International Criminal Court visit "a true privilege" for student
December 15, 2016 - Kirsten Stefanik, a fourth year PhD Candidate at Western Law, had the rare opportunity to attend the International Criminal Court's (ICC's) Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, Netherlands from Nov. 16-24.
Read more...Western Law mourns the passing of Tim Edgar
December 13, 2016 - The Western Law community mourns the passing of alumnus and former professor, Tim Edgar LLB’85, who died December 8 after a battle with leukemia. He was 56.
Read more...Alumni honoured at awards ceremony
November 30, 2016 - Three of Western Law’s finest were celebrated at the 2016 Alumni Awards of Distinction held at the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 24.
Read more...UN Women grant to examine international sexual violence prosecutions
November 29, 2016 - Professor Valerie Oosterveld has been awarded a $37,000 grant by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
Read more...CUSLI lecture highlights turbulent times in international law
November 15, 2016 - Lawyer and former diplomat Lawrence Herman spoke about our unsettled times whose events force us to reflect on the nature of the international system, at the 10th Annual CUSLI Distinguished Lecture held on November 14.
Read more...New initiatives brings wellness to the forefront
November 03, 2016 - Western Law has launched a number of new initiatives dealing with student wellness to heighten awareness about the impact of mental health on law students and those in the legal profession.
Read more...Students meet with Justices from Ontario's highest court
October 27, 2016 - Western Law students had a rare opportunity to meet and interact directly with the judges of Ontario’s highest court when seventeen justices from the Court of Appeal for Ontario visited the law school on October 19 as part of the Court’s outreach program.
Read more...Sabine Nolke LLB'85 stands “en garde” as Canada’s Ambassador to The Netherlands
October 12, 2016 - The games Sabine Nolke plays require a similar mentality – respect for your opponent. Nolke, is a former world-class fencer and current Ambassador to The Netherlands from Canada.
Read more...Internship with indigenous communities "eye-opening experience"
October 07, 2016 - This past summer, two Western Law students gained valuable insight into access to justice while working with indigenous organizations in Ontario as part of the Debwewin Summer Law Program.
Read more...Oosterveld to focus on gender crimes in SSHRC Partnership Grant
September 20, 2016 - Associate Dean Valerie Oosterveld is part of a 22-person team of leading Canadian academics and non-governmental actors awarded a $2.5 million Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The project, which will run for the next five years, aims to strengthen justice for victims of international crimes such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Read more...Panel addresses pressing questions about medical assistance in dying at public forum
September 19, 2016 - With the much-debated assisted-dying bill C-14 now law, Western University is inviting community members to attend a lecture and panel discussion which will address the ethical, legal and health care outcomes of the new law.
Read more...SSHRC grant supports Intellectual Property law research
September 12, 2016 - Professors Margaret Ann Wilkinson and Mistrale Goudreau from Ottawa's Faculty of Law received $109,374 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for IP law research.
Read more...Awards highlight Western Law’s leadership in insolvency education
September 08, 2016 - Two recent Western Law grads have won second and third place prizes in the 2016 Insolvency Institute of Canada Writing Awards Program.
Read more...Induction ceremony welcomes class of 2019
September 06, 2016 - Western Law held an Induction Ceremony on September 6 to officially welcome the Class of 2019 to the law school and to the legal profession. The ceremony was the first of its kind in Ontario.
Read more...Fulbright Scholar honour awarded to Christopher Nicholls
August 24, 2016 - Western Law professor Christopher Nicholls has been selected as a 2016-17 Fulbright Scholar and will be a visiting professor at the Harvard Law School for the upcoming fall term. The Fulbright awards is widely regarded as the world’s premiere academic exchange program.
Read more...Dolidze named Georgian Parliamentary Secretary
August 08, 2016 - Western Law professor Anna Dolidze was recently appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the President of Georgia with her first assignment being the facilitation of the approval of new Supreme Court judges.
Read more...Law dog takes faculty duties to the Max
July 28, 2016 - Max Meingarten is that office colleague who sometimes steals your food. He can be pesky, and at the very least, he expects you to share your snacks.
Read more...Unique tort explored in new book
April 23, 2024 - The idea for Prof. Erika Chamberlain’s new book, Misfeasance in a Public Office, was sparked years earlier while Chamberlain was clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Read more...Bankruptcy book hailed as "definitive explanation"
July 13, 2016 - Professor Thomas Telfer's book "Ruin and Redemption: A Struggle for Canadian Bankruptcy Law 1867-1919" has made a significant impact in the recording of Canadian legal history.
Read more...Fellowship to explore indigenous economic justice
July 04, 2016 - Brenda Young, Community Justice Director for the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, will join Western Law for the 2016-17 academic term to focus on understanding and improving access to justice for Indigenous peoples.
Read more...New CLS site promotes access to justice
June 28, 2016 - Community Legal Services (CLS), with a grant from Legal Aid Ontario, has opened a satellite office at the new Innovation Works building at 201 King Street in downtown London.
Read more...Awards ceremony honours Class of 2016
June 23, 2016 - Preparation and a solid set of values are key foundations for a rewarding legal career, Janet Leiper LLB’85 told Western Law graduates at the school’s annual awards ceremony held June 22.
Read more...Fridman: Go forth and fulfill your duty
June 23, 2016 - The next generation of nurses and lawyers has a duty to carry on the storied histories of proud professions, Gerald Fridman told graduates at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Read more...Michael Lynk named UN Special Rapporteur
May 26, 2016 - The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has appointed Western Law associate professor Michael Lynk Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 for a six-year term beginning May 1.
Read more...WADA taps Richard McLaren to head Sochi Olympics investigation team
May 20, 2016 - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western University's Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Read more...Graduate students present research to Chief Justice
April 25, 2016 - Five Western Law graduate students had the unique experience of presenting their research to the Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, while she was visiting Western Law on March 31 to present the Pensa Lecture in Human Rights.
Read more...New foundation grants support legal research
April 12, 2016 - New grants from two different foundations will help further the research of Western Law professors Colin Campbell and Sam Trosow.
Read more...Western Law launches new LLM program for professionals
April 11, 2016 - A new graduate program at Western Law aims to help legal practitioners and recent law graduates enhance their professional credentials.
Read more...Western Law brings home Hicks Cup
April 11, 2016 - The team of Michael Barrett and Jessica He are the winners of the 2016 Hicks Morley Cup. The annual provincial labour law moot competition was held in Toronto on April 1.
Read more...Glover wins inaugural Western Law Award for Teaching Excellence
April 04, 2016 - Professor Kate Glover is the recipient of an award for teaching excellence. Glover, who is in the first year of her appointment at Western Law, was praised for her classroom teaching, innovative assessment methods, and commitment to student mentorship.
Read more...Western first Canadian law school offering 1Ls corporate
March 31, 2016 - As of winter term, Western law became the first Canadian law school offering a corporate law course to first-year students. “There are a number of career-related and academic advantages,” says Christopher Nicholls, director of the business law program.
Read more...Chief Justice McLachlin to speak on inclusion and accommodation
March 30, 2016 - The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada, will deliver the 2016 Pensa Lecture on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 pm. in Rm. 38 of Western’s Faculty of Law. McLachlin will speak on "Canadian Constitutionalism and the Ethic of Inclusion and Accommodation”.
Read more...Honour, Oaths, and the Rule of Law explored at Coxford Lecture
March 11, 2016 - Professor Paul Horwitz of Alabama Law School & Harvard University, delivered a fascinating lecture on the connection between the concept of honour, the rule of law, and what it means to occupy a public office at the annual Coxford lecture held at the law school on March 10.
Read more...Q & A: The legal implications of 3D printing
February 04, 2016 - Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson along with Jaime Holroyd helped organized Canada's first conference exploring the IP implications of 3D printing. Western Law spoke with them about this emerging technology.
Read more...New Faculty appointments announced
February 01, 2016 - Dean Iain Scott is pleased to announce the appointments of Claire Houston, Asad Kiyani and Wade Wright as tenure-track professors at Western’s Faculty of Law.
Read more...First-year Corporate Law course a first in Canada
January 20, 2016 - Starting in the Winter Term, Western Law students will have the option of taking corporate law in their first year, an opportunity unique among Canadian law schools.
Read more...Tort Law Research Group’s Travels in Australia
January 18, 2016 - Western Law’s Tort Law Research Group members Erika Chamberlain and Zoë Sinel presented papers at the "Private Law in the 21st Century" conference hosted by the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
Read more...Prof. Richard McLaren named to Order of Canada
January 06, 2016 - Western Law professor and alumnus Richard McLaren LLB’71, has been awarded one of Canada’s highest civilian honours. Governor General David Johnston named McLaren an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 30.
Read more...Revised January courses hone new skills
January 05, 2016 - Students will gain more opportunities to put their skills into action thanks to the new January Intensive period.
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