Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

• Securing Rights in a World in Transformation: Jennifer Bond and John Packer join study on challenges to liberal world order

  Posted on Friday, October 16, 2020

  Globally, the liberal world order is facing unprecedented challenges driven by a new era of ideological conflict and competition. Illiberal states are developing sustained campaigns to upend once settled norms and values such as democracy and multilateral cooperation. Canada is not immune to this phenomenon.

• Meet our first ever Black Legal Mentor-in-Residence, Samantha Peters, JD’ 16, a lawyer, writer, researcher, educator, and advocate

  Posted on Friday, October 16, 2020

  Samantha Peters, JD ’16, is a proud alumna who lives law differently.

  Samantha has joined the Faculty of Law on a part-time basis for the 2020-2021 academic year as the Black Legal Mentor-in-Residence. In this role, Samantha will provide one-on-one and group academic and career mentorship to Black law students, and will provide expertise in the development of supportive programming and anti-racism initiatives.

• Annamie Paul, LLB ’95, new leader of the Green Party of Canada

  Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2020

  Congratulations to University of Ottawa Common Law alumna Annamie Paul, LLB ’95, who became the leader of the Green Party of Canada on October 3^rd, 2020. She is the first Black person and first Jewish woman to be elected as the head of a national political party in Canadian history.

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