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

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 matched by the University of Ottawa. Read more...

Employment Opportunity: Manager, French Common Law Program

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

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

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,” being held in the Gowlings Moot Court (FTX 147) in Fauteux Hall from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Read more...

25@25 Contest: Canada’s Future with Asia

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has launched a contest entitled 25at25, asking Canadians from ages 18 to 35 to create a video sharing their visions of Canada’s future with Asia.  The Foundation will team with the Faculty of Law and EDGE Network to host an Interactive Lunch Workshop on November 13, 2009 in Ottawa. Read more...

uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic Denounces Quebec Mining Act

Will Amos, staff lawyer at the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic, and Ecojustice intern Anne Audoin, released a pointed study of the Quebec Mining Act on November 5, 2009, which calls for urgent and profound reform of the act. Read more...

Yasir Naqvi (’99) Acclaimed as New President of the Ontario Liberal Party

Common Law alumnus Yasir Naqvi (’99), who serves as the member of provincial parliament for Ottawa Centre, has been acclaimed as the new president of the Ontario Liberal Party. Read more...

Ottawa Law Review Silent Auction & Inaugural Lecture

The Ottawa Law Review will launch two events on November 11, 2009:  The OLR Inaugural Lecture, with guest speaker Professor David Gilles of Sherbrooke University, and the OLR Silent Auction, which runs until November 18. Read more...

Alumna Cindy MacDonald Appointed to Ontario Superior Court

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 Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Cochrane. Read more...

Prof. Sheehy Addresses the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Professor Elizabeth Sheehy appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on October 29, 2009 to address the committee on its study of Bill C-15, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Read more...

Prof. Jeremy de Beer Discusses Traditional Knowledge and IP on CBC’s Spark

Professor Jeremy de Beer was heard on CBC Radio One’s Spark on October 25 & 27, 2009 discussing how intellectual property rights relate to the protection of indigenous traditional knowledge. Read more...