Amartya Sen and Law Victor V. Ramraj (CAPI Director and Chair in Asia-Pacific Legal Relations and professor of Law) and Supriya Routh (CAPI Research Associate and professor of Law) are co-editors of a new Philosophers and Law Series volume from Routledge (2019) commemorating the legal contributions of renowned Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen.
Read more: Victor Ramraj and Supriya Routh: a new edited volume
Congratulations to UVic Law Professors Pooja Parmar and Maneesha Deckha, who were both recipients of SSHRC Insight grants for their respective research. The awards were announced on July 17th, with UVic researchers receiving a total of $6 million dollars in SSHRC grants. Professor Parmar's research, "Indigenous Laws as Source of Ethical Lawyering and Professionalism in Canada," will be conducted in collaboration with John Borrows and Sarah Morales. Professor Deckha's research will examine "The Rule of Law, Animal Vulnerability, and Animal Agriculture."
Read more: Professors Deckha and Parmar awarded SSHRC Insight grants
John Borrows, one of Canada’s foremost law scholars and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Victoria, is the winner of the 2019 Canada Council Molson Prize in social sciences and humanities. The prize honours contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.
Read more: John Borrows awarded 2019 Canada Council Molson Prize
Vistas alumni magazine it out! Read about how artificial intelligence is affecting the practice of law, which faculty member was appointed to a NAFTA Chapter 19 panel to deal with the softwood lumber dispute, and who received this year's Distinguished Alumni Award. It's all inside!
On July 1, 2019 UVic Law will welcome Robert Lapper, QC as the new David & Dorothy Lam Chair in Law and Public Policy, as well as two new faculty members: Alan Hanna and Dr. Irehobhude O. Iyioha.
Law’s Indigenous Ethics examines the revitalization of Indigenous peoples’ relationship to their own laws and, in so doing, attempts to enrich Canadian constitutional law more generally. Organized around the seven Anishinaabe grandmother and grandfather teachings of love, truth, bravery, humility, wisdom, honesty, and respect, this book explores ethics in relation to Aboriginal issues including title, treaties, legal education, and residential schools.
Read more: John Borrows: new book on Law's Indigenous Ethics
In this new edition of Canada's leading environmental law text, Professors Doelle and Tollefson provide a fully updated and much expanded treatise that will be welcomed by students, practitioners and environmental professionals alike. It includes a comprehensive collection of cases, articles, commentary, notes and questions and covers a broad range of topics. This third edition covers the current state of federal, provincial, commonwealth and U.S. environmental law.
Read more: New environmental law casebook by Chris Tollefson
A round-up of the 2019 mooting competitions for UVic Law teams
The fall issue of Vistas is now online! In this issue get to know the new Dean of Law, Susan Breau, and why she is so passionate about international humanitarian law, find out what so many of our law alumni are doing in Japan, learn how alumna Indra Heed Hornsby (’97) made a legal career in aerospace and orbital economics, see photos and a recap of the launch of our new Indigenous Law Degree Program and catch up on what faculty and fellow alumni are doing.
Lana Lowe, a UVic Law PhD student and member of the Fort Nelson First Nation has been named the 2018 Land Champion by the Real Estate Foundation of BC. The award was presented to Lana at a Gala event on October 11, 2018. In 2016, the award was given to Deborah Curran, the Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre at UVic, who in turn nominated Lana for the award this year.
The UVic Faculty of Law presents: Indigenous Law: Today and Tomorrow with John Borrows and Val Napoleon 7:30 p.m. Farquhar Auditorium, University of Victoria. Join Chancellor Shelagh Rogers, Indigenous leaders, community members, and scholars to mark this historic moment as we celebrate the launch of the world’s first Indigenous law degree. Dr. Borrows will explore Salish Law and Land: Lessons Learned and Dr. Napoleon will look at the future of Indigenous Law: Fast Forward. This free public lecture has reserved seating.
Shiri Pasternak presents "What is colonialism that does not dispossess? Ecologies of Care and Supply at Barriere Lake." This presentation examines the materialities of colonialism from the perspective of a present-day Algonquin community in northern Quebec.
Join us in celebrating the Law Class of '93! This reunion will be a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with fellow grads! Saturday, September 15, 2018 4:00 pm: Meet and greet with classmates and former professors in the Fraser Building 6:00 pm: Dinner & Dance at the University Club Cost: $125 per person (includes catering, gratuity and taxes) Sunday, September 16, 2018 10:00 am: Golf (optional, not included in above price) at Cordova Bay Golf Course If you have any questions, please contact Liz Eby, Law Alumni Relations Officer at lawalum@uvic.ca or 250-853-3518.
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