Focus online http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit News from the Faculty of Law / Nouvelles de la Faculté de droit Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:50:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Allison Christians nommée à la Chaire Stikeman de droit fiscal http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/christians-chaire-stikeman/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/christians-chaire-stikeman/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:26 +0000 lysanne.larose@mcgill.ca http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5108 Allison Christians La professeure Allison Christians, actuellement à l'Université du Wisconsin, nous rejoindra en mai 2012 pour occuper la Chaire H. Heward Stikeman de droit fiscal. ]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/christians-chaire-stikeman/feed/ 0 http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/5082/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/5082/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5082 In the hopes of sharing her expertise with the legal community, and as a Senior Boulton Fellow at the Faculty of Law at McGill, the Honourable Louise Otis has initiated the Faculty’s first executive education program, a three-day negotiation retreat, that will take place in June 2012. ]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/10/5082/feed/ 0 Carol Cohen, juge invitée à la Faculté http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/carol-cohen/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/carol-cohen/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:27:10 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5023 Carole Cohen [13 fév] Juge à la Cour supérieure du Québec depuis près de 15 ans, Carol Cohen, BCL'82, a entrepris de partager son expérience du droit et des tribunaux avec la Faculté, alors qu’elle passe une année en résidence à McGill.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/carol-cohen/feed/ 0 Recent Faculty publications http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/faculty-publications/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/faculty-publications/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:25:54 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5019 Fred Mégret. Photo by Owen Egan. [13 Feb] What is a battlefield in the era of modern warfare? How should we determine whether human genes can be patented? How do we tackle the problem of discrimination when it simultaneously crosses gender, race, ethnicity and more? Professors Frédéric Mégret, Richard Gold and Colleen Sheppard take a look with their recent publications.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/faculty-publications/feed/ 0 Alumni op-ed: Gay rights as human rights http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/tim-wood-op-ed/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/tim-wood-op-ed/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:25:33 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5017 [13 Feb] Timothy Wood, BCL/LLB'09, penned an op-ed for Embassy about his efforts to support underground gay activists in Jamaica.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/tim-wood-op-ed/feed/ 0 News from alumni and development http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/dev-news/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/dev-news/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:23:15 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5009 [13 Feb] Dean Daniel Jutras travels to New York City and San Francisco; Erin J.C. Arsenault Trust offers new fellowships for Law graduate students and law grads Anne-France Goldwater, BCL'80, and Ken Dryden, LLB'73, make their debuts on CBC's Canada Reads.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/dev-news/feed/ 0 Student news round-up http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/student-news-round-up/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/student-news-round-up/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:59:54 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5006 Student Katie Webber playing Mrs Boyle in The Mouse Trap. [13 Feb] In our student news round-up: Actus Reus brings murder to the Moot Court while the Environmental Law and Women's Caucus student groups host a career panel and networking event. The McGill Law Journal hosts a debate on the future of the Constitution and Lucas Gilfuni presents a paper at the North American Consortium on Legal Education. ]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/student-news-round-up/feed/ 0 Gifts in action: honouring Judge Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/equality-conference/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/equality-conference/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:36:08 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5000 Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré [13 Feb] Justice Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré was the first black Canadian to become dean of a faculty of law and the first black Canadian appointed to the bench in Quebec. A major conference at the Faculty of Law in March will celebrate the career and contributions of this groundbreaking jurist.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/07/equality-conference/feed/ 0 Research video profile: Jaye Ellis http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/05/research-video-profile-jaye-ellis/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/05/research-video-profile-jaye-ellis/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:26:35 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=5021 ]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2012/02/05/research-video-profile-jaye-ellis/feed/ 0 Clarion call for clarity http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2011/12/09/max-reed/ http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2011/12/09/max-reed/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:35:11 +0000 Victoria Leenders-Cheng http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/?p=4621 Max Reed [13 Dec] Max Reed, BCL/LLB’11, is spearheading a campaign to restore transparency to campaign finance laws and has Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, along with a number of other city councilors, in his sights.]]> http://publications.mcgill.ca/droit/2011/12/09/max-reed/feed/ 0