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
New course for legal professionals on cutting-edge of law and AI
Digital Law and Innovation Society partners with Faculty of Extension and AI4Society
PhD student recognized for outstanding academic achievement and research
Naiomi Metallic awarded Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize
2021 Brimacombe Moot attracts large and strong field of participants
Second- and third-year law students competed to represent University of Alberta at competitive moots
Prabhjot Punnia puts classroom concepts into practice with summer internship
Third-year law student worked with Trade Law Bureau
In the Media
Global News: Alberta’s equalization vote won’t force changes
Change to Constitution requires close to total consensus across Canada, says constitutional law expert Eric Adams
Men's Health: The Golden Age of Junk Science Is Killing Us
Recognizing the forces that drive misinformation is important to stopping the spread, says Prof. Timothy Caulfield
CBC Edmonton AM: Two experts discuss the arguments for and against the equalization referendum
Constitutional expert Eric Adams says referendum has no force of law and will only exacerbate divisions in the country
Business Insider: Amazon prominently touts work by anti-vaxxers and COVID conspiracy theorists
Prof. Timothy Caulfield comments on Amazon’s listing of books spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Celebrating Research
Prof. Erin Nelson presents at WISEST panel Nov. 24
Health law expert will discuss Alberta’s opioid crisis, vaccine hesitancy and bioethics
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
