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The year the climate emergency came to British Columbia

This past year saw the end of the longest provincial state of emergency in BC's history. Allard Law professor Jocelyn Stacey argues that 2022 must be the year that the Province picks up the tools best suited to the task of responding.

Communities Building Legacies

By spearheading in-memoriam initiatives and encouraging their peers to give, Allard Law alumni are supporting students while honouring a beloved colleague, friend or family member.

Students teams compete at 2021 Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition

In this trial moot, student teams litigate a complex mock trial that includes four witnesses and opening and closing submissions. Two lawyers and a judge coach each pair of students during practice sessions.

Calculating your Admissions GPA for the Allard Law JD Program

We walk you through the process of calculating your admissions CGPA using your home institution's grading scale and how to convert your CGPA to a UBC percentage CGPA. 

Reflecting on the role for law in African development at the Re-imagining Agenda 2063 virtual conference

Get to Know Your 2021 Orientation Leaders

Truth and Reconciliation Resource Recommendations for Indigenous History Month and Beyond

In this list, Allard Law faculty and staff share their recommendations for students and colleagues in the legal community on the themes of truth and reconciliation and Indigenous and Aboriginal law.

SSHRC Partner Engagement Grant: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Homelessness and Tent Encampments in the COVID-19 City

As one of the many faces of Canada’s ever-growing housing affordability crisis, tent encampments have proliferated throughout the pandemic, with COVID-19 cases having spread in shelters where physical distancing is nearly impossible.

Congratulations to Allard Law’s Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law Moot Team

The Allard Law team rose to the occasion, winning Top Law School and Best Factums awards during the event.

SSHRC Partner Engagement Grant: Tŝilhqot’in Law and Jurisdiction in the Pandemic

A year into the pandemic, we asked Professor Jocelyn Stacey about her COVID-19 research with the Tŝilhqot’in National Government. 

YWCA Announces Women of Distinction Award Nominees: Carol Liao

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the YWCA of Metro Vancouver announced its nominees for the 2021 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards and Allard Law is proud to share that Dr. Carol Liao was named as a nominee in the Education, Training and Development category.

(Mis-)Understanding Ourselves, (Mis-)Understanding China: The Parable of Taxation

On February 25, 2021, I had the pleasure of giving a virtual lecture to an audience comprising many UBC colleagues and students, along with some friends and students from around the world.