GLSA Annual Conference

"“Have you ever seen a glitch?” In The Matrix (1999), a glitch signals that something in the system is not working as intended, an unexpected flicker that exposes the gap between the world as designed and the world as experienced. Law often behaves the same way, as its structures, rules, and promises do not always align with how it operates in practice. Inspired by this influential classic, the Graduate Law Students Association (GLSA) of McGill University’s Faculty of Law is delighted to announce the 19th edition of the Annual McGill Graduate Law Conference, “A Glitch in the Law,” which will take place on May 7th –8th, 2026 at McGill University in Montreal.

 

For over five years, the GLSA Conference has uniquely intertwined cinematography and legal scholarship to illuminate pressing legal issues. From examining bias in Law and Prejudice (2022- 2023), to reimagining law’s evolution in Law and Behold (2023-2024), and analyzing the impact of crisis in the law in Anatomy of a Crisis (2024-2025), each edition has provided a platform for critical dialogue. This year’s theme upholds this tradition by inviting participants to engage with the tensions between the law as imagined and the law as actually lived."