Professor David Lametti Appointed Federal Justice Minister
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor David Lametti, BCL’89, LLB’89, MP for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, has been appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Call for submissions - McGill Graduate Law Students Association's Annual Conference
The Graduate Law Students Association (GLSA) of McGill University’s Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the 12th annual McGill Graduate Law Conference, to be held on 8-9 May 2019, in Montreal, Canada.
Applications open for two international law internship awards
The McGill International Experience Awards, supported by Joseph Schull (BA'82, MA'85) and Anna Yang (BCL'88, LLB'88), help students gain first hand international experience related to their field of study.
Current BCL/LLB students are invited to apply for the following internship awards by Monday, March 25, 2019, noon (EST). (extended deadline)
Adelle Blackett Appointed to Court Challenges Program’s Expert Panel
The Faculty is pleased to share that Professor Adelle Blackett, Ad. E., has been appointed to the Human Rights Expert Panel of the Government of Canada’s renewed Court Challenges Program.
Call for abstracts: “Disability: Dignity and Inclusion”
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism invites McGill students and recent McGill graduates to submit abstracts of essays or work in progress for presentation on Friday, March 15, 2019 at a half-day conference to be held as part of the 2018-2019 Disability and Human Rights Initiative.
Deadline: January 21, 2019.
Aaron Mills named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Constitutionalism and Philosophy
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Aaron Mills has been named the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Indigenous Constitutionalism and Philosophy, effective as of 1 August 2019.
Andra Syvänen, BCL/LLB’14, to join the Faculty as Assistant Dean (Admissions and Recruitment)
The Faculty of Law is pleased to welcome Andra Syvänen, BCL/LLB’14, to its administrative team. She will take over the role of Assistant Dean (Admissions and Recruitment), beginning November 19, 2018.
Allison Christians to receive Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching at Fall Convocation
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Allison Christians will receive the Principal’s Prize in Teaching Excellence during the Fall Convocation on November 26.
Brian Peebles joins McGill Law as Assistant Dean (Strategic Planning)
The Faculty of Law is pleased to welcome Brian Peebles to its administrative team. He took over the role of Assistant Dean (Strategic Planning) on October 9, 2018.
New book by Yaëll Emerich receives the Walter Owen award
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Yaëll Emerich’s recently published book Droit commun des biens: perspective transsystémique has received the Walter Owen Book Prize from the Foundation for Legal Research.
McGill Law ranked 14th worldwide
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that it has been ranked among the world’s top universities to study law by theTimes Higher Education (THE).
Meet our new Indigenous Initiatives Student Coordinators
We are delighted to announce that BCL/LLB candidates Laura Davis and Jared Miller were hired to help support Indigenous initiatives at the Faculty of Law.
Laura and Jared will seek to build partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations, meet with stakeholders to determine the needs of Indigenous students at the Faculty, and further develop the L.E.X. Outreach program to reach more Indigenous youth.
Head Librarian Daniel Boyer to receive Advocatus Emeritus distinction
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Daniel Boyer, Ad. E., Wainwright Librarian and Head of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, will receive the Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) title from the Barreau du Québec in 2018.
Announcing the winners of the 2018 Nappert Prize
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 Nappert Prize in International Arbitration. A panel of eight distinguished judges selected the following three papers from among more than 80 entries.
Ronald Niezen appointed 2018-2019 William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair for Canadian Studies at Harvard
The Faculty of Law is pleased to congratulate Professor Ronald Niezen on his appointment as 2018-2019 William Lyon Mackenzie King Chair of Canadian Studies at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
