Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Dean and Full Professor in the Civil Law Section, and João Velloso, Assistant Professor in the Common Law Section, have been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant to fund the semi-annual conference of the Canadian Law and Society Association, which will take place at the University of Ottawa on October 18 and 19, 2019.
Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Dean and Full Professor in the Civil Law Section, and João Velloso, Assistant Professor in the Common Law Section, have been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant to fund the semi-annual conference of the Canadian Law and Society Association, which will take place at the University o...
Professor François Larocque has been awarded the prestigious Ordre des francophones d'Amérique by the Conseil supérieur de la langue française for his contributions to the preservation of the French language in North America. He was selected as the 2019 representative for Ontario.Professor Larocque, who hails from the Franco-Ontarian communit...
Professor François Larocque has been awarded the prestigious Ordre des francophones d'Amérique by the Conseil supérieur de la langue française for his contributions to the preservation of the French language in North America. He was selected as...
Congratulations to University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumna (class of 1999) Dr. Jula Hughes who has been named Dean of the Bora Laskin faculty of Law at Lakehead University.
Congratulations to University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumna (class of 1999) Dr. Jula Hughes who has been named Dean of the Bora Laskin faculty of Law at Lakehead University.
Mr. Greenspon is one of Canada’s leading lawyers and his induction into the American College of Trial Lawyers recognizes this. He practices criminal defence and personal injury litigation as the senior partner with Greenspon Granger Hill in Ottawa. Lawrence is the only lawyer in Ottawa who is a specialist certified by the Law Society of Ontario in both criminal and civil litigation. He co-founded ...
Mr. Greenspon is one of Canada’s leading lawyers and his induction into the American College of Trial Lawyers recognizes this. He practices criminal defence and personal injury litigation as the senior partner with Greenspon Granger Hill in Ottawa. Lawrence is the only lawyer in Ottawa who is a spec...
On September 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada sat in Winnipeg to hear the appeal in the case of Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, et al, an important case, dealing with the interaction between section 23 and section 1 of the Charter ...
On September 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada sat in Winnipeg to hear the appeal in the case of Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique, Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia, et ...
2019 was a very successful year for many of our graduate students. A total of 11 students were awarded external scholarships, for a cumulative total of over $400,000 of research funding. According to our scholars, obtaining a scholarship means a variety of things, from recognition, safety and joy, to production, validation and freedom. While certainly not the only indicator of success, these schol...
2019 was a very successful year for many of our graduate students. A total of 11 students were awarded external scholarships, for a cumulative total of over $400,000 of research funding. According to our scholars, obtaining a scholarship means a variety of things, from recognition, safety and joy, t...
How do you teach leadership? Can you truly train an individual to be a leader? An emerging interdisciplinary group of uOttawa faculty members is exploring innovative ways of doing just that. They are endeavouring to spread their leadership training methods across disciplines, to move leadership development beyond its traditional home in business schools, and to link the application of leadership d...
How do you teach leadership? Can you truly train an individual to be a leader? An emerging interdisciplinary group of uOttawa faculty members is exploring innovative ways of doing just that. They are endeavouring to spread their leadership training methods across disciplines, to move leadership deve...
Through a 9-year partnership with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, The United Nations has recently completed its preparation of twelve studies for the Repertory of the Practice of the United Nations.The Repertory is a legal publication containing analytical studies on the decisions of the Principal Organs of the United Nat...
Through a 9-year partnership with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, The United Nations has recently completed its preparation of twelve studies for the Repertory of the Practice of the United Nations.The Repertory is a legal ...
On September 10, 2019 the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced that Karen Jensen, former assistant dean and professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, has been appointed as Canada’s first Pay Equity Commissioner.
On September 10, 2019 the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced that Karen Jensen, former assistant dean and professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, has been appointed as Canada’s first Pay Equity Commissioner.
The Common Law Section is proud to announce that Professor Errol Mendes has been selected as a new fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), distinguishing him as one of Canada’s most valued and important scholars. He will be formally inducted at the RSC’s celebration of excellence in November, in Ottawa.The RSC is Canada’s senior na...
The Common Law Section is proud to announce that Professor Errol Mendes has been selected as a new fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), distinguishing him as one of Canada’s most valued and important scholars. He will be formally ...
