Stateless persons are defined under international law as those who are not recognized as nationals of any country. In the case of stateless communities in Malaysia, the country’s history of British colonial rule has shaped contemporary legal, social and cultural understandings of who are members of the state. Professor Jamie Liew has earned an Insight grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities ...
Stateless persons are defined under international law as those who are not recognized as nationals of any country. In the case of stateless communities in Malaysia, the country’s history of British colonial rule has shaped contemporary legal, social and cultural understandings of who are members of ...
The R.D.S. case is one of Canada's most significant race cases. It marked the first time in the 122-year history of the Supreme Court that Canada’s top judges had been asked to adjudicate a complaint of racial bias against a judge. Professor Constance Backhouse has earned an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...
The R.D.S. case is one of Canada's most significant race cases. It marked the first time in the 122-year history of the Supreme Court that Canada’s top judges had been asked to adjudicate a complaint of racial bias against a judge. Professor Constan...
The Association of French Speaking Jurists of Ontario (L’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario) will bestow the Order of Merit on Common Law Part-Time Professor Caroline Thibault. during its 41st annual conference, to be held virtually from June 22 to June 24, 2021.
The Association of French Speaking Jurists of Ontario (L’Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario) will bestow the Order of Merit on Common Law Part-Time Professor Caroline Thibault. during its 41st annual conference, to be held virtually from June 22 to June 24, 2021.
The ELLA's Accelerator program, Ascend 2021, has selected Erin Cowling, LL.B ’04, based on the success of her recently-founded freelance law firm, Flex Legal, and the leadership she demonstrated as the Common Law Section’s Regional Alumni Advisor in Toronto.
The ELLA's Accelerator program, Ascend 2021, has selected Erin Cowling, LL.B ’04, based on the success of her recently-founded freelance law firm, Flex Legal, and the leadership she demonstrated as the Common Law Section’s Regional Alumni Advisor in Toronto.
On May 31, 2021, Canadian Lawyer magazine announced the list of nominees for its twelfth annual Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers awards.
The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section is proud to congratulate all of our alumni and professors who have been nominated.
On May 31, 2021, Canadian Lawyer magazine announced the list of nominees for its twelfth annual Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers awards.
The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section is proud to congratulate all of our alumni and professors who have been nominated.
David C. Nahwegahbow, IPC, LSM, LLB ’80, of Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Genoodmagejig, is the 2021 recipient of The Advocates’ Society Award of Justice. Nahwegahbow, a member of the Common Law Honour Society, received his award during the virtual End of Term, on June 17, 2021.
As stated on The Advocates’ Society’s website:
“The Advocates' Society...
David C. Nahwegahbow, IPC, LSM, LLB ’80, of Nahwegahbow, Corbiere Genoodmagejig, is the 2021 recipient of The Advocates’ Society Award of Justice. Nahwegahbow, a member of the Common Law Honour Society, received his award during the virtual End...
Angel Larkman, 2L, and her editor scrambled to get the story out and published in the Huffington Post Canada the day before it was closed. They were able to share Larkman’s personal story titled “It Took The Government 36 Years To Tell Me What I Already Knew: I Am A Status Indian”.
Larkman, a second-year Common Law student, felt compelled to...
Angel Larkman, 2L, and her editor scrambled to get the story out and published in the Huffington Post Canada the day before it was closed. They were able to share Larkman’s personal story titled “It Took The Government 36 Years To Tell Me What ...
Born in mid-nineteenth-century New York, Eugene T. Kingsley worked as a railway brakeman in Montana until an accident left him a double amputee. His subsequent socialist activism brought him to Canada where he eventually became known to the government as “one of the most dangerous men in Canada”. Dr. Malhotra and Dr. Isitt offer a portrait of a f...
Born in mid-nineteenth-century New York, Eugene T. Kingsley worked as a railway brakeman in Montana until an accident left him a double amputee. His subsequent socialist activism brought him to Canada where he eventually became known to the government as...
Penny Collenette, LLB ’91, co-chaired the Advisory Committee of the Prosperity Project which recently called for a nation-wide childcare system. The Project penned an open letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, six other federal ministers and Opposition Leaders, signed by public policy...
Penny Collenette, LLB ’91, co-chaired the Advisory Committee of the Prosperity Project which recently called for a nation-wide childcare system. The Project penned an open letter to Finance Minister ...
The Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law grieves with Muslim communities from coast to coast following the devastating and targeted attack against a family doing the most human of things – taking a walk through their neighbourhood after dinner. We cannot imagine the pain and the fear felt at this moment by Muslim members of our Common Law community. To our Muslim colleagues, students, alumni, ...
The Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law grieves with Muslim communities from coast to coast following the devastating and targeted attack against a family doing the most human of things – taking a walk through their neighbourhood after dinner. We cannot imagine the pain and the fear felt at thi...