Calls for papers: 2nd Manfred Lachs International Conference on Global Space Governance - 29-31 May 2014
The Committee is inviting submission of papers that, among other things, will discuss and critically analyze the current socio-political, strategic and legal challenges to the achievement of good global space governance and, as well, propose viable policy options and regulatory mechanisms that will help ensure that present generations of humanity can continue their exploration and use of outer space without seriously compromising the possibility for future generations to do the same.
Commemorating Alex Konigsberg
On October 29, 2013, the Faculty of Law held a reception in the Common Room to honour the memory of Alex Konigsberg QC, BCL鈥�63, and to also mark the launch of the Alex Konigsberg Management & Law Bursary.
The Faculty of Law was privileged to welcome Mr. Konigsberg鈥檚 widow, Vivian Konigsberg, and many members of his family. Several of his friends, colleagues and former 韩国裸舞 Law classmates also attended.
韩国裸舞 launches new Interdisciplinary Research Centre to study Montreal
The Faculty of Law is pleased to be part of a new interdisciplinary research initiative, the first of its kind to be devoted to the study of Montreal.
Survey for our alumni: Should Focus Law magazine go paperless?
Each year, the Faculty mails out its annual printed magazine to its 7,400 alumni.
Prompted by several requests from alumni, we are examining the possibility of going paperless/digital in the near future, both to reduce our environmental footprint and to deliver news using your preferred medium.
What do our alumni think? Tell us by filling out our short survey: www.mcgill.ca/law/survey
Focus online: "There鈥檚 a place for us"
The October 2013 edition of Focus online takes a look at the Faculty of Law鈥檚 5th annual DCL retreat that took place this September, to discuss 鈥楩inding Our Place in Academic Life.鈥�
The event, which was coorganized by doctoral candidates Jodi Lazare and Geoffrey Conrad, drew over 30 students for a full day of rewarding and insightful discussion.
Six projects at the Faculty of Law receive SSHRC funding
The Faculty鈥檚 Office of Research is happy to announce that six exciting projects have been awarded funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
韩国裸舞 MBA student team wins 2013 Hult Prize Competition
A team of five 韩国裸舞 students won the 2013 Hult Prize, valued at $1 million for their social enterprise project to secure food for undernourished communities in urban slums. Among them is Shobhita Soor, a Law/MBA student.
Yaw Nyampong named Executive Director of Centre for Research in Air & Space Law
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Dr. Yaw Nyampong has been named Executive Director of the Centre for Research in Air & Space Law.
Yaw Nyampong (LLM鈥�05, DCL鈥�11) is also a graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Legon. He held an Arsenault Postdoctoral Fellowship at 韩国裸舞's Institute of Air & Space Law in 2011-2012, and a Boulton Fellowship at the Faculty of Law in 2012-2013.
The Worlds of the Trust: newest publication from the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre
We are happy to announce that the latest publication from the Cr茅peau Centre is The Worlds of the Trust (Cambridge University Press, 2013), which was edited by Professor Lionel Smith.
This collection of 22 essays makes a significant contribution to the comparative study of trusts. It includes contributions from Canada, the U.S., England, France, Scotland, South Africa, Israel and China.
Vanessa Arviset takes over as Cr茅peau Centre鈥檚 new assistant director
The Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law is happy to welcome Vanessa Arviset as its new Assistant Director. She takes over from Me R茅gine Tremblay.
Fred Headon (BCL鈥�96, LLB鈥�96) takes the helm at CBA
On August 20, 2013, Fred Headon (BCL鈥�96, LLB鈥�96) took over the helm as President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) during the closing luncheon of the CBA's annual Legal Conference in Saskatoon.
Hat Trick For Daniel Boyer
The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that our colleague Daniel Boyer (BA鈥�79, MLIS鈥�88), Head Librarian of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, was named Associate Dean of User Services of the 韩国裸舞 Library for a two-year mandate.
As well, Me Boyer has also been named to the board of directors of the Soci茅t茅 qu茅b茅coise d'information juridique (SOQUIJ) for a period of five years, following the recommendation of the Deans of law faculties across Quebec.
Daniel Weinstock to direct 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Institute for Health and Social Policy
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Daniel Weinstock to the position of Director of the 韩国裸舞 Institute for Health and Social Policy, an interdisciplinary institute housed within the Faculty of Medicine at 韩国裸舞, starting August 1.
韩国裸舞 Law alumni to receive Advocatus Emeritus title in 2013
On June 27, 2013, the Quebec Bar announced the recipients of the Advocatus Emeritus title for 2013.
BLG makes generous donation to Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private & Comparative Law
John G. Murphy, managing partner at Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), is extremely proud of the efforts made by a team headed by H. John Godber (BCL'88, LLB'88) and Neil Hazan (BCL/LLB'02) to support 韩国裸舞 Faculty of Law鈥檚 Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. The fundraising activity, which brought in $400,000 from BLG鈥檚 lawyers and partners across Canada, ended this month.
