Professor Jennifer Chandler’s term as the Bertram Loeb Chair in Organ and Tissue Donation has been renewed for a second five-year term, beginning on July 1, 2021. An expert in the study of the law and ethics of emerging biomedical technology, Professor Chandler is known nationally and internationally for her ground-breaking work in the areas of or...
Professor Jennifer Chandler’s term as the Bertram Loeb Chair in Organ and Tissue Donation has been renewed for a second five-year term, beginning on July 1, 2021. An expert in the study of the law and ethics of emerging biomedical technology, Profes...
Professor Richard Albert will spend the Fall 2021 term in residence at the Common Law Section as the inaugural Allan Rock Visiting Professor. Professor Albert will also serve as a Visiting Fellow with the uOttawa Public Law Centre.
Professor Richard Albert will spend the Fall 2021 term in residence at the Common Law Section as the inaugural Allan Rock Visiting Professor. Professor Albert will also serve as a Visiting Fellow with the uOttawa Public Law Centre.
Canadian Lawyer has released its list of nominees for the 2021 “Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada” honours. Among the nominees is the Common Law Section’s Professor Nathalie Chalifour in the category of “Changemakers” (3rd page of the voting survey).
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Canadian Lawyer has released its list of nominees for the 2021 “Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada” honours. Among the nominees is the Common Law Section’s Professor Nathalie Chalifour in the category of “Changemakers” (3rd&nb...
Professor Lynda Collins has published a new book entitled The Ecological Constitution: Reframing Environmental Law (Routledge), which sets out the necessary components of any constitution that could be considered “ecological” in nature. Re-imagining constitutions along these lines could play a vital role in building a sustainable fu...
Professor Lynda Collins has published a new book entitled The Ecological Constitution: Reframing Environmental Law (Routledge), which sets out the necessary components of any constitution that could be considered “ecological” in natur...
The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor John Packer as the Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution for a second four-year term, to June 30, 2025.
The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor John Packer as the Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution for a second four-year term, to June 30, 2025.
As Deans of the Civil Law Section and the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, we are horrified by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. We find it particularly abhorrent that these deaths were never documented by the authorities and that families and communities were not given the o...
As Deans of the Civil Law Section and the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, we are horrified by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. We find it particularly abhorrent that these de...
Professor François Larocque is one of the 2021 winners of the University of Ottawa’s Knowledge Mobilization Excellence Awards. He is being honoured for an innovative project that aims to involve the general public in improving the protection of language rights in Canada.
As a part of his research program as the holder of the ...
Professor François Larocque is one of the 2021 winners of the University of Ottawa’s Knowledge Mobilization Excellence Awards. He is being honoured for an innovative project that aims to involve the general public in improving the pr...
On May 8th, the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) University of Ottawa Chapter was awarded the Large Chapter of the Year at the 30th Annual BLSA Canada Conference!
As stated in BLSA Canada’s call for nomination:
"The COVID-19 crisis has created a lot of uncertainty for Black law students at almost every juncture of their journey throug...
On May 8th, the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) University of Ottawa Chapter was awarded the Large Chapter of the Year at the 30th Annual BLSA Canada Conference!
As stated in BLSA Canada’s call for nomination:
"The COVID-19 crisis has ...
Professor Teresa Scassa has been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of theExpert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering, which will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and discovery in Canada.
The use of artificial intelligence...
Professor Teresa Scassa has been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of theExpert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering, which will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (...