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CELGS is very pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Burelli has been appointed as Co-Director.

There is no silver bullet. We often hear this adage when discussing the complex dilemmas that pervade the 21st Century. This is especially true when it comes to resolving violent international conflict.

The Canadian communications industry generates roughly $70 billion annually in Canada and touches nearly every single Canadian in multiple and significant ways. But when it comes to shaping government policy and communications regulation, individual members of the public, along with academics and often precariously-funded public interest organizations, compete with multi-billion dollar telecom, in...

Governments once granted Internet platforms legal immunity from liability for the conduct of their users. But as issues like disinformation, cyber-bullying, and online defamation grow increasingly complex, a re-evaluation of long-held Internet policies has become crucial. Professor Michael Geist is taking on this challenge; he is aiming to develop solu...

Sarah Paquet, LLL ’93 and LLB ’01, has been awarded the CIBC Executive Leaders distinction by WXN, the only national organization that meaningfully propels and celebrates the advancement of women at all levels, in all sectors, and of all ages.

2020 has been an unusual year for all of us and some students have found new ways to say thank you and to show their appreciation to their professors.

2011 uOttawa Alumni Association Excellence Award winner, donor and former Toronto Alumni Council President, Marlon Reid, LLB ’99, has received the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award. "It is, itself, a humbling experience to be mentioned in the same sentence as such a global icon as Martin Luther King Jr. To be celebrated in the name of MLK ...

While 2020 provided more than its fair share of disruptions, Common Law researchers repeatedly demonstrated a steadfast resilience, countering uncertain times with an exceptionally broad offering of knowledge and expertise. In 2020 alone, and in spite of COVID-19-related challenges, researchers from the Common Law Section published 17 books, covering a huge range of research topics.

Each year, the Chambre des notaires du Québec awards the Jacques-Beaulne Excellence Scholarship to the graduates who obtain the best average in undergraduate law studies at their university and who enroll in a master's program in notarial law.

Chaque année, la Chambre des notaires du Québec remet la bourse d’excellence Jacques-Beaulne aux diplômé.e.s qui obtiennent la meilleure moyenne aux études de premier cycle en droit de leur université et qui s’inscrivent à un programme de maîtrise en droit notarial. Deux étudiantes inscrites à notre programme de maîtrise, Isabelle Lanthier (...