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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Oct 19, 2021Globe and Mail: The provinces need to end the horrific practice of detaining migrants in prisons
Op-ed: Allard Law Professor Efrat Arbel calls on provinces to put an end to immigration detention in provincial jails.
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Sep 22, 2021Generous new estate gift to support law students with financial need
The Peter A. Allard School of Law is pleased to announce a generous donation by the estate of Ms. Ellen Mary “Penny” O’Donnell to provide bursary funding for JD students who demonstrate financial need.
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Sep 7, 2021Professor Isabel Grant elected to the Royal Society of Canada
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Isabel Grant has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The fellowship comprises over 2000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field.
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Aug 24, 2021UBC Innocence Project statement on R. v. Tallio decision
The UBC Innocence Project at the Peter A. Allard School of Law respects the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the case of R. v. Tallio, made on Aug. 19, 2021. The case of Phillip James Tallio is one of many the Project has worked on since it was established in 2007, with the aim of engaging selected law students to review claims of wrongful conviction in B.C.
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Aug 18, 2021The law and social change: Meet Assistant Professor Dr. Yuvraj Joshi
Dr. Yuvraj Joshi is an expert on constitutional and comparative law, racial equality law, gender and sexuality law, and human rights, and we’re thrilled to welcome him as our newest faculty member. We spoke with Dr. Joshi about his current research and why he’s excited to be teaching the upper-year seminar Law and Inequity this fall.
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Aug 5, 2021Taking a critical lens to property law: Meet Associate Professor Dr. Brenna Bhandar
Dr. Brenna Bhandar is a well-known property scholar and legal theorist—as well as an Allard Law graduate—and we’re delighted to have recently welcomed her back to the Allard Law community as an associate professor.