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[Deadline Extended] Call for Proposals: 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 02:48:02 +0000

The �� Faculty of Law is delighted to welcome the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) for its 2025 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, from Thursday, October 16 to Saturday, October 18, 2025. The meeting is hosted by the Wainwright Chair in Civil, Comparative and Transnational Law, in collaboration with the �� Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law.

Proposals for papers to be presented at the Annual Meeting are invited from scholars in all regions and at all stages of their careers, regardless of ASCL membership.

Jennifer Raso wins CALT Scholarly Paper award

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:26:45 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Jennifer Raso has received the Scholarly Paper Award of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT). She was honoured for her article “Data Entry and Decision Chains: Distributed Responsibility and Bureaucratic Disempowerment in the UK’s Universal Credit Programme”, co-authored with Victoria Adelmant.

�� Law ranked among world’s best law faculties by QS

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:03:42 +0000

The Faculty of Law was again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed �� Law 41st worldwide.

Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 50 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper.

David O’Brien, OC, KC, BCL’65, to receive honorary doctorate at law convocation

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 16:04:57 +0000

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that our alumnus David O’Brien, OC, KC, BCL’65, LLD’25, will receive a Doctor of Law, honoris causa, from �� at the Spring Law Convocation Ceremony on 28 May. He will deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of 2025.

Brittany Williams honoured for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:09:39 +0000

The Faculty of Law is proud to announce that Brittany Williams, BCL/LLB’19, received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSP). The award was presented to her at the 2025 NALSP Conference in Columbus, Ohio.

Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly receives the Jules-Deschênes Award

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:51:18 +0000

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly has received the Jules-Deschênes Award from the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec Division. The award was presented to him at the Division’s Presidential Dinner on June 11.

In Memoriam: Nahum Gelber, CM, KC, BCL’57

admin — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:08:31 +0000

The Faculty of Law mourns the passing of Nahum Gelber, CM, KC, BCL’57, a distinguished alumnus and cherished friend of our community.

Mr. Gelber’s visionary philanthropy made possible the creation of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, inaugurated in 1998. This state-of-the-art facility has since become a cornerstone of legal scholarship at ��, offering students a bright, open, and welcoming space for study and reflection. More than three decades later, the Gelber Library remains a beloved and vital part of campus life.

Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture: Welcoming the Hon. Catherine McKenna, PC, LLB'99

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:41:00 +0000

When do AI Systems Breach our Right to Privacy?

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:43:48 +0000

Date: November 14, 2025
Hours: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

AI, Creativity, and Innovation: A technical and legal perspective

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:27:21 +0000

René Cassin Lecture 2025: Reclaiming Freedom While Democracy Decays and AI Surges

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:55:34 +0000

Democratic norms are decaying as strongman leaders disable checks on their power; artificial intelligence permeates every sector of societies.

Re-thinking Self-determination in the 21st Century

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:59:44 +0000

Join us for a discussion on how the principle of self-determination is being reshaped in today’s rapidly shifting global order.

Montreal British History Seminar

claire.ward@mcgill.ca — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:15:15 +0000

Michael Collins (Associate Professor of Modern & Contemporary British History, University College London)

“Cricket, Empire, and the Caribbean Remaking of Postwar England”

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:30:06 +0000

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:32:18 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at �� to perform market research.