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Early in 2023, students and passersby at Fauteux Hall, home of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, were witness to the creation of a new piece of Indigenous art in the form of a large, almost floor-to-ceiling mural depicting two spirited beings under water.

La Section de droit civil est heureuse d’accueillir le chercheur postdoctoral Luc Leriche à Faculté de droit, où il mène des recherches sur le concept de souveraineté autochtone en collaboration avec le professeur Ghislain Otis.

Accomplished Common Law alum Ajmal Pashtoonyar, LLB ’09, has dedicated his life to advocating for human rights and advancing the principles of international law.

C’est avec grand plaisir que la Faculté de droit annonce l’arrivée de la professeure Geneviève Dufour.

Professor Samuel Singer will receive the Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community Section (SOGIC) Hero Award at the Canadian Bar Association’s President's Dinner on June 21, 2023.

Congratulations to alums Jacqueline Bonisteel, LLB ’11, and Marc Sauvé, LLB ’08, who were recently listed among Ottawa’s Forty under 40 for 2023.

A dear and highly respected former colleague, Professor Ruth Sullivan, passed away on May 10.

Congratulations to several Common Law Section alum chosen as the 2023 winners of awards from the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA):

The entire uOttawa community was excited to see an honorary doctorate awarded to Perry Dellelce at this year's Convocation. It is very special to have one of Common Law’s own alum receive this highest of commendations.

La relation entre la recherche et les institutions juridiques est en pleine transformation. Si les innovations dans la manière dont nous faisons de la recherche, dans la manière dont nous communiquons avec les autres et même les innovations dans le droit lui-même ont ouvert d'immenses possibilités dans ce domaine, ces vastes possibilités peuvent également être décourageantes pour un chercheur...