Ecojustice Lauded in Law Times Article

Friday, 13 July 2012 The uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic is profiled in a recent article in the Law Times, where it is celebrated for its innovative approach to public interest environmental law. Read more...

Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law 2012

Friday, 13 July 2012 From June 3 to June 8, 2012, Fauteux Hall played host to the 6th edition of the Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which offered both students and professionals an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of IHL and apply that knowledge in realistic case studies. Read more...

Sonya Nigam, Executive Director of HRREC, Discusses Women and Violence in Mexico

Thursday, 28 June 2012 Sonya Nigam, Executive Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) discusses Women and Violence in her June 25, 2012 column of Canadian Lawyer. Read more...

The Ecojustice Environmental Hansard

Wednesday, 20 June 2012 Lawyers and law students from the Ecojustice Clinic at the University of Ottawa have created a new tool to help you stay informed about environmental debates in the House of Commons. The Ecojustice Environmental Hansard is an easy-to-use website that collects, organizes and distills the federal political dialogue on our environment. Read more...

Prof. Kerr Testifies Before House of Commons Committee

Monday, 18 June 2012 Professor Ian Kerr testified before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics at the House of Commons on June 12, 2012. Read more...

uOttawa-Ecojustice Clinic Wins Award for Community Service-Learning

Thursday, 31 May 2012 On May 11, 2012 the J.W. McConnell Foundation recognized the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic as a leader in “community service learning.”  The Ecojustice clinic is the world’s first interdisciplinary public interest environmental law clinic. Read more...

Ecojustice Clinic Director, Will Amos, Appears Before Subcommittee on Resources Development

Tuesday, 29 May 2012 On May 29, 2012, Will Amos, Director of the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic, will appear before the Subcommittee on Bill C-38 of the Standing Committee on Finance for a hearing related to the Part III of Bill C-38 (Responsible Resources Development). Read more...

Centre for Law, Technology and Society hosts IP Scholars Workshop

Saturday, 26 May 2012 From May 23rd to 25th 2012 the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS) hosted more than twenty-five scholars and a number of graduate students from over a dozen Canadian universities and institutions to a workshop entitled the Multidisciplinary Approaches to Intellectual Property Law. Read more...

Part-Time Professor Alan Cohen Receives OBA Municipal Law Award

Thursday, 24 May 2012 Part-time Common Law Professor Alan Cohen will receive the Ontario bar Association Award for Excellence in Municipal Law at an awards dinner on June 5, 2012. Read more...