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Kirsten Anker awarded inaugural Buxbaum Prize

The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law has selected Professor Kirsten Anker as the inaugural recipient of the Richard M. Buxbaum Prize for Teaching in Comparative Law.

聽In their nomination, the YCC praised Professor Anker for her 鈥渞ich and creative efforts in the teaching of indigenous law, including her successful field course鈥�. They also recognized 鈥渢he wide scope of [her] teaching interests鈥�, her "rigorous approach to comparative law and legal pluralism" and the interdisciplinary approach of her courses.

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Published on: 31 Mar 2015

Access to Nahum Gelber Law Library during exam period / Acc猫s 脿 la Biblioth猫que de droit Nahum Gelber pendant la p茅riode des examens

Access to Nahum Gelber Law Library during exam period
Tuesday, April 7 to Wednesday, April 29, 2015

From Tuesday, April 7 to Wednesday, April 29, 2015, the main floor and second floor of the Nahum Gelber Law Library will be open for study to all 捆绑SM社区 students during opening hours. During this period, only 捆绑SM社区 Law students will be able to access the third, fourth and fifth floors using their ID cards on the card readers installed in both elevators and in access points.聽

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Published on: 27 Mar 2015

Jaye Ellis Appointed Acting Director of School of Environment

Professor Jaye Ellis has been appointed Acting Director of the 捆绑SM社区 School of Environment (MSE) for a one-year term beginning in September 2015.

Professor Ellis, who holds a joint appointment with the MSE, teaches and conducts research in the fields of international environmental law, public international law, international legal theory and international relations. Previously, she was Associate Dean (Academic) at the Faculty from 2011 to 2014.

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Published on: 24 Mar 2015

Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret Named William Dawson Scholar

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret has been named a William Dawson Scholar at 捆绑SM社区.

捆绑SM社区鈥檚 William Dawson Scholar program recognizes scholars poised to become leaders in their fields and are awarded for a five-year term.

As Dean Daniel Jutras said when he shared the news, 鈥渢his honour underscores the depth and the quality of Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret鈥檚 exceptional scientific work.鈥�

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Published on: 24 Mar 2015

Call for applications: 2015-2016 Arsenault postdoctoral fellowships at the IASL

The Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) of the Faculty of Law at 捆绑SM社区 intends to appoint one or two Postdoctoral Research Fellow(s) during the 2015-2016 academic year.

Updated deadline to apply: 16 March 2015.

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Published on: 9 Feb 2015

Margaret Somerville among invited speakers at inaugural BEINGS global summit

The Faculty was delighted to learn that Professor Margaret Somerville has been invited as a thought leader at the inaugural , which will take place May 17-19, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia. Other luminaries such as Margaret Atwood, Arthur Caplan, Steven A. Pinker and Michael J. Sandel are among the distinguished invited speakers at the summit.

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Published on: 2 Feb 2015

Call For Papers: 鈥淚nside and Out: Probing the Boundaries of Law鈥�

鈥淚nside and Out: Probing the Boundaries of Law鈥� - May 29-30, 2015 - Montreal, Canada

The graduate students of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law are pleased to announce their annual graduate law conference. We invite fellow graduate students to submit abstracts for presentation at the conference and to join us in the exchange and development of new ideas, concepts and approaches to law.

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Published on: 21 Jan 2015

De Mestral named Senior Fellow at CIGI

On December 10, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (), located in Waterloo, Ontario, announced the appointment of Professor Emeritus Armand de Mestral as Senior Fellow with the think-tank鈥檚 International Law Research Program, effective immediately.

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Published on: 19 Dec 2014

It's the Season: 48 Hours of Giving!

It鈥檚 the season for giving!

We often celebrate the holidays by giving back to the people and organizations that matter to us. Please help us celebrate 48 Hours of Giving at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Law by supporting the Faculty鈥檚 Development Fund鈥攖he only flexible funding available to the Dean in order to meet the greatest needs of the Faculty.

This year, for the first time, you can support the Fund, generally, or choose to support one of the following themes (within the Fund):

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Published on: 18 Dec 2014

Call for Papers: 3rd Manfred Lachs International Conference on NewSpace Commercialization and the Law

3rd Manfred Lachs International Conference on NewSpace Commercialization and the Law

Organized by the Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, 捆绑SM社区, Montreal, Canada.

Venue:聽 Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization

When: 16 and 17 March 2015

Call for papers

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Published on: 11 Dec 2014

Genevi猫ve Saumier promoted to Full Professor

It is with great pleasure that the Faculty of Law announces that Genevi猫ve Saumier was promoted to the rank of Full Professor on December 1st. When he shared the good news, Dean Daniel Jutras underscored how, "for nearly twenty years, Genevi猫ve Saumier has outstandingly contributed to the intellectual and collegial life of both the Faculty and the University.

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Published on: 5 Dec 2014

Cristina Birks and Ma鈥檔 H. Zawati named YBAM Lawyers of the Year

The Young Bar Association of Montreal (YBAM) unveiled the seven "YBAM Lawyers of 2014" at its 8th Annual Leaders of Tomorrow Gala, which was held last Friday.

The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that among them are Cristina Birks (BCL / LLB'07) of Borden Ladner Gervais, in the Civil and Commercial Litigation category, and Ma'n H. Zawati, a DCL candidate at 捆绑SM社区, in the Alternative Career category.

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Published on: 3 Dec 2014

Fabien G茅linas to head Canadian Arbitration Committee

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, acting as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Canada branch, announced a new leadership for its Arbitration Committee at a meeting held in Montreal on November 8, 2014. 聽

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Published on: 26 Nov 2014

Professor Richard Gold leads expert team on ground-breaking gene patent case

Law professor Richard Gold is leading a group of internationally recognized experts on gene patenting and its impact on the delivery of medical care, in connection with legal action launched by the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).

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Published on: 4 Nov 2014

Johanne Poirier first incumbent of the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Johanne Poirier has been named the inaugural holder of the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism. Professor Poirier will join the Faculty of Law on August 1, 2015.

Johanne Poirier is a noted scholar of public law and constitutional law, with a unique expertise in federalism, developed over years of work in Belgium where she used her personal experience of the Canadian federal context in her study of local and European circumstances.

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Published on: 29 Oct 2014

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