Feature
Common Law Welcomes New Dean, Nathalie Des Rosiers
The Common Law Section is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathalie Des Rosiers as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. Her five-year mandate begins on July 1, 2013.
News
Professors Scassa, Judge and Paré Awarded SSHRC Partnership Grant
Professors Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law, Elizabeth Judge and Daniel Paré have been recently been awarded a research grant for their project “How the Geospatial Web 2.0 is Reshaping Government-Citizen Interactions”, led by Professor Renee Sieber of McGill University. (details)
Professor Scassa’s Research Program Renewed
Professor Teresa Scassa’s impressive new research program has recently been renewed under a mandate as the Canada Research Chair in Information Law for another five years.
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Alumna May Cheng (’91) Named Editor-in-Chief
Common Law alumna, May Cheng (’91) has recently been named the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intellectual Property. (details)
Carleton U to Honour uOttawa Professors Constance Backhouse and Kim Pate
On June 12, 2013, Carleton University will award honorary degrees to Professor Constance Backhouse and part-time Professor Kim Pate at its spring Convocation Ceremony. (details)
Spring Convocation 2013: Common Law Prizes and Medals
Each year at convocation, graduates of the Common Law Section are eligible for a broad range of prizes and medals, recognizing all manner of academic achievement and community involvement. The Common Law Section wishes to congratulate all prize and medal winners of the class of 2013. (details)
Public Law Group Hosts 3rd Annual Emerging Issues Conference
On the morning of May 23, 2013, the Public Law Group hosted the 3rd annual Emerging Issues in Canadian Public Law Conference, taking place in the Desmarais building over the course of the morning. (details)
Student Corner
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Change in Degree Designation: Converting Your LL.B. to a JD
L’AÉÉCLSS - Common Law Student Society
North American Consortium on Legal Education
NACLE promotes student and faculty exhchanges between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Human Rights in the Canadian Mining Sector
Academic Fraud During Exams
The Ottawa Law Review
The Ottawa Law Review, established in 1966, is a fully peer-reviewed, national legal journal published in both French and English by students, scholars and practitioners.
Blogs
Commentary and news from Teresa Scassa, Beauty in the Dark, Blogging fo Equality, CIPPIC, Debra Steger on CIPS, Errol Mendes on CIPS, IDTrail, Jeremy de Beer, Michael Geist, Ian Kerr and National Security Law.
