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What does it really mean to be a citizen? Is citizenship simply a matter of legal status, or can people who are legally noncitizens also practice it by engaging with public institutions and asserting rights for themselves and others?

Across nearly one million square kilometres of water and land, the Lake Winnipeg Watershed connects more than 100 Indigenous nations, four provinces, and four U.S. states. Yet despite its scale and significance, its governance remains fragmented.

In the push to meet climate goals and strengthen energy security, Canada is fast-tracking mining and energy infrastructure projects. But growing evidence suggests these actions carry heightened risks, particularly for women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA persons, raising urgent questions of corporate accountability and access to justice.

Fake case citations. AI-generated deepfakes. As generative AI rapidly enters courtrooms and legal practice across Canada, any promises it holds to improve access to justice are tempered by new risks to the integrity and reliability of the justice system. How can courts, lawyers, and regulators respond?

To buy Australian wine, a person in Quebec can go to the nearest grocery store; to taste wine from British Columbia they must fly to Vancouver and drink it there. Despite decades of efforts to strengthen Canada’s internal market, a complex web of differing provincial and territorial regulations continues to create barriers to trade within the country. How did we get here and what can we do about i...

Technology that can decode speech directly from brain activity is no longer science fiction.

Every day, administrative bodies make thousands of decisions that affect Canadians' lives – from immigration and professional licensing to environmental regulation and social benefits. But how should courts determine whether those decisions are lawful?

We are proud to celebrate outstanding alums – Andrée-Anne Martel, LLB ’11 and Frances Shapiro Munn, JD ’11, LLL ’12 who have been recognized with the Ottawa Business Journal’s prestigious Forty Under 40 award.

As democracies around the world come under increasing strain, a critical question is emerging: how can constitutional systems withstand authoritarian pressure?

As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, the legal questions surrounding privacy, intellectual property, digital governance, cybersecurity, and access to knowledge are becoming increasingly complex.