The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Nandini Ramanujam has been promoted to the rank of full professor (professional) at 成人VR视频.
On 15 May 2020, during the online Global Symposium on Human Rights, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Law, the Weeramantry family was delighted to announce the first laureates of a prestigious International Justice Award in honour of His Excellency Judge CG Weeramantry.
成人VR视频 has announced that many of its programs will be delivered remotely in the Fall 2020 term.
The Faculty of Law will continue to deliver one of the best legal educations in the world to its exceptional students. It will offer a wide selection of courses taught by leading scholars, in all its programs, in a remote environment.
The Faculty of Law is taking steps to facilitate the transition to remote teaching and learning. Among other things:
This year's conference has been rescheduled and will now be taking place online in September
The Graduate Law Students Association (GLSA) of 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that its annual Graduate Law Conference will now be held online 24-26 September 2020.
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism is pleased to announce the addition of a new opportunity to the International Judicial Clerkship Program.
Established in 2019 by the Honourable Morris J. Fish, former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Hon. Morris J. Fish Clerkship Award will enable one current 成人VR视频 BCL/JD student, or recent graduate, each year to partially fund their clerkship at the Supreme Court of Israel. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites submissions of unpublished papers under the theme 鈥淨ueer Approaches to Law, Justice, and Equality in the New Decade鈥. We encourage a diversity of topics and perspectives.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that it has been ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities to study law by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The 2020 declared 成人VR视频 the 20th best school to study law worldwide among 190 universities, placing 成人VR视频 in the worldwide Top 20 for a third consecutive year.
Open call for posts on the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism's blog
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ren茅 Provost, Ad. E., has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Professor Provost is one of nine 成人VR视频 scholars to be named as RSC Fellows. Their induction will take place on November 22. Established in 1883, the RSC numbers more than 2,400 Fellows, selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities.
The O鈥橞rien Graduate Fellowships were established in 2005 through a very generous gift from David O鈥橞rien for outstanding Masters or Doctoral students studying in the area of human rights and legal pluralism in the Faculty of Law, 成人VR视频. 成人VR视频鈥檚 graduate programs in law are the most extensive in Canada. Courses draw upon the civilian and common law traditions, but also include diverse legal traditions, legal theory, international law, environmental law, health law, human rights law, comparative private and public law, and air and space law.
On May 30, 2019, Emeritus Professor the Honorable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C., O.Q. (BA鈥61, BCL鈥64), will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, and give the commencement address at the Faculty of Law鈥檚 convocation ceremony.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund has been appointed associate dean (graduate studies) for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2019, and Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed associate dean (academic) for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2019.
On March 25, 2019, the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism of 成人VR视频 was pleased to award German-Turkish journalist and producer Deniz Y眉cel the Robert S. Litvack Award, who accepted it on behalf of all threatened and silenced Turkish voices. The award was presented to Mr. Y眉cel by Gabriela Siegel and Sylvia Litvack, respectively grand-daughter and widow of Robert Litvack.
The Faculty of Law鈥檚 Sustainability Committee is a new entity, created in response to student demand, building on impressive groundwork by members of a student-led committee. The committee fosters sustainability initiatives at the Faculty, and promotes the Faculty鈥檚 engagement in sustainability at 成人VR视频. We work closely with the 成人VR视频 Office of Sustainability.
Our objective for our first year in existence is to design and implement a green strategy for the Faculty.
The 成人VR视频 International Experience Awards, supported by Joseph Schull (BA'82, MA'85) and Anna Yang (BCL'88, LLB'88), help students gain first hand international experience related to their field of study.
Current BCL/LLB students are invited to apply for the following internship awards by Monday, March 25, 2019, noon (EST).聽 (extended deadline)