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The Common Law Section’s research report covering 2020-2021, is now available online (PDF, 5.22 MB).This report covers research activities and achievements at the Common Law Section between April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.We are all proud of these achievements, and we remain committed to creating and sustaining a rich, collegial, and intellec...

À la Section de droit civil, nous sommes fiers de tous les nôtres qui entreprennent de brillantes carrières en droit, mais aussi dans moult domaines connexes. Chaque année, nous remettons l’Ordre du mérite à des diplômées et diplômés qui font véritablement figure de chefs de file dans leurs secteurs respectifs et qui contribuent au rayonnement de la Section de droit civil. Voici les six récipienda...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are rapidly entering our health care system. But the emergence of AI brings with it numerous risks and uncertainties. Dr. Colleen Flood has received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a project that will explore AI-related concerns entitled “Machine M.D.: How ...

As the world of medicine increasingly adopts artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, researchers have been forced to confront both the rapid medical advances and the complex and risky uncertainties that come with this new age of medicine. The use of AI-based neuroprostheses as medical devices in particular raises many ethical and legal questions. Pr...

Professor Penelope Simons has been appointed as the new Gordon F. Henderson Chair in Human Rights. Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research at the Common Law Section, Penelope Simons is an esteemed and valued professor among her colleagues and a long-term member of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC). “Professo...

To read the following articles on Return to Work, please visit: https://journals.openedition.org/pistes/6944?lang=en or click on the article of interest to you.Katherine Lippel and Camille Lanthier-RiopelReturn-to-Work After an Occupational Injury: A Case Study of the Effect of Law on the Experience of Claimants  [Ful...

The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the results of our seventh annual internal awards program.

La Semaine d’accueil fait peau neuve cette année pour s’offrir en formule en ligne! Dès le lundi 30 août 2021, la Section de droit civil accueillera une nouvelle cohorte d’étudiantes et étudiants aux yeux pétillants : près de 250 apprentis juristes se retrouveront alors sur les bancs virtuels du pavillon Fauteux. Voici un aperçu de ce qui les attend pour cette rentrée universitaire sous le signe d...

La professeure Emmanuelle Bernheim a reçu une bourse du Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans de la Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation (FCI) pour créer un nouveau laboratoire de recherche dédié à l’étude des relations entre droit et santé mentale en matière civile. Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en santé mentale et accès à la justice, la professeure Bernheim vise à appuyer et faire ra...

Make a meaningful impact through research! The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) allows you to contribute to a research project conducted by a professor of your choice. Benefits: Apply concepts you’ve learned in class to real situations. Work one-on-one with a professor. Get a close-up view of cutting-edge research at on...