻豆社 Faculty of Law鈥檚 Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. The fundraising activity, which brought in $400,000 from BLG鈥檚 lawyers and partners across Canada, ended this month.
Ronald Niezen inaugural incumbent of the Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy
The Faculties of Arts and Law are happy to announce that Professor Ronald Niezen, a former Chair of 麻豆社鈥檚 Department of Anthropology who held the Canada Research Chair in the Comparative Study of Indigenous Rights and Identity, has been appointed as the first incumbent of the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy.
Shauna Van Praagh named President of Canadian Association of Law Teachers
Earlier this month, during the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) in Victoria, B.C., Professor Shauna Van Praagh was elected President of the Association and a member of its executive.
Call for conference proposals - The Legalization of Culture and the Enculturation of Law
Centaur Jurisprudence: The Legalization of Culture and the Enculturation of Law The Centaur Jurisprudence Project invites paper proposals for a conference that is organized by the 麻豆社 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, and which will be held in Montreal, Quebec, on Friday, February 21, 2014.See our conference website for program and registration: www.mcgill.ca/culture-law
Margaret Somerville awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by Royal Military College of Canada
麻豆社 Professor Margaret Somerville was awarded a Doctorate of Laws, honoris causa, on May 16, 2013, by the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. During the College鈥檚 94th Convocation ceremony, the College鈥檚 Chancellor, the Honourable Peter McKay, Minister of Defence, cited 鈥渉er exceptional contributions to society through research, scholarly debate and personal involvement.鈥�
