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The Common Law Section has recently recognized outstanding researchers who are leading the way on a variety of law-related topics, from the rights of vulnerable migrants and the experiences of surrogates to fictional representations of incarcerated women and patterns of police violence.

The participation of members of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability (CELGS) as official observers at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) and Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) is a testament to the centre’s desire to promote policies that offer solutions to the environmental challenges facing Canada and the world.

La doctorante Maxine Visotzky-Charlebois s’est vu octroyer une bourse d’études supérieures du Canada Vanier (BESC Vanier), d’une valeur de 50 000 $ par année, pendant trois ans.

In a mock Security Council meeting, 14 Common Law students called for cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of forces and negotiated settlement for the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Today, December 1, 2022, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will present the 2022 Partnership Award to the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) during a televised ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Professor Jamie Benidickson’s 2019 book Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resource Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (UBC Press) is the 2022 winner of the Fred Landon Award, given out by the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) in honour of the best book on local or regional history in Ontario.

This fall, the Common Law Section has the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Karolina Kremens, co-founder and Head of the Digital Justice Center at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics at the University of Wrocław, Poland, as a visiting scholar.

The Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing opportunity to join outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Ms. Bouzitoun is one of 11 Canadians who has been awarded this scholarship, which covers full-time, postgraduate course fees at Oxford University, as well as providing an annual stipend for living expenses.

The Common Law Section mourns the recent loss of two students.

Quand paix d’esprit financière rime avec santé mentale.