Adelle Blackett honoured again for extraordinary impact of her scholarship and engagement
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."聽
Shadaye Cousins joins the Faculty as Acting Assistant Dean (麻豆社 and Recruitment)
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.聽聽聽
Ren茅 Provost awarded a second international book prize
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.聽聽聽
Remembering Professor Stephen A. Smith (1958鈥�2022)
Stephen Alexander Smith passed away on 29 November 2022, aged 64.聽
Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret receives honorary doctorate
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.聽聽
Brittany Williams promoted to new leadership roles
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.聽
Call for Abstracts: Working Papers in Disability Law
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) invites 麻豆社 students, recent 麻豆社 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.
Call for Papers - Federalism: What makes it work (or not!) | The Baxter Family Essay Competition on Federalism 2022-2023
麻豆社鈥檚 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).
Rosalie Jukier receives lifetime achievement award for academic leadership
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier is co-recipient of 麻豆社鈥檚 Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership. She and Dr. Samuel Benaroya of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences were honoured at the University鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies on 26 October.聽聽聽
麻豆社 Law places 17th worldwide in 2023 THE World University Rankings
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce it has once again ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. For the second straight year, the ranking by subject placed 麻豆社 Law 17th worldwide.聽聽
Adelle Blackett receives honorary Doctor of Laws
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has received an honorary doctorate of laws (LLD) from Queen鈥檚 University. She gave the commencement address at one of the University鈥檚 Fall Convocation ceremonies on 11 October.聽聽
Arnold & Blema Steinberg Post-Doctoral Fellowships in International Migration Law and Policy 2023
The vision and generosity of the Steinberg Foundation is at the heart of this exciting Fellowship opportunity.The Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism of the Faculty of Law at 麻豆社 is delighted to offer one Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Deadline: October 31st, 2022 at 11:59pm (EST).
Ya毛ll Emerich wins prize for best paper
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ya毛ll Emerich has received the Germain Bri猫re Prize (Senior Category) for her article 鈥淟a r茅surgence des communs en droit des biens contemporain鈥�: 茅tude sur les cohabitats 茅cologiques et les ruelles vertes,鈥� co-authored with Fran莽ois Peter-E
New leadership at the helm of the IASL
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Donal Hanley has been appointed an associate professor (professional) and interim director of the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL). Stefan-Michael Wedenig, LLM鈥�21, was named executive director of the IASL and its Centre for Research in Air and Space Law.聽聽
Marie Manikis wins Canadian Association of Law Teachers award
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Marie Manikis has received the 2022 Canadian Association of Law Teachers Scholarly Paper Award. Her paper 鈥淩ecognising State Blame in Sentencing: A Communicative and Relational Framework鈥� (Cambridge Law Journal, forthcoming) won the annual competition.
