Top Story: Welcome Class of 2024!
A new 1L class joined the University of Alberta Faculty of Law on September 7.
The 180 students hail from Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Saskatchewn and range in age from 21 to 50. (Another 20 students are enrolled in the Faculty’s one-year Internationally Trained Lawyer Pathway.)
The Orientation Day welcome, including a keynote address by Justice Russell Brown of the Supreme Court of Canada, is viewable on our YouTube channel.
The Juris Doctor is a three-year degree program with a reputation of providing students with a strong foundation in the law plus an array of opportunities for them to specialize in particular areas of interest. A four-year Juris Doctor/Masters of Business dual-degree program is also offered with the Faculty of Business.
2020 Application Deadline: December 1
The Master of Laws is a one-year research degree program which enables law students, lawyers and academics from related disciplines to hone legal expertise and conduct advanced research.
2021 Application Deadline: December 1
The Doctor of Philosophy is a three-year research degree program that attracts aspiring legal academics who have already completed a postgraduate degree in law.
2021 Application Deadline: December 1
News
Prabhjot Punnia puts classroom concepts into practice with summer internship
Third-year law student worked with Trade Law Bureau
Hello My Friend Café reopens in Law Centre
Temporary location serves up Steve’s legendary coffee and friendship
Indigenous relationship-building event for first-year law students hosted at Enoch Cree Nation
First time that University of Alberta’s Foundations to Law class held in a First Nation
Lindsay Borrows successfully defends LLM thesis on Indigenous legal revitalization
Begins doctoral studies at Faculty of Law in fall
In the Media
CBC: A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers
Mistake highlights problem with preprint scientific articles that are retracted but still do serious harm, says Prof. Timothy Caulfield
The Signal: The Man Has a Plan
Prof. Timothy Caulfield discusses the U.S. government's vaccine mandates and the place of individual rights
CBC: When is ivermectin safe for humans and other questions about anti-parasitic drug
Current body of evidence does not support its effectiveness for COVID-19, says Prof. Timothy Caulfield
CBC: Alberta Human Rights Commission dismisses Edmonton mask complaints
Legislation does not protect people's rights to do whatever they want in all circumstances, says Prof. Jessica Eisen
Celebrating Research
New publication delves into the histories of transnational criminal law
Prof. Joanna Harrington contributes chapter on modern international extradition law
SCC cites expert in bankruptcy and insolvency law in recent decision
Research by Prof. Roderick Wood relied upon in judgment
Prof. Hadley Friedland and PhD student Naiomi Metallic publish work in special edition
Collection rewrites SCC decisions as fictional Indigenous Nations Court
Prof. Matthew Lewans is new TransCanada Chair in Administrative and Regulatory Law
Appointment runs to mid-2024
