Institute of Air and Space Law to welcome two new senior professors, co-directors
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Vincent Correia and Professor Andrea Harrington will join its Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL).聽聽
They will begin their appointments on 1 August 2023, respectively as full professor and associate professor, and take the helm of the IASL as co-directors.聽
Lara Khoury promoted to full professor
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Lara Khoury, Ad E, will be promoted to the rank of full professor, effective 1 June 2023.聽聽
Hat trick for J茅r茅my Boulanger-Bonnelly, new Durnford Award winner
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that J茅r茅my Boulanger-Bonnelly has received the 2023 John W. Durnford Award for Teaching Excellence.聽聽
Named in honour of the late professor and former dean John W. Durnford (BCL'52), and conferred by students, this award each year recognizes a law professor鈥檚 exceptional pedagogy.聽聽
He will receive the award during the Law Convocation ceremony on 31 May.聽
海角社区 Law to welcome three new professors
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce three professorial appointments for the 2023-2024 academic year.鈥�犅犅�
Michelle Cumyn will join the Faculty of Law as full professor, Noah Weisbord as associate professor, and Jeffrey Kennedy as assistant professor. They will begin their appointments on 1 August 2023.聽聽
Winners of the Baxter Family Competition on Federalism 2023 鈥� Federalism: What Makes it Work (or not!)
海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law and the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022-2023 Baxter Family Competition on Federalism. Organized by Professor Johanne Poirier, this essay competition was open to students and recent graduates in law and political science.
Renewed appointments for Fabien G茅linas and Genevi猫ve Saumier
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Fabien G茅linas, Ad E, has been reappointed as holder of a Sir William C. Macdonald chair, and Professor Genevi猫ve Saumier, as Peter M. Laing QC Professor of Law. Both have these chairs since 2016. Their renewed seven-year terms will commence on 1 May 2023.
S茅bastien Jodoin honoured for major impact of disability rights advocacy
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor S茅bastien Jodoin received 海角社区鈥檚 Changemaker Prize on 28 March.聽聽
Ren茅 Provost appointed to prestigious 海角社区 professorship
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ren茅 Provost, FRSC, Ad E, will be named a James 海角社区 Professor for a seven-year term, effective 1 May 2023.
海角社区 Law ranked 29th best worldwide, up two ranks
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 海角社区 Law 29th worldwide, up two spots from 2022.聽聽聽聽
New Chair in Business Law to be named after Quebec鈥檚 first woman lawyer
Shauna Van Praagh Appointed President of the Law Commission of Canada
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.聽聽
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 (Admissions 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
