uOttawa alumna Bernadette Clement, LLL ’87 and LLB ‘88, made history in 2018 when she became the first Black woman in Ontario to be elected as mayor. She was also the first woman to become mayor of Cornwall. Less than three years later, in June 2021, she became the fourth Black woman appointed to the Senate of Canada.
uOttawa alumna Bernadette Clement, LLL ’87 and LLB ‘88, made history in 2018 when she became the first Black woman in Ontario to be elected as mayor. She was also the first woman to become mayor of Cornwall. Less than three years later, in June 2021, she became the fourth Black woman appointed to th...
uOttawa alumna Bernadette Clement, LLL ’87 and LLB ‘88, made history in 2018 when she became the first Black woman in Ontario to be elected as mayor. She was also the first woman to become mayor of Cornwall. Less than three years later, in June 2021, she became the fourth Black woman appointed to the Senate of Canada.
uOttawa alumna Bernadette Clement, LLL ’87 and LLB ‘88, made history in 2018 when she became the first Black woman in Ontario to be elected as mayor. She was also the first woman to become mayor of Cornwall. Less than three years later, in June 2021, she became the fourth Black woman appointed to th...
Dr. Frankie Young, Ph.D. ‘21Her thesis is titledEtuaptmumk: Considering Indigenous Economic Development Through Two-Eyed Seeing and was supervised by Professors P.M. Vasudev and Larry Chartrand.The thesis is “grounded in the Mi’kmaq principle of Etuaptmumk, Two-Eyed Seeing—concerned with engaging multiple perspectives...
Dr. Frankie Young, Ph.D. ‘21Her thesis is titledEtuaptmumk: Considering Indigenous Economic Development Through Two-Eyed Seeing and was supervised by Professors P.M. Vasudev and Larry Chartrand.The thesis is “grounded in the Mi’k...
Her thesis is titled “A Principled Approach: The Mandatory Application of the Gladue Principles at Review Board Hearings”. The thesis was conducted under the supervision of our colleague from the Common Law Section, Dr. Joao Velloso, and the jury unanimously recommended it for an award.
Madam Justice O’Bonsawin is Abenaki and a member of Odanak Firs...
Her thesis is titled “A Principled Approach: The Mandatory Application of the Gladue Principles at Review Board Hearings”. The thesis was conducted under the supervision of our colleague from the Common Law Section, Dr. Joao Velloso, and the jury unani...
As part of a bilingual course, entitled Feminist Law Reform/Réforme féministe du droit, taught by Professor Martha Jackman, students must write an op-ed on an issue related to an injustice and calling for an urgent reform of the law.
As part of a bilingual course, entitled Feminist Law Reform/Réforme féministe du droit, taught by Professor Martha Jackman, students must write an op-ed on an issue related to an injustice and calling for an urgent reform of the law.
Les professeurs Vincent Caron, Marie-France Fortin et Mariève Lacroix reçoivent des subventions de la Fondation du Barreau du Québec pour la rédaction d’articles portant sur le droit étatique en temps de crise, le droit de la responsabilité civile extra contractuelle au Québec et le droit étranger.
Les professeurs Vincent Caron, Marie-France Fortin et Mariève Lacroix reçoivent des subventions de la Fondation du Barreau du Québec pour la rédaction d’articles portant sur le droit étatique en temps de crise, le droit de la responsabilité civile extra contractuelle au Québec et le droit étranger.
To help revitalize Indigenous legal systems and provide a more respectful welcome to Indigenous learners on an academic path in law, the University of Ottawa’s Civil Law Section is launching a new certificate in Indigenous law.The certificate is the first French-language Indigenous law program in Canada. It will offer Indigenous learners an introd...
To help revitalize Indigenous legal systems and provide a more respectful welcome to Indigenous learners on an academic path in law, the University of Ottawa’s Civil Law Section is launching a new certificate in Indigenous law.The certificate is the...
Professor Constance Backhouse’s recently published edited collection, Royally Wronged: The Royal Society of Canada and Indigenous Peoples (McGill-Queens University Press) and Professor Craig Forcese’s edited collection, Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community (University o...
Professor Constance Backhouse’s recently published edited collection, Royally Wronged: The Royal Society of Canada and Indigenous Peoples (McGill-Queens University Press) and Professor Craig Forcese’s edited collection, Top Secre...
Professor Yan Campagnolo’s most recent book, Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy (UBC Press), has been named to The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021. The book explores whether or not decision-making at the highest levels of government can maintain a tradition of secrecy in an era when the state executive i...
Professor Yan Campagnolo’s most recent book, Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy (UBC Press), has been named to The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2021. The book explores whether or not decision-making at the h...