News & Announcements
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UBC law librarian leads creation of a new free Canadian legal resource
Created by UBC law librarian James Bachmann, the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide is a free, open-access alternative to the cost-prohibitive options available in Canada.
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Allard Law Professor Janine Benedet receives Governor General’s Award
Peter A. Allard School of Law Professor Janine Benedet, KC was announced today as a recipient of the 2024 Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.
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Book reviews by Allard profs: 'Indictment' and 'Sex, Sexuality, and the Constitution'
Professors Joel Bakan and Jie Cheng reviewed two new books by fellow Allard Law faculty — Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial and Sex, Sexuality, and the Constitution: Enshrining the Right to Sexual Autonomy in Japan.
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Nov 29, 2019
Broadening Experiential Learning and Access to Justice at Allard Law
In response to growing demand, the law school has over the past five years very significantly increased its experiential programming.
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Nov 25, 2019Temitope Onifade, Ph.D. Student
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Nov 22, 2019Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition
The Allard School of Law recently hosted it’s annual Peter Burns Mock Trial Competition, where students pair up to act as counsel in a mock trial.
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Oct 15, 2019Meet Dr. Julen Etxabe, Canada Research Chair in Jurisprudence and Human Rights
How we understand legal judgement, and what constitutes a good judgement are just some of the questions Dr. Etxabe is looking at.
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Sep 25, 2019Richards Buell Sutton LLP donates $250,000 in support of the Business Law Clinic
The Allard School of Law at UBC is pleased to announce a gift of $250,000 from Richards Buell Sutton LLP (RBS) to enable the law school to continue operating its Business Law Clinic over the next five years.
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Sep 16, 2019Can good corporate governance lead to positive societal impact?
It’s just one of the questions PhD student Dominika Wiesner asks in her research, which recently won a prestigious award.