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The Rideau Hall Foundation has announced that the Canadian Partnership for International Justice (CPIJ) — which includes five Common Law professors — is one of the recipients of the eighth annual Governor General’s Innovation Awards. These awards recognize transformational Canadian innovations that create a positive impact in Canada and inspire the next generation of innovators.

Les personnes en détresse psychologique sont surreprésentées dans le système de justice pénale. Depuis 30 ans, toutefois, on observe de nettes améliorations dans la façon dont le système priorise les traitements et la réadaptation en santé mentale. Cela dit, la santé mentale en contexte de justice suscite maintenant de nouveaux débats : faut-il procéder à d’autres réformes du Code criminel?

For the second year in a row, a uOttawa Common Law student has won a prize for her essay on wrongful convictions.

It has been a Supreme semester at the Faculty!

On March 25, the Faculty hosted the finals of the 2nd annual LeClair x uOttawa Metaverse Moot.

The following story was written by 2L Common Law student, Valérie Pilote (J.D. Candidate 2024) as part of the series BEYOND THE CLASS. The series shares first-hand accounts of experiential learning opportunities and op-eds written by our students.

The fifth edition of the Michel Bastarache Moot Court Competition took place March 17 to 19. The event, held annually at uOttawa, allows students from various Canadian law schools to develop superior mooting skills in French while expanding their knowledge of language rights.

The Ottawa Law Review is now accepting English- and French-language submissions for publication in its next issue. The submission deadline is May 12, 2023.

The Center for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau has contributed to Vulnerable Connections, a report released by the Council of Canadian Academies examining the impact of information and communications technologies on society, the investigative challenges, and policy opportunities to mitigate online harms and crimes.

En langue crie, le mot Kawaskimhon fait référence à « parler en ayant la connaissance ». Un mot bien particulier pour désigner un concours d’ordre juridique autochtone aux côtés du droit fédéral, provincial et international. Cette simulation n’est pas inconcevable puisqu’elle se concentre principalement sur l’atteinte d’un consensus.