In June 2016, the Hague Conference on Private International Law convened a Special Commission to prepare a draft Convention on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.
The Hague Conference appointed Professor Genevi猫ve Saumier as a Co-Rapporteur of this Special Commission. She is one of two people charged in preparing the Explanatory Report that will accompany the finalized Convention, and she will be present during Convention negotiation rounds.
We are delighted to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor at 海角精品黑料.
Professor Jukier joined the Faculty of Law in 1985. For three decades, she has devoted her time to Faculty and University service, and inspired generations of students through her energetic, focused and brilliant teaching. Indeed, nearly half of Professor Jukier鈥檚 time at 海角精品黑料 has been spent in senior governance roles (three terms as Associate Dean, and one term as Dean of Students).
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Vrinda Narain has accepted the mandate of Associate Dean (Academic) in the Faculty of Law, for a three year term beginning September 1, 2016.
Professor Narain鈥檚 research and teaching focus on constitutional law, social diversity and聽feminist聽legal theory. She was a Boulton Fellow in 2007, before joining the Faculty of Law as an Assistant Professor in 2008. 聽
The Faculty is pleased to annonce that Professor Ya毛ll Emerich has been appointed Director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. Her mandate begins on July 1, 2016.
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Kirsten Anker has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor.
In recognition of his exceptional career as a jurist and academic, Professor Daniel Jutras, Ad. E., Wainwright Chair of Civil Law and Dean of the Faculty, will receive the Barreau du Qu茅bec 2016 M茅rite award.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Robert Leckey as Dean of the Faculty of Law at 海角精品黑料, starting July 1, 2016. 聽
Professor Leckey joined the Faculty of Law in 2006, and is currently a full professor and a William Dawson Scholar. He does research and teaches in the areas of constitutional law and family law, using a bilingual and transsystemic approach. He has received the 海角精品黑料 Law Students鈥� Association鈥檚 John W. Durnford Teaching Excellence Award (2009) and the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2010).
After many years of extraordinary service and scholarly commitment to 海角精品黑料, our colleagues Paul S. Dempsey and Margaret A. Somerville will be retiring respectively on June 1, 2016, and August 31, 2016.聽
It is with regret that the Faculty of Law and the Institute of Air and Space Law must announce the passing of Dr. Nicolas Mateesco Matte, OC, QC, FRSC, CR, SRC, on April 13, 2016, at the age of 102. Throughout his distinguished academic career, Nicolas Mateesco Matte contributed to the development and better knowledge of international air and space law.
The vision and generosity of the Steinberg Foundation is at the heart of this new and exciting Fellowship opportunity. The Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism of the Faculty of Law at 海角精品黑料 is delighted to be able to offer two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year.
鈥婦eadline:聽30 April 2016 at 11:59 pm EST.
Each聽summer, the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law organizes a series of seminars to promote the legal research of students from 海角精品黑料 and elsewhere. Attendance is open to all.
Progression of the series:
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Ram Jakhu has been appointed Director of the Research Center and the Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL), for a one-year term that will begin on June 1, 2016, when the outgoing director, Professor Paul S. Dempsey, will be stepping down.
