On Feb. 20 the provincial government tabled Budget 2018 which includes support of a UVic law program that will be the first of its kind in the world, funding for tuition waivers for former youth in care and a change in the policies for financing of student housing, which will help with the construction of a new UVic residence.
UVic law students to study Canadian and Indigenous legal systems
A new law program at the University of Victoria is the world's first to combine the intensive study of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous law, enabling people to work fluently across the two realms. Students will graduate with two professional degrees, one in Canadian Common Law (Juris Doctor or 'JD') and one in Indigenous Legal Orders (Juris Indigenarum Doctor or 'JID').
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University of Victoria President Jamie Cassels made a presentation before the House of Commons standing committee on finance today to consider UVic’s submission for financial support to create the proposed Indigenous Law Program and the Indigenous Legal Lodge within the Faculty of Law.
University of Victoria President Jamie Cassels made a presentation before the House of Commons standing committee on finance on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.
Three researchers known for their passion and commitment to some of the most significant issues facing the country and the planet have been named to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Collaborative consent provides a powerful way to tackle difficult questions about how Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments can work together to make decisions about water and land use, according to a report that uses BC’s new Water Sustainability Act as a prime opportunity for its use.
Ryan Beaton is not your typical law student. He likes to stir things up and ask the big questions no one else wants to ask, like "Why are we doing it this way?" and "Is this really working?" His approach can make him unpopular in a room full of lawyers, but right at home in academia.
An impassioned community volunteer who knows what it's like to live on the streets, and a legal scholar who wants to change how the legal system deals with Aboriginal land claims are two UVic students receiving three-year doctoral scholarships, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation announced today.
Tonkin is the recipient of a 2017 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, administered through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and on July 5, was named a Trudeau Scholar 2017 by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. He is the eighth UVic student (and the first in philosophy) to win the prestigious Trudeau scholarship since the program's inception in 2004.
Two Canadian provinces now have laws aimed at preventing children and youth from being sent back into the game after a concussion, but not B.C. UVic expert Brian Christie's new research finds that even "heading" a soccer ball produces changes associated with concussion.
Findings from a report for the Swedish government by UVic’s Centre for Addictions Research and a team of international researchers could have implications for local, provincial and federal government as more Canadian jurisdictions privatize the distribution and sale of alcohol.
John Borrows, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, was named the 2017 Killam Prize winner in Social Sciences today in Ottawa by the Canada Council for the Arts, for his substantial and distinguished scholarship and commitment to furthering our knowledge about Indigenous legal traditions.
John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at UVic, is the 2017 Killam Prize winner in Social Sciences for his substantial and distinguished scholarship and commitment to furthering our knowledge about Indigenous legal traditions.
UVic experts are available to media for comment on the federal government’s cannabis legislation, being tabled April 13.
