91˿Ƶ News - Faculty of Law /channels/news_feeds/all/term/law_fac/rss en Call for Applications - International Clerkships Program 2026-2027 /channels/channels/news/call-applications-international-clerkships-program-2026-2027-369521 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><b>Deadline: January 20, 2026, 5:00 PM ET</b></p> <p>91˿Ƶ’s <a href="/humanrights/">Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism</a> (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:</p> <ul> <li>a 12-month clerkship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA);</li> <li>a 10-month fellowship at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).</li> </ul> <p>The clerkships are due to start in September 2026.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:07:14 +0000 webfull 213911 at /channels Angela Campbell appointed 91˿Ƶ’s next Provost /channels/channels/news/angela-campbell-appointed-mcgills-next-provost-369274 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law congratulates <a href="/law/profs/campbell-angela">Professor Angela Campbell</a> on her appointment as <strong>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic)</strong> of 91˿Ƶ! Her new role will be effective February 1, 2026.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:52:54 +0000 webfull 213620 at /channels René Provost Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award /channels/channels/news/rene-provost-wins-prestigious-lifetime-achievement-award-368880 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor René Provost, FRSC, Ad E, has been awarded the Léon-Gérin Québec Prize.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/rene_provost_landscape.jpg?itok=xfgTXn66" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:09:01 +0000 webfull 213211 at /channels Aaron Mills wins President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching /channels/channels/news/aaron-mills-wins-presidents-prize-excellence-teaching-368809 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Professor Aaron Mills has received the 91˿Ƶ President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching in the Assistant Professor category. He received the award at the Fall Convocation Ceremony on October 14, 2025.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/aaron_mills.jpg?itok=bt5ddWSI" width="160" height="95" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:13:17 +0000 webfull 213129 at /channels Executive Director Dr. Stefan-Michael Wedenig appointed Assistant Professor (Professional) /channels/channels/news/executive-director-dr-stefan-michael-wedenig-appointed-assistant-professor-professional-368786 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The 91˿Ƶ Institute of Air and Space Law is pleased to announce the appointment of IASL Executive Director Stefan-Michael Wedenig as Assistant Professor (Professional) at the Faculty of Law, 91˿Ƶ.<br /> Prof. Wedenig holds a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from 91˿Ƶ, as well as a Magister Iuris (Mag.iur.) from Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/img_4762_6.jpeg?itok=IOrcw7AJ" width="160" height="213" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">6 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:04:45 +0000 webfull 213106 at /channels Vrinda Narain Promoted to Full Professor /channels/channels/news/vrinda-narain-promoted-full-professor-368570 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor <strong>Vrinda Narain</strong> has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/vrinda_narain_landscape.jpg?itok=SXb-G3vn" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:58:04 +0000 webfull 212868 at /channels Professor Wendy Adams to retire /channels/channels/news/professor-wendy-adams-retire-367052 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>With sincere gratitude for her years of service, the Faculty of Law announces the retirement of Professor Wendy Adams, who has been a valued member of our academic community since 2003. Her retirement will be effective on November 10, 2025.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:21:05 +0000 webfull 211144 at /channels In Memoriam: Nahum Gelber, CM, KC, BCL’57 /channels/channels/news/memoriam-nahum-gelber-cm-kc-bcl57-366923 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law mourns the passing of <strong>Nahum Gelber, CM, KC, BCL’57</strong>, a distinguished alumnus and cherished friend of our community.</p> <p>Mr. Gelber’s visionary philanthropy made possible the creation of the <strong>Nahum Gelber Law Library</strong>, inaugurated in 1998. This state-of-the-art facility has since become a cornerstone of legal scholarship at 91˿Ƶ, offering students a bright, open, and welcoming space for study and reflection. More than three decades later, the Gelber Library remains a beloved and vital part of campus life.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/web_announcement_nahum_gelber.jpg?itok=VZ5dNdKE" width="160" height="95" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:08:31 +0000 webfull 211000 at /channels Brittany Williams honoured for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion /channels/channels/news/brittany-williams-honoured-her-commitment-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-366840 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that <strong>Brittany Williams</strong>, BCL/LLB’19, received the <strong>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award</strong> of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSP). The award was presented to her at the 2025 NALSP Conference in Columbus, Ohio.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/web_annoucement_brittany_williams.png?itok=Nhpmwls9" width="160" height="95" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:09:39 +0000 webfull 210906 at /channels Jennifer Raso wins CALT Scholarly Paper award /channels/channels/news/jennifer-raso-wins-calt-scholarly-paper-award-366050 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor <a href="/law/profs/raso-jennifer"><b>Jennifer</b> <b>Raso</b> </a>has received the Scholarly Paper Award of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT). She was honoured for her article “<a href="https://academic.oup.com/ojls/article/45/2/415/8093107">Data Entry and Decision Chains: Distributed Responsibility and Bureaucratic Disempowerment in the UK’s Universal Credit Programme</a>”, co-authored with Victoria Adelmant.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/jennifer_raso_landscape.jpg?itok=kybVEamy" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:26:45 +0000 webfull 210050 at /channels