Sania Ahuja, Layali Awwad, Sheryl Molloy and Lauren Thompson, representing the Common Law Section, enjoyed remarkable success at the 2021 All American regional round of the John H. Jackson WTO Moot, held virtually February 25 to 28. The team won for best factum for the complainant, best factum for the respondent and best overall factums. In the oral competition, the team made it to the semifinals ...
Sania Ahuja, Layali Awwad, Sheryl Molloy and Lauren Thompson, representing the Common Law Section, enjoyed remarkable success at the 2021 All American regional round of the John H. Jackson WTO Moot, held virtually February 25 to 28. The team won for best factum for the complainant, best factum for t...
The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network, under the guidance of Professors Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received $300,000 in funding from the new Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa program. With this funding, Open AIR will continue creating opportunities for emerging scholars to recogniz...
The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network, under the guidance of Professors Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received $300,000 in funding from the new Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa program...
Professor Samuel Singer served as a co-plaintiff in a human rights challenge that recently won a historic victory for the rights of trans and non-binary individuals. Justice Gregory Moore of the Superior Court of Quebec ruled that several articles of the Civil Code of Quebec discriminate against trans and non-binary people, depriving them of their dignity and equality.
Professor Samuel Singer served as a co-plaintiff in a human rights challenge that recently won a historic victory for the rights of trans and non-binary individuals. Justice Gregory Moore of the Superior Court of Quebec ruled that several articles of the Civil Code of Quebec discriminate against tr...
The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the creation of the Common Law Section Students Community Enhancement and Anti-Racism Action Fund to support community enhancement initiatives stewarded by students from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. The Fund will also support students engaged in the development and implementation of projects, partnerships or events that promote anti-...
The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the creation of the Common Law Section Students Community Enhancement and Anti-Racism Action Fund to support community enhancement initiatives stewarded by students from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. The Fund will also support students ...
La Section de droit civil a le grand plaisir de vous inviter à une table ronde autour du thème « Les femmes et le droit : stratégies et conseils pour des futures juristes », le 8 mars de 11 h 30 à 13 h sur Zoom, pour célébrer la Journée internationale des femmes. Sur le plan mondial, cette date se veut une célébration des contributi...
La Section de droit civil a le grand plaisir de vous inviter à une table ronde autour du thème « Les femmes et le droit : stratégies et conseils pour des futures juristes », le 8 mars de 11 h 30 à 13 h sur Zoom, pour célébrer la Journ...
On December 1st, 2020, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s Judicial and Legal Services Commission appointed The Hon. Justice Richard Floyd, LLB ’84, to the Territory of the Virgin Islands as a High Court Judge.His official designation is High Court Judge, Criminal Division, British Virgin Islands, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.Congratulat...
On December 1st, 2020, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s Judicial and Legal Services Commission appointed The Hon. Justice Richard Floyd, LLB ’84, to the Territory of the Virgin Islands as a High Court Judge.His official designation is High...
Professor Aimée Craft has been awarded the 2021 Canadian Bar Association President’s Award, which recognizes the significant contribution of a Canadian jurist to the legal profession and to the public life of Canada. Professor Craft is one of two honorees for this year’s President’s Award; the other recipient is Professor John Borrows, the Ca...
Professor Aimée Craft has been awarded the 2021 Canadian Bar Association President’s Award, which recognizes the significant contribution of a Canadian jurist to the legal profession and to the public life of Canada. Professor Craft is one of two ho...
When talking about the law, often what first come to mind are criminal or civil codes, provisions, important decisions or legislation; in other words, somewhat complicated content based in written texts. But let’s change that: in a first-ever partnership with Justice Canada, the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section has just launched a platform called Jurivision that proposes that we rethink, and rehu...
When talking about the law, often what first come to mind are criminal or civil codes, provisions, important decisions or legislation; in other words, somewhat complicated content based in written texts. But let’s change that: in a first-ever partnership with Justice Canada, the Faculty of Law, Civi...
