As more people receive COVID-19 vaccines, the issue of vaccine passports has become a hot topic in Canada. A vaccine passport could be used to certify that an individual has received specific vaccines, potentially granting privileges such as travelling across a border or being permitted to access certain venues like restaurants or concerts. The regulation of these passports raises many questions,...
As more people receive COVID-19 vaccines, the issue of vaccine passports has become a hot topic in Canada. A vaccine passport could be used to certify that an individual has received specific vaccines, potentially granting privileges such as travelling across a border or being permitted to access c...
Dean Marie-Eve Sylvestre and co-authos Nicholas Blomley (Simon Fraser University) and Céline Bellot (Université de Montréal) have been awarded the 2021 W. Wesley Pue Book Prize by the Canadian Law and Society Association for their 2020 book Red Zones: Criminal Law and the Territorial Governance of ...
Dean Marie-Eve Sylvestre and co-authos Nicholas Blomley (Simon Fraser University) and Céline Bellot (Université de Montréal) have been awarded the 2021 W. Wesley Pue Book Prize by the Canadian Law and Society ...
The Employment Law Clinic has recently launched for its second summer, taking on new employment law matters from June 1, 2021, and running until September 1, 2021. The Clinic primarily aims to serve people living on low-income who are experiencing work-related legal problems and who cannot afford a lawyer. Clinic services are available pro bono (for free) and in both official languages.
The Employment Law Clinic has recently launched for its second summer, taking on new employment law matters from June 1, 2021, and running until September 1, 2021. The Clinic primarily aims to serve people living on low-income who are experiencing work-related legal problems and who cannot afford a ...
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...
Le 7 mai 2021 s’est tenu le colloque 411 du 88ème Congrès de l’Acfas, un évènement scientifique organisé autour d’un réseau francophone immense (6000 personnes ont assisté au Congrès cette année).
Le 7 mai 2021 s’est tenu le colloque 411 du 88ème Congrès de l’Acfas, un évènement scientifique organisé autour d’un réseau francophone immense (6000 personnes ont assisté au Congrès cette année).
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...
