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The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund has been appointed associate dean (graduate studies) for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2019, and Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed associate dean (academic) for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2019.

Published on: 25 Apr 2019

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that five have been selected from among 91˿Ƶ Law students and recent graduates to serve as law clerks to justices of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2020-2021:

Published on: 10 Apr 2019

The Faculty of Law and the Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism are delighted to announce the winners of the 2018-2019 Baxter Family Competition:

  1. First Prize: Jan Raeimon Nato (BCL/LLB candidate, 91˿Ƶ, Montreal) – $5,000
    “Duties of Federal Loyalty: Lessons to Learn, Conversations to be Had”
  2. Second Prize: Berihun Gebeye (SJD Candidate, Central European University, Budapest) – $3,000
    “ Federal Theory and Federalism in Africa”
  3. Third Prize (ex-aequo) – $1000, to be shared:
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Published on: 2 Apr 2019

From April 1- 30 (April 19-22 Easter long weekend excluded) 91˿Ƶ students will be able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of 91˿Ƶ (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the April 15 to April 30 examination period. Details are as follows:

Published on: 1 Apr 2019

91˿Ƶ’s Institute of Air and Space Law () and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations () are delighted to announce that they have partnered to offer a pre-professional internship to current students and recent graduates of the IASL.

Published on: 28 Mar 2019

It is with mixed feelings of sadness and pride that the Faculty of Law announces that Professor Mark Walters will be leaving 91˿Ƶ to take up the role of dean at Queen’s University’s Faculty of Law on July 1, 2019.

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Published on: 28 Mar 2019

The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund has been elected a vice-president of the governing Executive Council of the American Society of International Law () at the organization’s 113th annual meeting in Washington D.C. on March 27. Upon sharing the news, the ASIL highlighted Professor Bjorklund’s active involvement in the leadership of the ASIL dating back a number of years.

Classified as: Fortier Chair
Published on: 27 Mar 2019

On March 25, 2019, the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism of 91˿Ƶ was pleased to award German-Turkish journalist and producer Deniz Yücel the Robert S. Litvack Award, who accepted it on behalf of all threatened and silenced Turkish voices. The award was presented to Mr. Yücel by Gabriela Siegel and Sylvia Litvack, respectively grand-daughter and widow of Robert Litvack.

Published on: 27 Mar 2019

The Faculty of Law’s Sustainability Committee is a new entity, created in response to student demand, building on impressive groundwork by members of a student-led committee. The committee fosters sustainability initiatives at the Faculty, and promotes the Faculty’s engagement in sustainability at 91˿Ƶ. We work closely with the 91˿Ƶ Office of Sustainability.

Our objective for our first year in existence is to design and implement a green strategy for the Faculty.

Published on: 20 Mar 2019

The 91˿Ƶ International Experience Awards, supported by Joseph Schull (BA'82, MA'85) and Anna Yang (BCL'88, LLB'88), help students gain first hand international experience related to their field of study.

Current BCL/LLB students are invited to apply for the following internship awards by Monday, March 25, 2019, noon (EST). (extended deadline)

Published on: 13 Mar 2019

The Faculty is pleased to announce that doctoral candidate and O’Brien Graduate Fellow was awarded the 2018Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media in the Graduate Students, Research Associates and Post-Doctoral Fellows category.

Published on: 28 Feb 2019

91˿Ƶ’s Faculty of Law was ranked as the 22Իbest law school worldwide in the 2019 World University Rankings by Subject, published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), slightly up from 23rd place in 2018. Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 35 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper.

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Published on: 27 Feb 2019

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Payam Akhavanand Professor Frédéric Mégrethave been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, effective 1 March 2019.

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Published on: 25 Feb 2019

The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to invite submissions for its Eighth Annual Conference, to be held on May 10-11, 2019, at 91˿Ƶ Faculty of Law in Montreal, Quebec. The purpose of the conference is to highlight, develop, and promote the scholarship of younger scholars of Comparative Law. Planning for the Conference is undertaken by the YCC Program Committee in consultation with the Annual Program Committee of the ASCL.

Published on: 22 Jan 2019

Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for class this winter? Or did you write one in the fall or summer terms just past?

Get experience presenting your work and enjoy sharing your ideas with colleagues and professors by participating in the BLG Student Research Conference, hosted by the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law on March 15, 2019, at 91˿Ƶ’s Faculty of Law.

Published on: 16 Jan 2019

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