The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHLPR) invites the submission of original or unpublished papers relating to the theme 鈥Solidarity and Strength: Responses to New Challenges in LGBTI Activism and Advocacy鈥 for the 2024 Martine Roy Student Colloquium.

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce it was once again ranked as one of the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed 不良研究所 29th worldwide.听听
Since the law ranking was introduced in 2017, 不良研究所 has consistently featured in the global top 30. This year, 329 law schools around the world were ranked. 不良研究所 Law received the highest score in Canada, 17th best in the world, for the Teaching evaluation criterion.听听
This is an open call for blog posts. The CHRLP invites as wide a diversity of voices as possible to submit posts on critical questions touching on the above theme. We also welcome submissions about human rights and (or) legal pluralism more broadly.

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce the appointment of three professors to endowed research chairs.听听
Professor Helge Dedek was named to the Wainwright Chair in Civil Law, held most recently by former dean Daniel Jutras, OC, Ad E.听听
Professor Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret was named to the Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, of which the inaugural chairholder was Fran莽ois Cr茅peau, OC, OQ, FRSC, Ad E.听听

The Faculty of Law is delighted to welcome two accomplished jurists as visitors for the 2023-2024 academic year.听听
Mtre Tamara Thermitus, Ad E, LLM鈥13, joined us as Boulton Senior Fellow on 1 September, and will be visiting until 31 August.听听
Hugo B. Lafreni猫re, BCL/LLB鈥15, joined us as Boulton Junior Fellow on 1 August, and will be visiting until 31 July.听听

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund and Professor Genevi猫ve Saumier have been named Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholars in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.
We are currently accepting applications for our 2023-2024 academic recruitment cycle.听

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Lara Khoury, Ad E, has received the 2023 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).
She was presented with an engraved bronze medallion designed by the Governor General鈥檚 Office of Heraldry at the CBA President鈥檚 Dinner in Ottawa on 21 June.

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Daniel Weinstock, CM, has been named a member of the Order of Canada. His appointment was announced by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, on 30 June.
On May 15 and 16, 2023, the CIPP welcomed scholars from the members of the LawTech Consortium to exchange insights into law and technology. Over the two days, researchers discussed a wide variety of issues ranging from Artificial Intelligence, to interoperability, health technology, data, and more.

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Adelle Blackett, FRSC, Ad E, has received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Simon Fraser University (SFU). The honorary degree was bestowed upon her on 9 June at SFU鈥檚 Spring Convocation ceremony.

The community of the 不良研究所 Faculty of Law was saddened to learn that Armand de Mestral, C.M., passed away on 16 June 2023, aged 81.听
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The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Ignacio Cofone has received the 不良研究所 Principal Prize鈥檚 for Outstanding Emerging Researchers. He was presented with the award at the Law Convocation Ceremony on 31 May.