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.
Emeritus Professor Blaine Baker (1952-2018)
The Faculty of Law has learned with deep sadness of the passing of Professor Emeritus G. Blaine Baker.
Call for applications: Postdoctoral Fellow in Health and Law
The McGill Research Group on Health and Law (RGHL) at McGill University’s Faculty of Law is seeking a postdoctoral fellow for a one-year period, with a start date during the 2018–2019 Academic Year. About the Research Group on Health and Law (www.mcgill.ca/healthlaw)The RGHL is a research network that seeks to foster the sharing of scholarship and ideas among professors and stu
Vincent Forray takes the directorship of the Crépeau Centre
The Faculty is pleased to announce that Professor Vincent Forray has been appointed Director of the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law for a two-year term. His mandate will begin on July 1, 2018.
François Crépeau reappointed as Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor François Crépeau, holder of the Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, has been reappointed as Director of the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) for a two-year term, effective August 1, 2018.
Mugambi Jouet to join the Faculty as Boulton Fellow in 2018 and Assistant Professor in 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Mugambi Jouet will be joining the Faculty as Boulton Fellow, starting on August 1, 2018, before being appointed Assistant Professor on August 1, 2019.
Kerry Sloan to join the Faculty of Law as Assistant Professor in 2019
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Kerry Sloan will be joining the Faculty as an Assistant Professor, starting August 1, 2019.
