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Three scholars set to advance legal scholarship and teaching at Faculty of Law

New assistant professors bring a wealth of experience in bankruptcy, insolvency, food, tech and climate change

Rob McDonald, KC, wins this year’s Pringle/Royal Sessional Teaching Excellence Award

Long-time sessional instructor brings passion and experience into his IP law classes

Real-world lessons on Indigenous law and anti-colonialism at the heart of Prof. Tamara Pearl’s teaching and research

2024 Tevie H. Miller Teaching Excellence Award recipient brings her methodology of ‘anti-dominance’ to the classroom

Meet eight honorary degree recipients who are building a better world

Prof. Emerita Catherine Bell among this year’s inspiring spring honorary degree recipients

Long-time professor earns distinguished award for advancing commercial law

Prof. Roderick J. Wood to receive Law Society of Alberta and the Canadian Bar Association award for his influential career

Connecting to the more-than-human world through Canadian and Indigenous laws

Prof. Jessica Eisen and PhD candidate Lindsay Borrows help lead efforts to explore Indigenous and colonial perspectives on legal relations with animals, plants, water, land and air

Prof. Anna Lund and embedded housing researcher help people facing foreclosure

Partnership with Edmonton Community Legal Centre works to fill information gap

In Photos: 2023 Teaching Excellence Awards

Prof. Sina Akbari and Amna Qureshi celebrated as outstanding legal educators

Prof. Ubaka Ogbogu receives New Frontiers in Research Fund Transformation Grant

The grant will support research to develop novel therapies for incurable neurological diseases

Canadian Partnership for International Justice wins Governor General's Innovation Award

Winning team of researchers includes Faculty of Law Prof. Joanna Harrington

Faculty of Law congratulates Prof. Faith Majekolagbe on grant success

Funding from two grants will support research on intellectual property and public interest

Five distinguished legal scholars appointed to Faculty of Law

New hires bring experience in criminal law, trans rights, Indigenous law, civil procedure, climate change law

Three faculty members earn tenure and promotions

Profs. Jessica Eisen, Hillary Nye and Malcolm Lavoie enjoy new career achievements

SSHRC 2022 Impact Awards recognize two partnerships involving Faculty of Law professors

Professors Joanna Harrington and Eric Adams were integral members of projects that have received the highest honour bestowed by SSHRC

Faculty of Law appoints new Indigenous assistant professor

Tamara (Baldhead) Pearl aims to contribute to Indigenous law curriculum development

Faculty announces three new hires

Prof. Jessica Eisen awarded 2022 Tevie H. Miller Award for teaching excellence

Eisen lauded for going above and beyond to help students succeed in law school

Local lawyer Riley Gallant honoured for spearheading Faculty of Law scholarship initiative

Gallant was instrumental in the creation of the Family Bar Diversity and Equality Award in Law

Second-year student Olive Bensler receives Lou Hyndman Edmonton Glenora Award

This marks the second time in as many years that a Faculty of Law student has been chosen for the recognition

Professor Eric Adams receives John T. Saywell Prize

The award recognizes major contributions to understanding of Canada’s constitutional history

Faculty of Law announces three new hires

Learn about the new faces you’ll see around the Law Centre as we look ahead to the start of another memorable academic year

Former Faculty of Law dean publishes biography of Ernest Hemingway’s widow

Timothy J. Christian’s new book examines the complicated life and legacy of Mary Welsh Hemingway

Prof. Jessica Eisen awarded 2022 Tevie H. Miller Award for teaching excellence

Eisen lauded for going above and beyond to help students succeed in law school

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Prof. Péter Szigeti authors article on the role of comparative law methods in immigration law

The new publication appears in the International Journal of Constitutional Law

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The Centre for Constitutional Studies bids fond farewell to Patricia Paradis

Executive director for the Centre retires, leaving behind a meaningful legacy

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Senator Paula Simons to deliver 2022 Leitch Lecture

Simons will share insights from her experiences as a political journalist and independent Senator

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Prof. Tamar Meshel submits amicus brief to US Supreme Court

Meshel offers expertise in international commercial arbitration

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Prof. Joanna Harrington receives CBA/LSA Distinguished Service Award for Legal Scholarship

Expert in international law honoured for her legal writing

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Faculty of Law announces new Indigenous assistant professor

Tamara (Baldhead) Pearl aims to contribute to Indigenous law curriculum development

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Former Faculty member Dale Gibson remembered for impactful legal career

Professor was regarded as a leader on Constitutional Law

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Alumna Patricia Hebert, QC, honoured for outstanding commitment to access to justice

Hebert awarded American College of Trial Lawyers' Beverley McLachlin Access to Justice Award

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Prof. Linda C. Reif to participate in project focused on intersectional approaches to COVID-19 research

The recently-awarded Worldwide Universities Network research grant is a collaboration that spans multiple disciplines and countries

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Criminal law professor Peter Sankoff awarded Tevie Miller Teaching Excellence Award

Longtime professor lauded for his innovative teaching methods and mentorship

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Legal theory scholar Sina Akbari joins Faculty of Law

Assistant professor brings expertise in private law and distributive justice

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Prof. Steven Penney receives LSA/CBA Award for Distinguished Service in Legal Scholarship

Expert in criminal law honoured for his prolific scholarship and significant impact on jurisprudence

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Prof. Steven Penney offers expertise to court on SCOTUS case

Criminal law professor files amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States

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Novel new podcast decodes basics of criminal law for children

Prof. Peter Sankoff co-hosts with 11-year-old daughter and learns tween secrets in return

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UAlberta law professors weigh-in on how the pandemic affected learning

Their essays appear in a special edition of the online journal Lex Electronica

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Videos honour three Teaching Excellence Award winners for 2020

Congratulations to Prof. Steven Penney and sessional instructors Doris Bonora and Erin Lafuente

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Assistant Professor Malcolm Lavoie promoted to Associate Professor

Lavoie is an expert on private, Aboriginal, energy and constitutional law

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Assistant Professor Anna Lund promoted to Associate Professor

Lund’s research expertise includes bankruptcy and insolvency, debtor creditor law and access to justice

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Assistant Professor Hadley Friedland promoted to Associate Professor

Friedland is a nationally renowned scholar of Indigenous and child welfare law

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Eran Kaplinsky promoted to professor at UAlberta Faculty of Law

Research director of Alberta Land Institute specializes in land use planning and regulation

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Vice Dean Eric M. Adams contributes new work for SSHRC-funded project

Book chapters by legal historian examines Japanese Canadian legal history

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Professor George Pavlich named Henry Marshall Tory Chair

Expert in sociology of law recognized for outstanding contributions to UAlberta

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Savvy social media campaign launches to combat misinformation about COVID-19

Project is one of many drawing from health law professor Timothy Caulfield’s research

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UAlberta Law Professor defies odds to complete 100 Interns Project

Prof. Peter Sankoff raises over $120K to help law students find work during COVID-19

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Professor Steven Penney honoured with Hon. Tevie H. Miller Award for 2020

Criminal law professor earns UAlberta Law's highest accolade for teaching excellence

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A Lifelong Commitment to Learning and the Law

Justice Donna Shelley wraps up appointment as Justice in Residence at UAlberta Law

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Criminal law professor Peter Sankoff helps students find work during COVID-19

100 Interns Project gives hope to law students across Canada