We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Signa Daum Shanks as an Associate Professor on July 1, 2021. Julie Ada, Hassan Ahmad and Brandon D. Stewart will also join our Faculty, as Replacement Professors for two-year terms. They all teach in the English Program.
Their fields of expertise range from Indigenous Governance, to Human Rights, to Environmental Law to Comparative Law.
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Signa Daum Shanks as an Associate Professor on July 1, 2021. Julie Ada, Hassan Ahmad and Brandon D. Stewart will also join our Faculty, as Replacement Professors for two-year terms. They all teach in the English Program.
Their fields of ex...
Professor Samuel Singer has been awarded the Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA) Article Prize for his paper "Trans Rights Are Not Just Human Rights: Legal Strategies for Trans Justice”, which argues that current human rights laws are not sufficient to address legal challenges facing trans people.
Professor Singer’s article explores Canadian t...
Professor Samuel Singer has been awarded the Canadian Law and Society Association (CLSA) Article Prize for his paper "Trans Rights Are Not Just Human Rights: Legal Strategies for Trans Justice”, which argues that current human rights laws are not suffici...
Professor Suzanne Bouclin has published a new book entitled Women, Film, and Law: Cinematic Representations of Female Incarceration (UBC Press), which examines how popular fictional depictions of women’s imprisonment explore, shape, and refine beliefs about women who are incarcerated.
Professor Bouclin argues that fictional depicti...
Professor Suzanne Bouclin has published a new book entitled Women, Film, and Law: Cinematic Representations of Female Incarceration (UBC Press), which examines how popular fictional depictions of women’s imprisonment explore, shape, a...
The Biennial Research Report for the Common Law Section, covering the years 2018-2020, is now available online (PDF, 5.12 MB).This report was produced under conditions unlike any previous such effort. It offers a glimpse of research activities and achievements at the Common Law Section covering the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years, or more pre...
The Biennial Research Report for the Common Law Section, covering the years 2018-2020, is now available online (PDF, 5.12 MB).This report was produced under conditions unlike any previous such effort. It offers a glimpse of research activities and a...
As COVID-19 continues to challenge Canada and the world in unprecedented ways, the scientific community has focused efforts on a wide range of responses, from developing vaccines to deploying new digital technologies to help track and contain the pandemic. Professor Michael Geist has made repeated valuable contributions to this ongoing discourse.
As COVID-19 continues to challenge Canada and the world in unprecedented ways, the scientific community has focused efforts on a wide range of responses, from developing vaccines to deploying new digital technologies to help track and contain the pandemic. Professor Michael Geist has made repeated v...
Professor François Larocque has been selected as one of four new Fellows of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, bringing his knowledge and expertise to the Foundation and its Scholars as they embark upon their 2021-2024 Scientific Cycle on the theme of Language, Culture and Identity.
Trudeau Fellows are selected based on their r...
Professor François Larocque has been selected as one of four new Fellows of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, bringing his knowledge and expertise to the Foundation and its Scholars as they embark upon their 2021-2024 Scientific Cycle...
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.
