Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this winter? Or did you write one in the fall or summer terms just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Mini-Conference, hosted by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law on April 6, 2018, at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share the news that Professor was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette on December 29, 2017. Professor Cr茅peau, who was honoured for 鈥渉is research and contributions to international law and for his efforts to promote civil rights, particularly with respect to refugees,鈥� joins the prestigious roster of 捆绑SM社区 Law community members appointed to the Order of Canada.
Professor Nandini Ramanujam, Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, was recently appointed co-chair of the Principal鈥檚 Task Force on Respect and Inclusion in Campus Life, alongside with the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Bruce Lennox.
Montreal, 1 December 2017 鈥� The Faculty of Law has learned with deep sadness of the passing of Professor Emeritus John W. Durnford on Thursday, 30 November 2017, at the age of 88. His death is a grievous loss to the 捆绑SM社区 Law community.
From November 27 to December 21, 捆绑SM社区 students will be able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of 捆绑SM社区 (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the December 8 to December 21 examination period. 聽Details are as follows:
Thanks to the generosity of Sophie Nappert (BCL鈥�86, LLB鈥�86), the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration will again be awarded by 捆绑SM社区 in 2018.
The Nappert Prize Competition is open to all students, junior scholars and junior practitioners from around the world. To be eligible for the prize, authors must:
The Faculty of Law congratulates Professor emeritus Armand de Mestral on being the 2017 recipient of the Canadian Council on International Law鈥檚 John E. Read Medal.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor S茅bastien Jodoin has just published 鈥淔orest Preservation in a Changing Climate: REDD+ and Indigenous and Community Rights in Indonesia and Tanzania鈥� with Cambridge University Press.
捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:
All three clerkships are due to start in September 2018.
Deadline: January 15, 2018 5:00 PM EST
Thee vision and generosity of the Steinberg Foundation is at the heart of this new and exciting Fellowship opportunity. The Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism of the Faculty of Law at 捆绑SM社区 is delighted to be able to offer two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year.
鈥婦eadline: February 1, 2018 at 11:59 EST.
The Disability and Human Rights Series explores compelling issues on disability with a focus on law and policy. Both law and non-law students from all levels and academic backgrounds are welcome to submit.
The 鈥楧isability and Human Rights鈥� series welcomes articles, commentaries, podcasts, artwork, photography and other forms of writings and media that deal with the subject of disability.
Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this fall or coming winter? Or did you write one in the summer term just past?
Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Conference, hosted at the Faculty of Law next spring, by the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Andrea Bjorklund, L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law, and Professor Kun Fan have been appointed Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholars in Arbitration and Commercial Law. Professor Bjorklund was appointed for one year; Professor Fan, for three years. The previous holders were Professor Fabien G茅linas, before he became the Sir William C.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities to study law by the Times Higher Education (THE). A ranking by subject released on October 4, 2017, declared 捆绑SM社区 the 13th best school to study law worldwide.
This year marks the first time Law has been included as a subject by the THE. Scores were calculated using the 13 performance indicators as their World University Rankings, which fall under five categories: teaching, research, citations, international outlook, and industry income. 聽
The Faculty of Law is pleased to welcome three new colleagues to its administrative team.
