There is no silver bullet. We often hear this adage when discussing the complex dilemmas that pervade the 21st Century. This is especially true when it comes to resolving violent international conflict.
There is no silver bullet. We often hear this adage when discussing the complex dilemmas that pervade the 21st Century. This is especially true when it comes to resolving violent international conflict.
The Canadian communications industry generates roughly $70 billion annually in Canada and touches nearly every single Canadian in multiple and significant ways. But when it comes to shaping government policy and communications regulation, individual members of the public, along with academics and often precariously-funded public interest organizations, compete with multi-billion dollar telecom, in...
The Canadian communications industry generates roughly $70 billion annually in Canada and touches nearly every single Canadian in multiple and significant ways. But when it comes to shaping government policy and communications regulation, individual members of the public, along with academics and of...
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...
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 h...
Sarah Paquet, LLL ’93 and LLB ’01, has been awarded the CIBC Executive Leaders distinction by WXN, the only national organization that meaningfully propels and celebrates the advancement of women at all levels, in all sectors, and of all ages.
Sarah Paquet, LLL ’93 and LLB ’01, has been awarded the CIBC Executive Leaders distinction by WXN, the only national organization that meaningfully propels and celebrates the advancement of women at all levels, in all sectors, and of all ages.
2011 uOttawa Alumni Association Excellence Award winner, donor and former Toronto Alumni Council President, Marlon Reid, LLB ’99, has received the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award.
"It is, itself, a humbling experience to be mentioned in the same sentence as such a global icon as Martin Luther King Jr. To be celebrated in the name of MLK ...
2011 uOttawa Alumni Association Excellence Award winner, donor and former Toronto Alumni Council President, Marlon Reid, LLB ’99, has received the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award.
"It is, itself, a humbling experience to be mentioned in th...
While 2020 provided more than its fair share of disruptions, Common Law researchers repeatedly demonstrated a steadfast resilience, countering uncertain times with an exceptionally broad offering of knowledge and expertise. In 2020 alone, and in spite of COVID-19-related challenges, researchers from the Common Law Section published 17 books, covering a huge range of research topics.
While 2020 provided more than its fair share of disruptions, Common Law researchers repeatedly demonstrated a steadfast resilience, countering uncertain times with an exceptionally broad offering of knowledge and expertise. In 2020 alone, and in spite of COVID-19-related challenges, researchers from...
On November 27, 2020, Governor General Julie Payette announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including the Honourable Allan Rock, LLB ’71. Allan Rock is President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, and a Professor in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law where he teaches International Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict in International Law. He is also a member of the Comm...
On November 27, 2020, Governor General Julie Payette announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including the Honourable Allan Rock, LLB ’71. Allan Rock is President Emeritus of the University of Ottawa, and a Professor in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law where he teaches Int...
On November 16, a United Nations Security Council’s simulation with Common Law students representing Council members took place as part of Dr. Saeid Mirzaei Yengejeh’s Law of International Organizations course. The mock Security Council considered ways of combating the COVID-19 pandemic and unanimously passed a resolution calling for coordinated action to address the multidimensional aspects of th...
On November 16, a United Nations Security Council’s simulation with Common Law students representing Council members took place as part of Dr. Saeid Mirzaei Yengejeh’s Law of International Organizations course. The mock Security Council considered ways of combating the COVID-19 pandemic and unanimou...
Professor François Larocque has been awarded the prestigious Ordre de la Pléiade by the Ontario branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) for his contributions to the development of the French Language in Ontario.
Professor Larocque holds the Canadian Francophonie Research Chair in Language Rights. He has worked to...
Professor François Larocque has been awarded the prestigious Ordre de la Pléiade by the Ontario branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) for his contributions to the development of the French Language in Ontario.
Pr...