Daniel Jutras named to the Senate Appointments Advisory Board
Dean Daniel Jutras has been named a federal member of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions.
Dean of the Faculty of Law since 2009 and a graduate of Harvard Law School, and of Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Professor Jutras currently holds the Wainwright Chair in Civil Law at 海角社区.
Essay Contest: Nappert Prize in International Arbitration
Thanks to the generosity of Sophie Nappert (BCL鈥�86, LLB鈥�86), the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration will be awarded for the second time in 2016 after an enormously sucessful inaugurual competition in 2014.
Jennifer Stoddart made Officer of the Order of Canada
The Faculty of Law is delighted to report that Ms. Jennifer Stoddart, BCL鈥�80, was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in December 2015, 鈥渇or聽her international leadership in privacy rights and for her exemplary聽public service as the privacy commissioner of Canada.鈥�
Call for Papers - Legal Challenges in Cyberspace
Call for applications: 2016-2017 Arsenault postdoctoral fellowships at the IASL
As in the previous five years, the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) of the Faculty of Law at 海角社区 intends to appoint one or two Postdoctoral Research Fellow(s) during the 2016-2017 academic year.Deadline to apply: 31 January 2016.
Call for Papers: Conflicts in Space and the Rule of Law
The Institute of Air and Space Law of 海角社区 wishes to invite submissions for its 4th Manfred Lachs International Conference on Conflicts in Space and the Rule of Law, which will take place on May 27-28, 2016.Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2016
Currently recruiting: Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law
Poster Contest for Law Students to mark Cr茅peau Centre's 40th anniversary!
To encourage innovation and stimulate interest in research among law students at faculties of Quebec civil law, the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Center for Private and Comparative Law is launching a student poster contest.The contest is linked to the conference that will mark, on 12 February 2016, the Cr茅peau Centre鈥檚 40th anniversary, during which poster submissions will be displayed and the聽 winners announced.
Noted legal scholar Mark Walters appointed to the F.R. Scott Chair in Public and Constitutional Law
The Faculty of Law is delighted and honoured to announce the appointment of noted legal scholar Mark Walters to the F.R. Scott Chair in Public and Constitutional Law.聽
Robert Leckey Promoted to Full Professor
The Faculty is proud to announce that Professor Robert Leckey was promoted to the rank of Full Professor in November 2015.
Alumna Jennifer Stoddart to receive honorary degree from 海角社区
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Jennifer Stoddart, BCL鈥�80, former Privacy Commissioner of Canada, will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa at the University鈥檚 fall convocation ceremonies on Tuesday, November 10, at Place des Arts.
Two recent grads on the Quebec Bar鈥檚 Honour Roll of Excellence
The Faculty of Law of 海角社区 is pleased to announce that recent graduates Corina Manole (BCL/LLB'15) and 脡tienne Cossette-Lefebvre (BCL/LLB'14) finished first and second respectively among the 脡cole du Barreau du Qu茅bec鈥檚 2014-2015 cohort. Having obtained the two highest scores among 1092 students, they were entered in the Quebec Bar鈥檚 Honour Roll of Excellence.
Eight Faculty of Law alumni win in their ridings
In an election that captured the country鈥檚 attention, 海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law made its voice heard.
Over fifteen Law alumni ran in this election campaign and eight emerged victorious in their ridings last night, including Professor David Lametti, BCL鈥�89, LLB鈥�89 (LPC; LaSalle鈥撁塵ard鈥揤erdun, QC).
Professor Ren茅 Provost receives research fellowship from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Professor Ren茅 Provost has been awarded a research fellowship by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. This prestigious prize, which is valued at $225,000, recognizes public intellectuals in the humanities and social sciences who venture beyond the boundaries of their disciplines to find new solutions to complex issues of major importance to Canadians.
Lara Khoury appointed Associate Dean (Research)
We are proud to announce that Professor Lara Khoury has been named as the Faculty鈥檚 Associate Dean (Research) starting September 1st, 2015.
