News & Announcements
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New initiative at UBC looks to the future of AI and criminal justice
The UBC AI & Criminal Justice Initiative launches this fall at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Led by Professor Benjamin Perrin, the initiative includes practical educational resources and a new upper-year seminar and symposium for students.
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Helping students hone their legal reasoning, writing and research skills: Meet Lecturer Moira Aikenhead
We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Moira Aikenhead back to the Allard School of Law in her new role as a lecturer. A recent graduate of Allard Law’s LLM and PhD programs, Dr. Aikenhead will be teaching Law 241: Torts and Law 281: Legal Research and Writing.
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New faculty job postings at Allard Law
The Peter A. Allard School of Law is recognized as one of the leading law schools in Canada. Allard Law invites applications for three faculty member appointments.
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Dec 13, 2021The year the climate emergency came to British Columbia
This past year saw the end of the longest provincial state of emergency in the province’s history. If 2021 has been the year the climate emergency arrived in British Columbia, then 2022 must be the year in which British Columbia picks up the tools best suited to the task of responding, writes Allard Law professor Jocelyn Stacey.
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Dec 10, 2021Professor Debra Parkes named Jim Taylor, QC Faculty Scholar
The Allard School of Law is pleased to congratulate Professor Debra Parkes on being awarded the 2021-2022 Jim Taylor, QC Faculty Scholar Award. The award honours highly dedicated faculty members who have consistently gone above and beyond to give more than their fair share to the law school.
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Dec 7, 2021‘Inclusion should trump exclusion,’ new book reminds 2SLGBTQ+ students the law is on their side
Professor Bruce MacDougall's new book, Making the Case: 2SLGBTQ+ Rights and Religion in Schools, examines where the Canadian courts stand when it comes to rights of identity versus religion and culture in schools.
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Dec 3, 2021ILS Summer Intensive in Tort Law builds community, provides skill development and Indigenous legal perspectives
This past summer, Indigenous Legal Studies brought together faculty, Indigenous alumni and other members of the legal community to offer the Indigenous Legal Studies Summer Intensive in Tort Law to incoming Indigenous first-year students.
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Nov 30, 2021Shedding light on how Canadian Mining conflicts shape governance in Southern Africa
Through her latest SSHRC-funded research project, Dr. Sara Ghebremusse is undertaking a review of two Canadian mining companies and the conflicts involving them.
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Nov 25, 2021National Post: Why there's no real 'common prosperity' campaign in China
Op-ed: Contrary to recent headlines of China taxing the rich for 'common prosperity,' Professor Wei Cui examines China’s tax-to-GDP ratio to reveal a different story.