News

2018

• In Memoriam – Robert (Bob) John Morgan

  Posted on Monday, February 12, 2018

  

  The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section is saddened to announce the passing of Robert (Bob) John Morgan (LL.B. 1977), who succumbed to cancer at the Ottawa General Hospital on February 2, 2018.

• Professor Sarah Morales Selected for Membership to Global Young Academy

  Posted on Monday, February 12, 2018

  

  Professor Sarah Morales has been selected for membership to the prestigious Global Young Academy (GYA), a group of outstanding young scientists and scholars from around the world.

• Professor Simons and Collaborators Earn Grant Promoting Gender Equality in Resource Extraction

  Posted on Friday, February 9, 2018

  

  Professor Penelope Simons and her colleagues Sara Seck of Dalhousie University, and Areli Valencia and Jose Carlos Orihuela of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru have been awarded a grant for a project entitled “Closing the Gender Equality Gap in the Extractive Sector: The Role of Institutional and Normative Frameworks in Canada and Peru”.

• Common Law Alumna Caitlin Tolley PPF’s Emerging Leader Award Recipient for 2018

  Posted on Friday, February 9, 2018

  

  Common Law alumna Caitlin Tolley (J.D. 2017) has been selected as the recipient of the Public Policy Forum’s (PPF) Emerging Leader Award for 2018.

• Christien Levien (J.D. 2014) featured in PrecedentJD

  Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018

  Faculty of Law, Common Law Section alumnus and Legalswipe co-founder Christien Levien (J.D. 2014) was recently featured in PrecedentJD magazine, and discussed how his experiences lead him to offer more than just legal advice when representing clients. Read the full article on their website.

• Attorney General of Ontario Makes Announcement at University of Ottawa

  Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018

  

  Attorney General of Ontario and Government House Leader Yasir Naqvi (LL.B. 1999) was at the Faculty of Law on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 to announce that the province is adding resources and hiring more staff to speed up justice in Eastern Ontario.

• Former Assistant Dean Named One of Top 13 Female Acritas Stars in the World

  Posted on Monday, February 5, 2018

  

  The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section congratulates former Assistant Dean Karen Jensen, who was named one of the top 13 female Acritas Stars in the world.

• Ingenium-University of Ottawa Fellowship in Gender, Science and Technology

  Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2018

  

  Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation invites applications for a Fellowship in Gender, Science and Technology created in partnership with the University of Ottawa. This position is for a maximum of four months and welcomes graduate students from all Faculties at the University of Ottawa.

• Common Law and Civil Law Students take to the ice for mental health causes

  Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2018

  

  Students from the Common Law and Civil Law Sections at the University of Ottawa will take to the ice on Saturday, February 3, 2018 for the first annual Ottawa Law Classic in support of the Do It For Daron (DIFD) initiative.

• January Session: Law of International Organizations

  Posted on Monday, January 29, 2018

  

  What better way to start the year than by taking an intensive, three-week course that focuses on the application and interpretation of the United Nations (UN) Charter by the main organs of the Organization, including by the General Assembly, Security Council and International Court of Justice (ICJ).