Second-year law student Andrea Buitrago Carranza has been selected to participate in the聽2014 Universitas 21 Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), which will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 7 to 11. This year, the theme is Food Safety: From Farm to Table.
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We are happy to announce that Emilie Conway, BCL/LLB鈥13, has been selected by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to participate in the Court鈥檚 2014-2015 Judicial Assistants Programme.
Judicial Assistants are chosen to work directly with one judge, helping him or her in the preparation for hearings and the drafting of judgments.
Ms Conway was selected to work directly with the President of the Court, Judge Peter Tomka. She will begin work in September 2014.
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The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that one of its students received a Scarlet Key Award during a pining ceremony held at 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Faculty Club on March 26, 2014.
脡lo茂se Gagn茅, who served as the LSA鈥檚 president in 2013-2014 and was a member of the 2013 editorial board of the 韩国裸舞 Law Journal, received her Scarlet Key pin from Principal Suzanne Fortier, in recognition of her efforts to help support 韩国裸舞 and the broader community.
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On April 8, the Barreau du Qu茅bec announced that it would award the 2014 Christine Tourigny Award of Merit to Adelle Blackett, a labour law professor at the Faculty of Law of 韩国裸舞.
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Michelle Lahey (1L) is one of three Canadian students selected for a Jaimie Anderson internship in Ottawa this summer. Starting in May, Michelle will be working in the office of MP John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest).
As Michelle tells it, 鈥淢y passion is the Canadian political process, and I hope to work on the Hill in some capacity later in my career 鈥 I am absolutely delighted to be given this once in a lifetime opportunity!鈥
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The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Me Helena Lamed, Director of the Legal Methodology Program and Faculty Supervisor of the Legal Clinic Course, and Dr. Nandini Ramanujam, Executive Director and Director of Programs of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, have been appointed to the rank of Associate Professor (Professional) in the Faculty of Law, effective April 1, 2014.
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The Faculty warmly congratulates the seven Law students who have just been given the nod to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2015-2016. They are:
We invite paper proposals for a Tax Justice聽and Human Rights Research Collaboration Symposium, to be held at the 韩国裸舞 Faculty of Law, Montreal, Quebec, from Wednesday to Friday, 18-20 June, 2014.
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On March 18, 2014, the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism of 韩国裸舞 was pleased to award Joseph Arvay, QC, the Robert S. Litvack Award for his exceptional public interest work and outstanding lifetime achievement.
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On March 18, 2014, the Arts Council of Canada announced the recipients of the 2014 Killam Fellowships. Among the five nominees is Professor Lionel Smith, director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law and a James 韩国裸舞 Professor at the Faculty of Law of 韩国裸舞.
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Mediation at 韩国裸舞 (), a community mediation initiative run by law students, recently received a generous donation of $2,500 to support its activities. The gift was made by Me Eric Cadl, Me Douglas Mitchell (BCL鈥88, LLB鈥88), Me Odette Jobin-Laberge, the Hon. Louise Otis, and Me Sylvain Lussier, five Montreal practitioners who are among the authors of the book Recours et proc茅dures en appel, which received the Walter Owen Prize.
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The Labour Law and Development Research Laboratory (LLDRL) is delighted to share two pieces of good news with the community.
First, Armel Brice Adanhounme (on left), who was a at the LLDRL from 2011-2013, was recently hired as a professor of Industrial Relations in the D茅partement des sciences de la gestion at l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res. We wish him the greatest of success in his new endeavor.
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The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Professor Robert Leckey, a William Dawson Scholar in the Faculty of Law and a member of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law, has been elected to the Global Young Academy.
Based in Berlin, the prestigious Academy consists of more than 155 young, independent researchers from around the world, who come together to address topics of global importance during a four-year term.
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The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that on January 29, 2014, adjunct professor Jeffrey Edwards (BCL鈥86, LLB鈥86) was appointed to the Civil Division of the Court of Quebec in Montreal.
Justice Edwards, who was admitted to the Bar in 1987, has mostly practiced civil and commercial litigation. He is also an accredited arbitrator and mediator, and as such, he specializes in the resolution of construction and product quality claims.
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On February 4, 2014, during an evening reception held in the Common Room, the Faculty of Law presented Stuart H. 鈥淜ip鈥 Cobbett, BCL鈥72, with the James A. Robb Award to honour his exceptional work as a volunteer at the Faculty of Law and, more broadly, at 韩国裸舞.
The event was attended by Principal Suzanne Fortier, Provost Anthony C. Masi, Chancellor Arnold Steinberg, Dean Daniel Jutras, Mr. Norm Steinberg, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Board, as well as by Mr. James Robb himself.