/law/taxonomy/term/3/all en /law/channels/news/daniel-weinstock-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada-359375 <p>The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Daniel Weinstock, CM, FRSC, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).  </p> <p>Elected by their peers, fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities, and the sciences, as well as in public life. Professor Weinstock was elected to the RSC’s Academy of Arts and Humanities. </p> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:13:44 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 9048 at /law /law/channels/event/techaccel-showcase-359086 <h4>Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by <strong><a href="/engine/" title="">The ����ֱ�� Engine</a> </strong>will be present to demo their projects and businesses!</h4> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:50:50 +0000 admin 9047 at /law /law/channels/event/10th-mcgill-annual-strategic-space-law-course-359018 &������;����;��&������;����;��&������;����;/��&������;����; Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:07:01 +0000 admin 9046 at /law /law/channels/news/sarah-riley-case-wins-calt-scholarly-paper-award-358228 <p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor <a href="/law/fr/profs/riley-case-sarah"><b>Sarah Riley Case</b></a> has received the Scholarly Paper Award of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT). Her paper “<a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4582603">To Protest for Black Life during the Pandemic: Resistance and Freedom in a Settler State</a>” won the annual competition.</p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:06:04 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 9029 at /law /law/channels/news/joshua-nichols-promoted-and-granted-tenure-358227 <p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Joshua Nichols has been promoted to the rank of associate professor, with tenure, effective 1 June 2024.</p> Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:45:00 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 9027 at /law /law/channels/news/new-and-extended-appointments-facultys-senior-leadership-358222 <p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce new and extended appointments to its senior leadership team.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:50:49 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 9025 at /law /law/channels/news/dean-robert-leckey-receives-cba-hero-award-357972 <p>We are delighted to announce that the Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section (SAGDA) of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) recognized Dean <b>Robert Leckey</b>, Ad E, with its Hero Award on 16 July 2024.</p> <p>This prestigious award recognizes excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for LGBTQ2+ people.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:29:54 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 9014 at /law /law/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871 <p><em>����ֱ�� honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James ����ֱ�� Professor, James ����ֱ�� Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.</em></p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:27:04 +0000 admin 9002 at /law /law/channels/news/new-professorial-hire-faculty-357677 <p>We are delighted to announce that <strong>Jonathan Chan</strong> will join the Faculty of Law as an assistant professor on 1 August 2024. An expert in law and finance, he will begin by teaching Securities Regulation and Introduction to Corporate Transactions in winter 2025.  </p> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:57:25 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 8999 at /law /law/channels/news/973-pass-rate-quebec-bar-school-exams-mcgill-law-grads-best-quebec-357255 <p>It is with great pride that the Faculty of Law has learned that the ����ֱ�� Law cohort earned top place at the École du Barreau’s exams for 2022-2023. A remarkable 97.3% of ����ֱ�� Law graduates without preparatory courses passed the assessments, as did 100% of the graduates who took preparatory courses. This outstanding result was achieved in a particularly strong year, in which all law schools saw increases to their pass rates.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 14:05:59 +0000 karell.michaud@mcgill.ca 8987 at /law /law/channels/news/farewell-and-best-wishes-esteemed-colleague-357140 <p>With mixed feelings of pride and sadness, the Faculty of Law heartily congratulates Professor <b>Geneviève Saumier </b>on her appointment as dean of the Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal. She will begin a five-year term on 1 August 2024.</p> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:41:42 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 8985 at /law /law/channels/event/cancelled-launch-private-law-dictionary-and-bilingual-lexicons-successions-dictionnaire-de-droit-356755 <h2>THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.</h2> <hr /> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:29:28 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 8970 at /law /law/channels/event/cancelled-absentees-variously-missing-persons-356756 <h2>THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. </h2> <hr /> <h2><b>Presentation summary</b></h2> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:32:53 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 8972 at /law /law/channels/news/mcgill-law-ranked-28th-best-worldwide-one-rank-356684 <p>The Faculty of Law was once again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed ����ֱ�� Law <strong>28th worldwide</strong>, up one spot from 2023.</p> <p>Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 35 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper.</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:30:38 +0000 karell.michaud@mcgill.ca 8968 at /law /law/channels/event/safe-third-country-practices-tool-containment-human-mobility-355184 <p>The “safe third country” concept emerged in the global asylum governance scene in the late 1980s as an effort to prevent secondary movement of refugees, after they flee persecution and find safety at the closest instance possible.</p> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:33:56 +0000 aminata.mboup@mcgill.ca 8885 at /law