Faculty directory
Name |
Contact |
Research Interests |
| Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey Serving as Acting Associate Vice President Academic Planning |
eadjinte@uvic.ca | 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. |
250-721-3167 |
Justice and law, access to justice, clinical legal education, decolonizing and Indigenizing law. |
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John Borrows |
250-721-8168 crcindigenouslaw@uvic.ca |
Indigenous law, environmental law, constitutional law. |
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Susan Breau |
International human rights, law of armed conflict | |
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250-721-8164 |
Taxation law, First Nations taxation. | |
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250-472-5127 |
Family law and social issues, constitutional law, gender equality. | |
| 250-721-8163 kmchan@uvic.ca |
Nonprofit sector law, law and religion, administrative law and regulation, trusts, the law of gift. |
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| 250-721-8183 pcochran@uvic.ca |
Constitutional law, political and legal theory, law of evidence, human rights, social welfare law. |
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Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger |
International law and governance related to climate change, natural resources, the green economy and the global Sustainable Development Goals. |
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Deborah L Curran, |
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. |
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Maneesha Deckha |
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. |
| 250-721-8169 mgillen@uvic.ca |
Securities, trusts, business associations, tax and competition law. | |
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250-472-5247 |
Aboriginal law, Indigenous lands, rights and governance. | |
| Robert Howell | 250-721-8186 rhowell@uvic.ca |
Intellectual property, technology, telecommunications, private international law. |
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Ireh Iyioha |
250-721-6299 |
Jurisprudence, international human rights law, feminist legal theory, torts, healthcare law, and women's health and the law. |
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Rebecca Johnson |
250-721-8187 rjohnson@uvic.ca |
Criminal law, legal process, business associations. |
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250-472-5042 |
Immigration and refugee law, domestic and international criminal law, evidence, postcolonial theory, legal pluralism, and comparative law. | |
| 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. | |
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Robert Lapper, KC |
250-721-7647 rlapper@uvic.ca |
Access to justice, justice innovation, public policy, professional regulation and ethics, Aboriginal law. |
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Michelle Lawrence
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250-721-8173 |
Access to justice, justice innovation, criminal law, evidence, sentencing, substance abuse and mental disorder, relationship violence, police accountability. |
| Darcy Lindberg |
250-721-8182 |
Indigenous law, ecological governance through Indigenous legal orders, gender and Indigenous ceremonies, Indigenous treaty making. |
| Tracey Lindberg |
250-721-8894 |
Traditional Indigenous governments, Cree laws, translation between Canadian and Indigenous laws, Indigenous women, legal advocacy and activism. |
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Geoffrey Loomer |
250-721-8161 |
International and comparative taxation law and corporate taxation. |
| 250-721-7521 cmacleod@uvic.ca |
Philosophy, liberal equality. | |
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David Milward |
250-721-8154 |
Criminal law, Indigenous justice, and evidence. |
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250-721-8184 |
Aboriginal law, Indigenous legal traditions and international human rights. |
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Val Napoleon |
250-721-8147 lawdean@uvic.ca |
Indigenous legal traditions, Indigenous feminist legal studies, governance, restorative justice, Indigenous property law, Aboriginal legal issues. |
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Andrew Newcombe |
250-721-8152 lawassoc@uvic.ca |
International investment law and arbitration, international trade law and contracts. |
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Pooja Parmar |
250-721-8179 parmar@uvic.ca |
legal pluralism, legal ethics, int’l human rights law, legal history, law and colonialism. |
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Stephen Perks |
250-385-1221 steve.perks@thelawcentre.ca |
Clinical and public legal education. |
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250-472-5027 |
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. |
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| Victor V. Ramraj Director, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) |
250-721-7024 ramraj@uvic.ca |
Comparative constitutional and administrative law (SE Asia), transnational regulation, law and globalization, emergency powers in Asia. |
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Sara Ramshaw |
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. |
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Supriya Routh |
250-853-3167 srouth@uvic.ca |
Work and labour law, international labour law, atypical and informal workers in the global south, human rights. |
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Calvin Sandborn, KC |
250-472-5248 csandbor@uvic.ca |
Environmental law, mining law and reform, plastics legislation. |
| 250-721-8170 ctollef@uvic.ca |
Environmental law and litigation, sustainability, environmental governance, forestry, Aboriginal law, access to justice. | |
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250-721-8171 |
Indigenous legal rights, cultural diversity, constitutional theory. |
Name |
Phone |
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| Val Napoleon Interim Dean of Law |
250 721-8147 | lawdean@uvic.ca |
| Geoffrey Loomer Associate Dean, Administration and Research |
250 721-8161 | law.assocdean.adm@uvic.ca |
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Andrew Newcombe |
250 721-8152 | lawassoc@uvic.ca |
| Rebecca Johnson Director, Graduate Program |
250 721-8175 | gradlawdir@uvic.ca |
Name |
Course |
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| Moira Aikenhead |
305: Sentencing- Law, Theory and Practice, 309: The Law of Evidence & 109: Torts |
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| Ross Alexander | 343-2: Information and Privacy Law (Fall) | rossalexander@uvic.ca |
| Janet Austin | 313: Securities Regulation | |
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Patricia Barkaskas |
110: Legal Research and Writing & 105: Contracts |
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| Eszter Bodnár | 343-5: Comparative Constitutional Law | ebodnar@uvic.ca |
| Oliver Brandes | Adjunct Professor | |
| 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 | |
| Paula Donnachie | 303: Criminal Procedure | |
| Patrick Dudding | 307B: Civil Procedure with Drafting | |
| John Gailus | 340: Indigenous Lands, Rights and Governance | |
| David Gill | 357: Queering Law | |
| Paul Godin | 343-5: Sport Dispute Resolution in Canada | |
| Cindy Holder | 343-4: Topics in Philosophy: International Human Rights | |
| Hank Intven | 367: Communication Law and Policy | |
| Laura Johnston | 343: Mental Health Law | |
| Valerie Le Blanc |
388: ALRW |
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| James (Jim) Legh |
307B: Civil Procedure with Drafting |
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| Michael Litchfield Director, Business Law Clinic |
349: Business Law Clinic |
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| Stephen Lyons |
320: Wills, Estates and Succession Planning |
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| Raji Mangat | 359: Civil Liberties & the Charter | |
| Claude Marchessault | 388: ALRW |
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| Dale Marshall | 303: Criminal Procedure | |
| Jerry McHale | Adjunct Professor | |
| Lori McMorran | 356-1: Advocacy | |
| Laura Miller | 344: Insurance |
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| Mike Munro | 356-1: Advocacy | |
| Jess Patterson | 356-2: Advocacy | |
| Micah Rankin | 305: Sentencing |
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| Deanna Rivers |
320: Wills, Estates and Succession Planning |
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| Zara Suleman |
322: Family Law |
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| Devyani Tewari |
358: Race, Culture, Ethnicity and the Law |
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| Alan Treleaven |
Adjunct Professor |
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| John Tuck | 343-2: Information and Privacy Law | |
| Neil Vallance | 317: Real Property Transactions | |
| Ian Wiebe | 355: Legal Skills | |
| Mark Zion | 328: Green Legal Theory |