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Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are fast becoming omnipresent. AI is set to have an enormous impact on how science and engineering are conducted in Canada, according to a new report by an expert panel of the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), chaired by Dr. Teresa Scassa. While no field can escape the presence of AI, this new report raises some important concerns about its ubiquitous ...

La Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice, dirigée par la professeure Emmanuelle Bernheim, vient de lancer un nouveau site web. La mise en ligne de sante-mentale-acces-justice.ca rendra accessible en ligne les projets, publications et évènements de la Chaire.

Tikinas Nedil, a student and mentor to her colleagues in the Civil Law Section, is the winner of the Student Award for Social Involvement, presented by the CBA Quebec Branch! This is a well-deserved award for Tikinas, as her goal is to facilitate the integration of students at the University of Ottawa while allowing them to develop in their studi...

In recent international comparisons, Canada’s health care system has ranked poorly relative to other high-income countries. Longstanding issues like extended wait times for access to specialty care have been compounded by two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to cause burnout amongst health care professionals. Politicians, as a result, are under increasing pressure to turn to private...

On May 26, 2022, Professors Alexandre Lillo and Thomas Burelli, co-holders of the Chair in Pedagogical Innovation in the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa, will launch the culmination of a year’s worth of work on a major creative challenge: transforming a university course on video games into an interactive game in which you play the part of the hero.

Le projet de recherche « Usages de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans la lutte contre la COVID-19 : Adaptabilité locale et acceptabilité sociale pour une IA éthique et responsable (SÉNÉGAL ET MALI) » vise à éclairer les politiques qui soutiennent et renforcent la confiance dans l’intelligence artificielle responsable et inclusive et à l’égard des réponses aux épidémies qui s’appuient sur ces te...

Access to justice is often considered to be among the most pressing contemporary challenges faced by our justice system. But what does access to justice really mean? Is it simply a matter of access to courts and to lawyers? Or is it more broadly concerned with the systemic barriers faced my members of different communities? Is there a common understanding of what access to justice really means?

In a simulated meeting of the UN Security Council, virtually convened on 15 November 2021, Common Law students passed a resolution, making a series of recommendations to the international community to help the people of Afghanistan at the time of catastrophe. The unanimously passed SC resolution (S/RES/2606 (2021)) covers, inter alia, helping the people of Afghanistan, the role of the United Natio...

Ed Ratushny, Professor Emeritus at the Common Law Section, has been invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada, a distinction awarded to those who have demonstrated an outstanding level of talent and service to Canadians. Professor Ratushny was previously invested as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1991. This new investiture constitutes a p...

When Esti Azizi entered law school, she had an interest in criminal law, and specifically in criminal prosecution. “But my biggest fear was what if I enter this profession and contribute to a wrongful conviction," the now 3L said. “To me, it is such a horror to think that I could potentially contribute to a wrongful conviction. That fear encouraged me to learn more about the subject and how t...