University of Ottawa | Common Law News

Secretariat of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Receives $2 Million Endowment Fund

Amanda Leslie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:03:02 +0100

The Secretariat of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, has received an anonymous donation of $1 million which is being mat...

Employment Opportunity: Manager, French Common Law Program

Amanda Leslie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:21:05 +0100

The Common Law Section invites applications for a one-year contract position as Manager of the French Common Law Program.

The Manager of the French Common Law Program will prov...

6 Common Law Professors to Perform Their Best Lecture at Production of �So You Think You Can Teach�

Amanda Leslie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:12:17 +0100

On Friday, November 13, 2009, six Common Law professors will perform their best five-minute lecture at the law school’s production of “So You Think You Can Teach,” b...

25@25 Contest: Canada�s Future with Asia

Andrew Kuntze — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:37:44 +0100

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has launched a contest entitled Will Amos, staff lawyer at the Ottawa Law Review will launch two events on November 11, 2009:� The O...

Alumna Cindy MacDonald Appointed to Ontario Superior Court

Andrew Kuntze — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:27:56 +0100

On October 23, 2009, Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson appointed Faculty of Law graduate Cindy MacDonald (LL.L. 1991, LL.B. 1993) to the Professor Elizabeth Sheehy appeared before the Professor Jeremy de Beer was heard on CBC Radio One’s Superior ...

Prof. Kerr Receives OBA Karen Spector Award for Excellence in Privacy Law

Amanda Leslie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:52:52 +0100

Professor Ian Kerr was awarded the Programme de droit...

Faculty of Law Alumnus Assistant Editor of New Canadian International Affairs Magazine

Amanda Leslie — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15:26 +0100

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh (LL.B. 2003; LL.L. 2005), currently a lawyer with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, is co-fou...

Common Law Student Danardo Jones Awarded 2009 FMC-sponsored BBPA Scholarship

Andrew Kuntze — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:45:18 +0100

First-year Common Law student Danardo Jones was awarded the 2009 Black Business & Professional Association (BBPA) national scholarship f...

Two Common Law Alumni Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

Andrew Kuntze — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:19:56 +0100

Two Common Law Alumni, Justice Patrick James Boucher (’96) and Justice Jean Legault (’88), have been appointed to the

Prof. Magnet Publishes New Book on Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Andrew Kuntze — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:41:05 +0100

Professor Joseph Magnet and Professor Errol Mendes has authored an op-ed for the October 28, 2009 edition o...

JSD Tory Writing Award Winners

Amanda Leslie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:32 +0100

The JSD Tory Writing Award winners for 2008-09 are Stephanie Markovich and Kiernan Murphy.

This award of $2000 divided amongst the successful applicants was cr...

Prof. Backhouse Delivers Annual Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Lecture

Amanda Leslie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:35:05 +0100

Professor Constance Backhouse delivered the annual

Professors Foucher and Power cited in Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Quebec�s Bill 104

Andrew Kuntze — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:12 +0100

The Supreme Court of Canada, which on October 22, 2009 declared Bill 104 modifying Que...

Graduate Studies and Alternative Careers in Law Fair

Amanda Leslie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:32:09 +0100

The Faculty of Law will hold its Graduate Studies and Alternative Careers in Law Fair on Thursday, October 29 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Tsampalieros Atrium in Fauteux H...

Water as a Human Right: Examining the Next Step in Canada�s Water �Story�

Amanda Leslie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:53:42 +0100

The University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre, in conjunction with the Common Law Section, h...

Prof. Steger Receives Two New Appointments

Andrew Kuntze — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:07:56 +0100

Professor Debra Steger was recently appointed as Senior Fellow with the

Prof. Amir Attaran Takes Government to Court over Release of Detainee Photos

Andrew Kuntze — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:07:34 +0100

Professor Amir Attaran has filed an application in Federal Court to force the <...