- Faculty of Law
Self-Regulation on Steroids? The Canadian Judicial Council
Professor Richard Devlin, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, will speak about some of his recent work, which offers a critique of the Canadian Judicial Council’s complaints and discipline process.
This talk will be of interest to those interested in the study of ethics, judicial institutions, civil procedure, and alternative modes of dispute resolution.
A light lunch will be offered.
...Robot Rules: Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Jacob Turner, an Oxford graduate and UK barrister, will be speaking on his book "Robot Rules: Regulating Artificial Intelligence", which has been foreworded by the former UK Supreme Court President, Lord Neuberger.
...DCL Thesis Defence: Claris Harboun
DCL candidate Claris Harboun will be defending her thesis, "Lawbreaking as Lawmaking: Redefining Women’s Everyday Resistances to Injustice," which was written under the supervision of Professor Shauna Van Praagh.
DCL Thesis Defence: Jodi Lazare
DCL candidate Jodi Lazare will be defending her thesis, "Judicial Reliance on the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: Spousal Support and Soft Law Across Canadian Jurisdictions," which was written under the supervision of Professor Robert Leckey.
DCL Thesis Defence: Geoffrey Conrad
DCL candidate Geoffrey Conrad will be defending his thesis, "Making Sense of Who We Are: Justification, Community and Judgment In Section 7 of The Canadian Charter," which was written under the supervision of Professor Alana Klein.
The ILO Supervisory Bodies at a Crossroads: A Discussion
Please join us for the third class in the "Transnational Futures of International Labour Law" series.
...Mediation of Systemic Conflict
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism welcomes Andréa Morrison, co-Director of the PlatesFormes Project, Director of Global Dialogue Inc. (globaldialogue.ca), Mediator at la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse.
...Droit d'auteur c. Google : L'Europe contre-attaque
The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy welcomes Professor Valérie-Laure Benabou, Université d’Aix Marseille.
...Booming Industry, New Challenges: IP Issues and Video Games
The McGill Intellectual Property Law Student Association welcomes Michael Shortt.
...La pertinence persistante des premiers exemples de la transnationalité du droit international du travail
Please join us for the fourth class in the "Transnational Futures of International Labour Law" series.
...Access to Care & The Constitutionalization of the Right to Health
The McGill Journal of Law and Health (MJLH) is pleased to present its 11th annual Colloquium, titled Access to Care & The Constitutionalization of the Right to Health. The aim of this bilingual, student-led initiative is to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on issues that lie at the intersection of health and law. Students and professionals from all fields are welcome to attend. ...
La responsabilité sociale corporative, post-Rana Plaza
Please join us for the fifth class in the "Transnational Futures of International Labour Law" series.
...Le droit OHADA (Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des affaires) et la distinction droit civil / droit commercial : quelles influences ?
The Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law invites you to a 2018-2020 Civil Law Workshop with Professor Yvette Rachel Kalieu Elongo (Dschang School of Law and Political Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroun).
...Making the Case for Housing as a Right
The Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism welcomes Fulbright Fellow Leah Goodridge, Supervising Attorney of the Housing Project at Mobilization for Justice, New York, NY.
...The relationship between Forced Labour and Decent Work in Transnational Labour Law
Please join us for the sixth class in the "Transnational Futures of International Labour Law" series, on "The relationship between Forced Labour and Decent Work in Transnational Labour Law: Case studies of International Labour Law on Prison Labour and Domestic Work."
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