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Forty years after a landmark international declaration reshaped how the world thinks about health, researchers and policymakers will return to Ottawa to ask what the Ottawa Charter can teach us about the challenges ahead.

The University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics has welcomed Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD as the 2026-27 Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

When generative AI first appeared, Professor Craig Forcese did what any seasoned teacher and innovator might do: he ran one of his law exams through it and marked the result as though it had been written by a student.

For many Canadians, navigating the legal system and accessing legal help can be daunting. Professor Amy Salyzyn is helping to address the access to justice gap by empowering young people to question the status quo, think critically about the law, and imagine new ways to make justice more accessible....

Our campus came alive as new students joined us for two weeks of welcoming activities, lively gatherings and valuable learning opportunities. The excitement was unmistakable as we celebrated the many paths that brought them to our community.

This year’s Orange Shirts, created by the Indigenous Law Student Governance (ILSG), carry a particularly close connection to the Faculty of Law: the artwork was created by one of the Faculty’s own students.

Professor Yan Campagnolo’s election as president of the board of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO) marks a significant moment for Ontario’s francophone legal community.

Alum Alex Hepner, JD ‘26, has gone from cancer patient to cancer advocate.

For more than four decades, Professor Constance Backhouse has used legal history to illuminate some of Canada’s most enduring questions of equality, discrimination, gender and justice.

Professors Michael Geist and Amy Salyzyn have both been named to Canadian Lawyer’s “2026 Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada,” recognizing their significant contributions to Canada’s legal profession and public life.