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In Anishinaabe law, water is considered to be more than a resource. It is seen as a living entity with its own agency. Water cannot be owned, controlled or governed, but rather each of us has a relationship with and responsibilities to water.

The following story was written by 2L Common Law student, Robin M. Kelly (J.D./M.A. Candidate 2024) as part of the series BEYOND THE CLASS. The series shares first-hand accounts of experiential learning opportunities and op-eds written by our students.

L’équipe de l’Observatoire pluridisciplinaire sur le devenir du droit privé vous dévoile les activités de l’Observatoire qui se dérouleront au courant du trimestre d'hiver 2023 au pavillon Fauteux.

On December 29, 2022, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 99 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among the appointees was alum Sheila Block, who has been named a Member of the Order “for her trailblazing contributions to law in Canada and abroad, and for her wide-ranging advocacy.”

On December 19, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the appointment of Vicky Eatrides, LLB ’00, as the next Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

La Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa embauche pour un poste de professeure ou de professeur menant à la permanence en droit et enjeux autochtones.

A New Voice in International Economic Law and Public International Law has joined the faculty of the Common Law Section.

Kristen Boon, the Susan & Perry Dellelce Dean of the Common Law Section, has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Yearbook of International Law.

Les célébrations de fin d’année revêtent toujours une part de nostalgie. À l’approche officielle de la fin des classes en ce trimestre d’automne 2022, c’est avec un sentiment de fierté que nous vous offrons un récapitulatif accéléré de quelques-uns des événements marquants des douze derniers mois au sein de la Section de droit civil.

On October 27-30, 3L student Hannah Duhme was invited to assist Professor John Packer at a rare meeting among representatives of non-State armed groups (NSAGs) in a situation not so far known to many Canadians.