The BCL/LLB graduating class is setting out to change the face of the Faculty, with a crowdfunded class gift aimed at expanding the Faculty鈥檚 photo collection.
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Laval University鈥檚 Faculty of Law has awarded a Justitia Prize to Professor Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad.E. He received the Prize during the annual Quebec graduates鈥� cocktail, which was organized by the Dean of that Faculty, Professor Eug茅nie Brouillet, on May 15, 2014.
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Second-year law student Andrea Buitrago Carranza has been selected to participate in the聽2014 Universitas 21 Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), which will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 7 to 11. This year, the theme is Food Safety: From Farm to Table.
We are happy to announce that Emilie Conway, BCL/LLB鈥�13, has been selected by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to participate in the Court鈥檚 2014-2015 Judicial Assistants Programme.
Judicial Assistants are chosen to work directly with one judge, helping him or her in the preparation for hearings and the drafting of judgments.
Ms Conway was selected to work directly with the President of the Court, Judge Peter Tomka. She will begin work in September 2014.
The Faculty of Law was delighted to learn that one of its students received a Scarlet Key Award during a pining ceremony held at 海角精品黑料鈥檚 Faculty Club on March 26, 2014.
脡lo茂se Gagn茅, who served as the LSA鈥檚 president in 2013-2014 and was a member of the 2013 editorial board of the 海角精品黑料 Law Journal, received her Scarlet Key pin from Principal Suzanne Fortier, in recognition of her efforts to help support 海角精品黑料 and the broader community.
On April 8, the Barreau du Qu茅bec announced that it would award the 2014 Christine Tourigny Award of Merit to Adelle Blackett, a labour law professor at the Faculty of Law of 海角精品黑料.
Michelle Lahey (1L) is one of three Canadian students selected for a Jaimie Anderson internship in Ottawa this summer. Starting in May, Michelle will be working in the office of MP John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest).
As Michelle tells it, 鈥淢y passion is the Canadian political process, and I hope to work on the Hill in some capacity later in my career 鈥� I am absolutely delighted to be given this once in a lifetime opportunity!鈥�
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Me Helena Lamed, Director of the Legal Methodology Program and Faculty Supervisor of the Legal Clinic Course, and Dr. Nandini Ramanujam, Executive Director and Director of Programs of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, have been appointed to the rank of Associate Professor (Professional) in the Faculty of Law, effective April 1, 2014.
The Faculty warmly congratulates the seven Law students who have just been given the nod to clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2015-2016. They are:
On March 18, 2014, the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism of 海角精品黑料 was pleased to award Joseph Arvay, QC, the Robert S. Litvack Award for his exceptional public interest work and outstanding lifetime achievement.
Mediation at 海角精品黑料 (), a community mediation initiative run by law students, recently received a generous donation of $2,500 to support its activities. The gift was made by Me Eric Cadl, Me Douglas Mitchell (BCL鈥�88, LLB鈥�88), Me Odette Jobin-Laberge, the Hon. Louise Otis, and Me Sylvain Lussier, five Montreal practitioners who are among the authors of the book Recours et proc茅dures en appel, which received the Walter Owen Prize.
