Faculty directory

Name

Contact

Research Interests

Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey
Serving as Acting Associate Vice President Academic Planning
Remedies, insurance, torts, feminist analysis of law, law and society, and race, ethnicity, and the law. 
Patricia Barkaskas
Strategic Advisor to the Dean for the National Centre for Indigenous Laws.

Justice and law, access to justice, clinical legal education, decolonizing and Indigenizing law.

John Borrows
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law (On leave until June 30, 2023)

250-721-8168
Indigenous law, environmental law, constitutional law.

Susan Breau
On leave

scbreau@uvic.ca

International human rights, law of armed conflict

Brad Bryan

250-721-8164
bwb@uvic.ca

Taxation law, First Nations taxation.

Gillian Calder

250-472-5127
gcalder@uvic.ca

Family law and social issues, constitutional law, gender equality.

Kathryn Chan 

250-721-8163
kmchan@uvic.ca

Nonprofit sector law, law and religion, administrative law and regulation, trusts, the law of gift.

Patricia Cochran

250-721-8183

Constitutional law, political and legal theory, law of evidence, human rights, social welfare law.

Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger

mcordoniersegger@uvic.ca

International law and governance related to climate change, natural resources, the green economy and the global Sustainable Development Goals.

Deborah L Curran,
Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre

250-853-3105
dlc@uvic.ca
Water law, municipal law, growth management and land use law, environmental law, agricultural land and food systems, real estate and shared-decision making.

Maneesha Deckha
Lansdowne Chair in Law

250-721-8175
mdeckha@uvic.ca
Animal legal studies, feminist animal care theory and feminist analysis of law, critical animal studies, postcolonial theory, reproductive and end-of-life law and ethics, administrative law.

Mark R Gillen 

250-721-8169
mgillen@uvic.ca
Securities, trusts, business associations, tax and competition law.

Alan Hanna

250-472-5247
ahanna@uvic.ca

Aboriginal law, Indigenous lands, rights and governance.
Robert Howell 250-721-8186
rhowell@uvic.ca
Intellectual property, technology, telecommunications, private international law.

Ireh Iyioha 
(On leave until June 30, 2023)

250-721-6299
iiyioha@uvic.ca

Jurisprudence, international human rights law, feminist legal theory, torts, healthcare law, and women's health and the law.

Rebecca Johnson
Director, Graduate Program

250-721-8187
rjohnson@uvic.ca
Criminal law, legal process, business associations.

Asad Kiyani

250-472-5042
akiyani@uvic.ca

Immigration and refugee law, domestic and international criminal law, evidence, postcolonial theory, legal pluralism, and comparative law.

Freya Kodar

250-721-8190
fkodar@uvic.ca
Pension (public and private), consumer law and policy, debt and credit regulation, income security, care work, disability and the law.

Robert Lapper, KC
Dorothy & David Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy

250-721-7647 
rlapper@uvic.ca
Access to justice, justice innovation, public policy, professional regulation and ethics, Aboriginal law. 

Michelle Lawrence  
Director, Access to Justice Centre of Excellence


250-721-8173
mlawr@uvic.ca

Access to justice, justice innovation, criminal law, evidence, sentencing, substance abuse and mental disorder, relationship violence, police accountability.
Darcy Lindberg

250-721-8182
darcylin@uvic.ca

Indigenous law, ecological governance through Indigenous legal orders, gender and Indigenous ceremonies, Indigenous treaty making.
Tracey Lindberg

250-721-8894
tlindberg@uvic.ca

Traditional Indigenous governments, Cree laws, translation between Canadian and Indigenous laws, Indigenous women, legal advocacy and activism.

Geoffrey Loomer
Associate Dean, Administration and Research

250-721-8161
law.assocdean.adm@uvic.ca

International and comparative taxation law and corporate taxation. 

Colin Macleod

250-721-7521
cmacleod@uvic.ca
Philosophy, liberal equality.

David Milward
Director, JD/JID program

250-721-8154
jiddirector@uvic.ca

Criminal law, Indigenous justice, and evidence.

Sarah Morales

250-721-8184
smorales@uvic.ca 

Aboriginal law, Indigenous legal traditions and international human rights.

Val Napoleon
Interim Dean of Law
Law Foundation Chair of Indigenous Justice and Governance

250-721-8147
lawdean@uvic.ca

Indigenous legal traditions, Indigenous feminist legal studies, governance, restorative justice, Indigenous property law, Aboriginal legal issues.

Andrew Newcombe 
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Relations

250-721-8152
lawassoc@uvic.ca
International investment law and arbitration, international trade law and contracts.

Pooja Parmar
President’s Chair in Law and Indigeneity in a Global Context
Acting Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI)

250-721-8179

legal pluralism, legal ethics, int’l human rights law, legal history, law and colonialism.

Stephen Perks
Director of the Law Centre Clinical Legal Education Program

250-385-1221
steve.perks@thelawcentre.ca

Clinical and public legal education.

Janna Promislow

250-472-5027
jannap@uvic.ca

Aboriginal Law, administrative law, constitutional law, Indigenous Law, Crown-Indigenous treaties, the duty to consult and accommodate, Crown-Indigenous treaty rights and interpretation, colonial legal history, legal pluralism.

Victor V. Ramraj
Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI)
250-721-7024
Comparative constitutional and administrative law (SE Asia), transnational regulation, law and globalization, emergency powers in Asia.

Sara Ramshaw 
Director, Cultural, Social and Political Thought (CSPT)

250-721-8165 sararamshaw@uvic.ca

Family law, human rights, contracts, arts-based approaches to law, law and the humanities, improvisation and the law, legal theory/jurisprudence.
Tim Richards
Director, First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program
250-721-8185
trichard@uvic.ca
Human rights law, poverty and social policy, legal skills education.

Supriya Routh 
(On leave until June 30, 2023)

250-853-3167
srouth@uvic.ca
Work and labour law, international labour law, atypical and informal workers in the global south, human rights.

Calvin Sandborn, KC
Legal Director of the Environmental Law Centre

250-472-5248
csandbor@uvic.ca
Environmental law, mining law and reform, plastics legislation.

Chris Tollefson

250-721-8170
ctollef@uvic.ca
Environmental law and litigation, sustainability, environmental governance, forestry, Aboriginal law, access to justice.

Jeremy Webber

250-721-8171
jwebber@uvic.ca

Indigenous legal rights, cultural diversity, constitutional theory.

Name

Phone

Email

Val Napoleon
Interim Dean of Law
250 721-8147
Geoffrey Loomer
Associate Dean, Administration and Research
250 721-8161 law.assocdean.adm@uvic.ca

Andrew Newcombe
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Relations

250 721-8152 lawassoc@uvic.ca
Rebecca Johnson
Director, Graduate Program
250 721-8175 gradlawdir@uvic.ca

Name

Course

Email

Moira Aikenhead

305: Sentencing- Law, Theory and Practice, 309: The Law of Evidence & 109: Torts  

Ross Alexander 343-2: Information and Privacy Law (Fall) rossalexander@uvic.ca
Janet Austin 313: Securities Regulation

Patricia Barkaskas

110: Legal Research and Writing & 105: Contracts

pbarkaskas@uvic.ca

Eszter Bodnár 343-5: Comparative Constitutional Law  ebodnar@uvic.ca
Oliver Brandes Adjunct Professor

omb@uvic.ca

Andrew Buck 343-3: Democracy: A Legal History of the Right to Vote andrewbuck@uvic.ca
Robert Clifford 343E CELÁNENEȽ: A Field Course in the Re-emergence of WSÁNEĆ Law

robcliff@uvic.ca

Paula Donnachie 303: Criminal Procedure

pdonnachie@uvic.ca

Patrick Dudding 307B: Civil Procedure with Drafting

pdudding@uvic.ca

John Gailus 340: Indigenous Lands, Rights and Governance

jgailus@uvic.ca

David Gill 357: Queering Law
Paul Godin 343-5: Sport Dispute Resolution in Canada

pgodin@uvic.ca

Cindy Holder 343-4: Topics in Philosophy: International Human Rights

cholder@uvic.ca

Hank Intven 367: Communication Law and Policy

hintven@uvic.ca

Laura Johnston 343: Mental Health Law

laurajohnston@uvic.ca

Valerie Le Blanc

388: ALRW

vleblanc@uvic.ca

James (Jim) Legh

307B: Civil Procedure with Drafting

legh@sll.ca

Michael Litchfield
Director, Business Law Clinic

349: Business Law Clinic

thinklab@uvic.ca

Stephen Lyons

320: Wills, Estates and Succession Planning

slyons@uvic.ca

Raji Mangat 359: Civil Liberties & the Charter

rmangat@uvic.ca

Claude Marchessault 388: ALRW

 

Dale Marshall 303: Criminal Procedure

ldalemarshall@uvic.ca

Jerry McHale Adjunct Professor

mjmchale@uvic.ca

Lori McMorran 356-1: Advocacy

lmcmorran@uvic.ca

Laura Miller 344: Insurance

 

Melanie Mortensen 104: Law, Legislation & Policy

melaniejmortensen@uvic.ca

Mike Munro 356-1: Advocacy

mjbmunro@uvic.ca

Jess Patterson 356-2: Advocacy

Micah Rankin 305: Sentencing

 

Deanna Rivers

320: Wills, Estates and Succession Planning

dgrivers@uvic.ca

Zara Suleman

322: Family Law

 

Devyani Tewari

358: Race, Culture, Ethnicity and the Law

 

Alan Treleaven

Adjunct Professor
360: Legal Ethics & Professionalism

atreleaven@uvic.ca

John Tuck 343-2: Information and Privacy Law

johnmtuck@uvic.ca

Neil Vallance 317: Real Property Transactions

nvallanc@uvic.ca

Ian Wiebe 355: Legal Skills

ianwiebe@uvic.ca

Mark Zion 328: Green Legal Theory

mzion@uvic.ca