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2015 Baker Lecture: What does civil war mean? 19th century answers to a nagging question

Monday, October 5, 2015
David Armitage

David Armitage is the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History and chair of the Department of History at Harvard University, where he teaches intellectual history and international history. His latest book, Civil War: A History in Ideas, will appear in 2016 from Alfred A. Knopf in the US and Penguin Random House in Canada.

 

By Peter Boisseau

Legal Aid Ontario provides $100K annual funding boost to Downtown Legal Services

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The Faculty of Law’s Downtown Legal Services received a $100,000 annual boost to its funding from Legal Aid Ontario, as part of the LAO’s overall increase to the seven legal aid clinics across the province.

DLS will focus this funding to add housing and employment law to its services, which currently include five areas of law: criminal, family, refugee and immigration, tenant housing and academic affairs.

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "Banishment is a poor tool in fight against terrorism" in Globe & Mail

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa) analyze the new law that enables Canada to revoke the citizenship of dual citizens convicted of terrorism offences ("Banishment is a poor tool in fight against terrorism," September 29, 2015).

Read the commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

Watch: Prof. Michael Trebilcock talk on "Dealing with Losers"

Saturday, September 26, 2015

How should governments deal with those who lose out because of policy decisions? On Sept. 9, 2015, Prof.

Law student awarded national scholarship from Soroptimist Foundation of Canada

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Law student and scholarship recipient Ashley Major

Ashley Major, a second-year law student, was one of four Canadian women to receive a $7,500 national scholarship from the Soroptimist Foundation of Canada, an organization that provides educational funding to women in graduate studies for the advancement of human rights and the status of women.  

David Asper and family honoured with Words & Deeds Leadership Award

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

David, Gail and Leonard Asper (Manuel Sousa Photography)

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The Asper Family and their family foundation were recently honoured with the 2015 Words and Deeds Leadership Award, a joint recognition from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and the Jewish Federations across Canada.

Volkswagen: What happens now? A Q & A with Prof. Markus Dubber

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
headshot of markus dubber

Volkswagen diesel auto sales are shutting down around the world, like dominos, as the scandal of their falsified U.S. emissions data grows. About 11M cars globally are affected. VW Canada has halted sales, and regulators in country after country are scrutinizing the German automaker’s vehicles. We asked Prof.

Internationally Trained Lawyers Program launches e-magazine: Snapshots in Time

Saturday, September 19, 2015
a group of international lawyers

By Rommel Salvador, SJD, Director, Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

Snapshots in Time is the new e-magazine of the Faculty of Law’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP). It chronicles the journey to Canada of immigrants who are lawyers in their home countries, and who have come to find a better life and contribute their expertise to the legal profession in Canada. 

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "Press the reset button on security" in National Post

Saturday, September 19, 2015

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Kent Roach and Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa discuss what Canada needs to do to create a truly effective anti-terrorism strategy ("Press the reset button on security," September 17, 2015).

Read the commentary on the National Post website, or below.

 

Press the reset button on security

By Kent Roach and Craig Forcese

Clubs fair draws hundreds: New students explore extracurricular options

Friday, September 18, 2015

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Hundreds of students attended the law schools annual clubs fair, a highlight of law school orientation, looking for that something ‘extra’ – the extracurricular activities to help round out their law degree over the next few years. They had about 30 clubs, plus journals and clinics – enough to fill up the Great Hall in Hart House – from which to choose, ask questions and sign up.

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