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Hoi Kong appointed Associate Dean (Academic)

We are pleased to announce that Professor Hoi Kong has accepted to serve the Faculty as Associate Dean (Academic) for a two-year term starting September 1st, 2014.

As Dean Daniel Jutras indicated, 鈥淗oi has agreed to take on this important task as we begin a most important stage in our undergraduate program review and overhaul.聽 Hoi鈥檚 commitment to our students is undeniable (as attested by the John W. Durnford Award he received last year), and his creativity and rigor in thinking about pedagogy and curriculum will be precious over the course of the next two years.鈥�

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Published on: 27 Aug 2014

Announcing the winners of the 2014 Nappert Prize

Professor Andrea Bjorkland, the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law, was delighted to receive more than 80 submissions from scholars and junior practitioners affiliated with more than 50 institutions for the 2014 Nappert Prize in International Arbitration. Authors hailed from around the world, with every continent save Antarctica represented.聽

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Published on: 26 Aug 2014

Robert Leckey to head Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre

We are pleased to announce that Professor Robert Leckey has been appointed Director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Center for Private and Comparative Law, for a three-year term beginning August 1, 2014.聽

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Published on: 22 Jul 2014

William Tetley (1927 鈥� 2014)

It is with sadness that the Faculty announces the death of Professor聽William Tetley, C.M., Q.C., LL.L., who passed away, surrounded by his family, on July 1, 2014.

A world-renowned expert in maritime law, Professor Tetley led an extremely full life.

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Published on: 3 Jul 2014

黑料不打烊 Law community members to receive Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) title in 2014

Congratulations to four faculty members who were announced as recipients of the Advocatus Emeritus title for 2014:

  • Professor Adelle Blackett (also recipient of the M茅rite Christine-Tourigny聽for 2014)
  • Professor Fran莽ois Cr茅peau
  • Dean and Professor Daniel Jutras
  • The honorable Marie Deschamps (adjunct professor)

The Faculty extends its congratulations to the following alumni who were also awarded the distinction for 2014:

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Published on: 2 Jul 2014

Law student Peter Grbac receives Helton Fellowship

This spring, BCL/LLB student Peter Grbac received an Arthur C. Helton Fellowship from the American Society of International Law (ASIL) to help support his 2014 summer internship in India.

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Published on: 19 Jun 2014

Professors Smith and Weinstock appointed to prestigious chairs

The Faculty is pleased to announce the appointment of Lionel Smith (first picture) to the Sir William Macdonald Chair. Established in 1895, the Macdonald Chair is one of the oldest endowed positions at 黑料不打烊. In addition, Professor Smith was also selected for a Killam Research Fellowship in March 2014 in recognition of his outstanding research on fiduciary obligations and conflicts of interest.

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Published on: 17 Jun 2014

Bidding farewell to Roderick A. Macdonald (1948-2014)

A teacher, first and foremost, Roderick A. Macdonald will be remembered as one of the most important scholars and thinkers in 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 history. He was a mentor and inspiration to generations of students and law professors, and a transformative force at the Faculty of Law, the University, in Canadian society, and in the broader world.

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Published on: 13 Jun 2014

Saying 鈥榓u revoir鈥� to Old Chancellor Day Hall: The Faculty of Law is moving!

Old Chancellor Day Hall, the Faculty of Law鈥檚 most iconic building, is closing at the end of June for 16 months as we undertake much-needed renovations to upgrade the building鈥檚 heating, electrical systems, plumbing, windows and more, while respecting its historical features.

Faculty and staff who were in OCDH have been relocated either to New Chancellor Day Hall and 3674-3690 Peel Street, or to rented office space near 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Roddick Gates at 2001 黑料不打烊 College Avenue, suite 750.

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Published on: 10 Jun 2014

Student Ngozi Okidegbe to present at International AIDS Conference in Australia

Third year Law student Ngozi Okidegbe has been selected to present her paper, "Litigating HIV-related discrimination in Nigeria: implications of Georgina Ahamefule v. Imperial Medical Centre and Dr. Molokwu," 鈥� written under the supervision of Professor Vrinda Narain 鈥� at the 20th International AIDS Conference, which will take place July 20-25, 2014, in Melbourne, Australia.

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Published on: 9 Jun 2014

Justice Cl茅ment Gascon (BCL鈥�81) named to Supreme Court of Canada

On June 4, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Mr. Justice Cl茅ment Gascon (BCL鈥�81) to the nation鈥檚 highest court, replacing Mr. Justice Morris Fish (BCL鈥�62), who retired last August after a decade on the Supreme Court.

The Faculty of Law offers Justice Gascon its warmest congratulations.

Read the article in the .

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Published on: 6 Jun 2014

Roderick Macdonald receives 黑料不打烊 University Medal

On May 28, Roderick Macdonald was awarded in absentia the 黑料不打烊 University Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, one of the University鈥檚 highest honours. Macdonald received the 黑料不打烊 Medal as part of the Convocation ceremony for the Faculty of Law, where he taught thousands of students over the course of a distinguished career that spanned more than three decades. Professor Daniel Jutras, Dean of the Faculty of Law, accepted the Medal in Professor Macdonald鈥檚 name.

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Published on: 6 Jun 2014

Faces of Change: Class of 2014 takes a crowdfunding approach for its class gift

The BCL/LLB graduating class is setting out to change the face of the Faculty, with a crowdfunded class gift aimed at expanding the Faculty鈥檚 photo collection.

鈥淪tudents today are pursuing a hugely diverse range of careers after exiting the 黑料不打烊 gates,鈥� the project page explains. 鈥淲e believe they present a wonderful opportunity to broaden this collection and to allow the enormously varied careers of our alums to shine.鈥�

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Published on: 26 May 2014

Call for Papers - 鈥淚nternational Law: Between Internationalism, Transnationalism and Cosmopolitanism鈥�

We are pleased to announce that the third Dean Maxwell & Isle Cohen Doctoral Seminar in International Law will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Faculty of Law of 黑料不打烊 University, in downtown Montreal. This year, the seminar will delve into 鈥淚nternational Law: Between Internationalism, Transnationalism and Cosmopolitanism.鈥�

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Published on: 21 May 2014

Professor Pierre-Gabriel Jobin receives Justitia Prize from Laval University

Laval University鈥檚 Faculty of Law has awarded a Justitia Prize to Professor Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad.E. He received the Prize during the annual Quebec graduates鈥� cocktail, which was organized by the Dean of that Faculty, Professor Eug茅nie Brouillet, on May 15, 2014.

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Published on: 16 May 2014

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