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Common Law’s twice graduated Dr. Ausma Sehanat Khan recently received rave reviews for her multi-volume epic fantasy series, the “Khorasan Archives” in the Toronto Star. Prior to being a full-time writer, she served as Editor in Chief of Muslim Girl magazine, the first magazine to address a target audience of young Muslim...

Congratulations to the organizers of the annual Souper Français which was held on January 8, 2021. It was a huge success with over 220 students, lawyers, judges and professors in attendance. The guest of honour was the Honourable Justice Andromache Karakatsanis of the Supreme Court of Canada who gave a beautiful speech.

Simon Coakeley, LLB ’83 and LLM ’93, former federal government executive, becomes the new CEO of the Canadian Bar Association on February 15, 2021.

Professor Natasha Bakht’s recent book, In Your Face: Law Justice and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada, and Professor Angela Cameron’s recent edited collection with Sari Graben and Val Napoleon, Creating Indigenous Property: Power, Rights, and Relationships, have both been named to The Hill Time’s List of the 100 Best Books in 2020...

La Fondation franco-ontarienne has chosen Common Law’s Anne Levesque as a finalist for a Prix Saphir (PDF, 82.52 KB) in the Community Engagment category.  The Prix Saphir aim to recognize and promote the commitment, excellence and influence of women in the Franco-Ontarian community.Professor Levesque gives countless volunteer h...

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law has earned a prestigious ranking on the Social Science Research Network’s (SSRN) list of the Top 500 International Law Schools.  uOttawa currently ranks 12th on the list of total downloads from international law schools for the last twelve months, and second among Canadian law schools.  This...

Governments once granted Internet platforms legal immunity from liability for the conduct of their users. But as issues like disinformation, cyber-bullying, and online defamation grow increasingly complex, a re-evaluation of long-held Internet policies has become crucial. Professor Michael Geist is taking on this challenge; he is aiming to develop solu...

Samantha Peters, JD ’16, is a proud alumna who lives law differently.

Congratulations to University of Ottawa Common Law alumna Annamie Paul, LLB ’95, who became the leader of the Green Party of Canada on October 3rd, 2020. She is the first Black person and first Jewish woman to be elected as the head of a national political party in Canadian history.

The Common Law Section launched in April 2020 the Summer Student Support Initiative (SSSI). The SSSI is one of the ways that the Faculty responded to the significant negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the availability of the usual summer experiential learning and employment activities for our students, with many jobs and other opportunities cancelled or postponed.