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Tina Piper appointed Acting Dean

webfull — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:33:44 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Associate Dean (Academic) Tina Piper has been appointed Acting Dean for the Faculty of Law, following the appointment of Justice Robert Leckey to the Superior Court of Quebec. Her appointment, effective immediately, was announced by Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi on 28 January 2025.

Published: 30 January 2025

Dean Robert Leckey appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec

webfull — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:57:31 +0000

With mixed feelings, the Faculty of Law extends its sincerest congratulations to the Hon. Robert Leckey on his appointment to the Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal. His appointment, effective immediately, was announced by the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on 27 January 2025. Justice Leckey replaces Justice Christian Immer, BCL’91, LLB’91, who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal of Quebec.

Published: 27 January 2025

Prestigious chairs renewed for two colleagues

webfull — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:45:09 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the reappointment of Professor Allison Christians as holder of the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Taxation Law, and Professor Marie Manikis as William Dawson Scholar. Their appointments have been renewed for seven and five years, respectively.

Published: 23 January 2025

�� Law ranked among the world’s top law faculties by the Times Higher Education

webfull — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:06:03 +0000

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce it was once again ranked as one of the world’s top universities at which to study law. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed �� 33rd worldwide.  

Since the law ranking was introduced in 2017, �� has consistently featured in the global top 35. This year, 389 law schools around the world were ranked.  

Published: 22 January 2025

New phase of Chancellor Day Hall modernization begins: construction work to come in 2025

webfull — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:39:52 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the start of long-awaited modernization of its teaching facilities. The second floor of New Chancellor Day Hall will be completely remodelled to create larger, updated classrooms, fit for our professors’ current pedagogical approaches.

Published: 20 January 2025

Call For Papers | Blg Student Research Mini-conference

webfull — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:54:52 +0000

February 17, 2025 | 13:00 – 14:30

Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for a seminar this semester? Or did you write one in the summer term 2024?

Published: 7 January 2025

Rosalie Jukier named Sir William C. Macdonald Chair

webfull — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:14:42 +0000

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed to one of the Faculty of Law’s Sir William C. Macdonald Chairs, effective 1 January 2025.

Established in 1895, the Macdonald Chairs are among the oldest endowed positions at ��.

Published: 7 January 2025

Adelle Blackett appointed Senior Advisor to the Director-General at UN’s International Labour Organization

webfull — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:45:51 +0000

The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has been appointed senior advisor to Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.

Published: 16 December 2024

Pierre-Gabriel Jobin awarded CBA’s Crépeau Medal

webfull — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:49:15 +0000

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that the Quebec Division of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA-Quebec) has awarded its Paul-André-Crépeau Medal to Wainwright Professor Emeritus of Civil Law Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad E. The medal was presented to him by Jonathan Pierre-Étienne, president of the CBA-Quebec, on 5 December, after an introduction by Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E.

Published: 6 December 2024

Alicia Hinarejos awarded European Commission’s Jean Monnet Chair

webfull — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:47:45 +0000

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Alicia Hinarejos has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Law. Her three-year appointment began on 1 September 2024.

Granted by the European Commission, these prestigious chairs aim to enhance teaching and research in European Union (EU) studies at higher education institutions worldwide. Professor Hinarejos becomes �� Law’s second Jean Monnet Chair holder, following in the footsteps of the late Professor Armand de Mestral, CM.

Published: 25 November 2024

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