While a country’s written constitution is commonly understood as its most important rule book, a close look at many constitutional democracies around the world shows that no constitution has all of its rules written down. The fact that many norms and principles associated with constitutional orders are unwritten is a critical issue for constitutional scholarship, not to mention the courts that are...
While a country’s written constitution is commonly understood as its most important rule book, a close look at many constitutional democracies around the world shows that no constitution has all of its rules written down. The fact that many norms and principles associated with constitutional orders ...
How does Quebec law address a claim of ancestral title on private property? To date in Canada, this delicate area of law has primarily been treated in common law provinces. But in Quebec, in the absence of existing remedies, how can Indigenous People request the protection of their territory?
How does Quebec law address a claim of ancestral title on private property? To date in Canada, this delicate area of law has primarily been treated in common law provinces. But in Quebec, in the absence of existing remedies, how can Indigenous People request the protection of their territory?
When a doctor makes a medical recommendation to a patient, what does the patient understand? Should a doctor – the medical expert – impose a decision on a patient? Or should a patient – the one who experiences the symptoms and their effects – be the one to choose how they are treated?
When a doctor makes a medical recommendation to a patient, what does the patient understand? Should a doctor – the medical expert – impose a decision on a patient? Or should a patient – the one who experiences the symptoms and their effects – be the one to choose how they are treated?
Julie Paquin, professeure agrégée à la Section de droit civil de l’Université d’Ottawa, lance aujourd’hui la première saison de Quartier Maître, un balado sur les enjeux entourant les professions juridiques et la pratique du droit au Québec.
Julie Paquin, professeure agrégée à la Section de droit civil de l’Université d’Ottawa, lance aujourd’hui la première saison de Quartier Maître, un balado sur les enjeux entourant les professions juridiques et la pratique du droit au Québec.
C’est le 13 octobre 2022 qu’avait lieu la réunion inaugurale du tout nouveau Conseil consultatif de la Section de droit civil. Composé d’illustres diplômées et diplômés des secteurs public et privé, le groupe s’est réuni à Montréal pour discuter des projets prioritaires de la Faculté.
C’est le 13 octobre 2022 qu’avait lieu la réunion inaugurale du tout nouveau Conseil consultatif de la Section de droit civil. Composé d’illustres diplômées et diplômés des secteurs public et privé, le groupe s’est réuni à Montréal pour discuter des projets prioritaires de la Faculté.
As an internationally renowned expert in the fields of mental health law and access to justice, Professor Emmanuelle Bernheim of the Faculty of Law’s Civil Law Section aims to give space to the marginalized voices that are frequently overlooked and forgotten in academic research.
As an internationally renowned expert in the fields of mental health law and access to justice, Professor Emmanuelle Bernheim of the Faculty of Law’s Civil Law Section aims to give space to the marginalized voices that are frequently overlooked and forgotten in academic research.
On the third day of the 4th Autumn School on the Methodology of Research in Law, Professor Angela Cameron of the Common Law Section, and Professor Suzie Dunn of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University led an informative discussion about their strategies for bringing a feminist approach to legal research and how they collect data to support their work.
On the third day of the 4th Autumn School on the Methodology of Research in Law, Professor Angela Cameron of the Common Law Section, and Professor Suzie Dunn of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University led an informative discussion about their strategies for bringing a feminist approach to...
Professor Jane Bailey of the University of Ottawa’s Common Law Section and Dr. Valerie Steeves of the Faculty of Social Sciences are co-holders of a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), which supports the ground-breaking eQuality Project. This multi-year research initiative is dedicated to the creation of new knowledge about young people’s use of netw...
Professor Jane Bailey of the University of Ottawa’s Common Law Section and Dr. Valerie Steeves of the Faculty of Social Sciences are co-holders of a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), which supports the ground-breaking eQuality Project. This multi-yea...