Faculty of Law events

Join us for the annual conference of the Association québécoise de droit comparé (AQDC). The theme of this year's conference will touch upon issues of contemporary family law using a comparative approach. Former Dean of Law Nicholas Kasirer, now a Justice at the Quebec Court of Appeal, will preside over the proceedings. This half day conference will be followed by a cocktail reception. Student pricing is available.

Join us for the Graduate Law Students Association's annual conference, whose title this year will be Government and Governance: Law's Evolving Role. The main themes will revolve around Law and transnational regimes; Coordinating governance regimes; Law through comparative approaches; and Marginalisation and access to justice. Prof. David Dyzenhaus (U. Toronto) will give the keynote speech.

The question of reasonable accomodations in Quebec, which in the past was largely a legal issue, has become a driving force in the public discourse. Coexistence among diverse cultures has also taken on a life of its own in the media with the so-called "Reasonable Accomodation Crisis" and attendant ideological disputes, cystallizing identity politics and feeding various academic and public polemics.

McGill's Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) and the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) invite you to this conference, which will be an opportunity to reflect and exchange information on a number of topics in space safety and sustainability of national and international interest. The conference will also a forum to promote mutual understanding, trust, and the widest possible professional international cooperation in such matters.

Arbitration may allow companies to resolve their disputes more efficiently and at a lower cost. However, this approach is sometimes underused. How can corporate lawyers, arbitrators and practitioners take better advantage of this alternative method of dispute resolution? This theme will be addressed by our panelists and speakers, who are among the best specialists in Commercial Arbitration in Quebec.

Air and space transportation systems over the last few decades have evolved remarkably over the past decades, including the appearance of vehicles that can operate seamlessly in the atmosphere and in outer space, and which pose challenges to the international legal boundaries, as well as to airspace and outer space legal regimes. Featuring seven separate sessions and a gala dinner, this two-day conference aims to: (a)   assess the current situation and future plans for aerospace transportation;

Professor Allison Christians, holder of the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law at McGill University, invites you to a panel discussion on tax justice. Panelists: John Christensen, Tax Justice Network (UK) Diana Gibson, Canadians for Tax Fairness James Henry, Chair, Global Alliance for Tax Justice and former Chief Economist, McKinsey & Co.

The Tax Justice Research Symposium aims to bring together academic researchers and graduate students, investigative journalists and campaigners to exchange information on tax justice research being done, identify research needs and gaps and develop strategies to facilitate research and collaboration between researchers and campaigners. Opening talk: "Global Research Agenda on Tax Justice" with John Christensen (Tax Justice Network, UK) Topics will include: 

The Fifth annual McGill Conference on International Aviation Liability & Insurance will provide a review of contemporary laws, jurisprudence and developments in International Air Law and Liability Insurance from the perspective of airlines, airports, ANSPs, insurers, manufacturers and lessors. This event brings together some of the world’s leading experts to address the following topics: