New books and online database launched by the Crépeau Centre
On April 3, 2013, the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law launched three new books and a new resource website.
During a well-attended reception held in the Common Room, Professor Yaëll Emerich, interim director of the Centre, presented the books and a new database, and took the opportunity to warmly thank the many writers, editors, supporters and colleagues who participated in their preparation.
Government & Governance: Law’s Evolving Role
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.
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Tax Justice Research Symposium
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:
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Tax Justice Roundtable
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.
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Letter from Pr. Paul Dempsey, Director of the IASL, Regarding the Institute's Research Programs and Its Graduates
Dear IASL Alumni and Friends,
Recently, the McGill Daily published an article describing an effort by a student organization – Demilitarize McGill – to protest activities at several McGill University institutions, including the Institute of Air & Space Law [IASL], a graduate program of the Faculty of Law. The article erroneously states, "The IASL . . . conducts research for the U.S. Air Force." This is false. The IASL conducts no research for or on behalf of the USAF or any other military institution.
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Law student Marvin Coleby elected president of the Black Law Students Association of Canada
The Faculty was happy to learn that Marvin H. Coleby, VP external of the Black Law Students Association of McGill (BLSAM), has been elected President of the Black Law Students Association of Canada (BLSAC) for the 2013-2014 Term.
Marvin Coleby campaigned on a platform of youth empowerment, the refocusing of cultural and racial rights, closer Canada-US ties, and the implications of common and civil jurisdiction mixing for Black jurists.
Fabien Gélinas and Frédéric Bachand named first Norton Rose Faculty Scholars in Arbitration & Commercial Law
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professors Frédéric Bachand and Fabien Gélinas have been appointed Norton Rose Faculty Scholars in Arbitration and Commercial Law, for a two year term.
As holders of these Faculty Scholarships, Gélinas and Bachand, who are both active members of McGill's Private Justice and the Rule of Law research team, will be able to support a rich program of activities in international arbitration and commercial law.
Les transformations de la famille contemporaine: la parenté et la filiation sous la loupe du droit comparé
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.
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Conference on the Cost-effectiveness and Efficacy of Commercial Arbitration
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.
Six McGill Law Students to Clerk at Supreme Court of Canada in 2014
Six students of McGill's Faculty of Law will serve as law clerks to justices of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2014. They are Marc-André Roy (Justice Cromwell), Nicola Langille (Justice Fish’s successor), , Zain Naqi (Justice Moldaver), Molly Krishtalka (Justice Karakatsanis), Ian Dahlman (Justice LeBel’s successor), and Marcus Moore (Chief Justice McLachlin) [not in photo]. They are all in their third year of the BCL/LLB program.