Department of Law and Legal Studies Archives

August 30, 2021

Alumnus Launches Non-Profit to Support Trauma Survivors

By Brenna Mackay On a weekday evening last summer in Ottawa’s west end, Brandon Peacock ’19 went to get a haircut at his usual barber shop. Within seconds, his entire... More

August 12, 2021

Dale Spencer Named FPA Research Excellence Chair

Dale Spencer, associate professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies, received a Faculty of Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair for his commitment to upholding research excellence and contributing... More

July 16, 2021

2021 Vanier Scholarship: Andréanne Veillette, Ethics and Public Affairs

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student Scholarship. This prestigious... More

June 23, 2021

Rayon Finnikin Supports Marginalized Youth

Rayon Finnikin is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Law. By Brenna Mackay “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they... More

June 21, 2021

Robyn O’Loughlin: Legal Studies

Robyn O’Loughlin is graduating from the PhD program in Legal Studies at Carleton. “My PhD has afforded me the knowledge and skills to recognize gaps in law and policy and discuss potential... More

June 18, 2021

Insight Grant 2021: Policing the National Sex Offender Registry

The national sex offender registry monitors persons convicted of sex offenses (PCSO) after they finish their jail or prison term. Often, community members are also notified when a PCSO moves... More

June 18, 2021

Insight Grant 2021: Birth Tourism and Citizenship

Birth tourist is a term used for non-resident mothers (NRMs) who come to Canada with the sole purpose of giving birth so that their child has a claim to Canadian... More

June 16, 2021

Law Student Aliqa Illauq on a Changing Campus

By Lisa Gregoire Being Indigenous on a university campus can feel foreign. A lot of instructors and fellow students don’t understand you or the place you come from, or the... More

May 19, 2021

Four FPA Students Win EDI Research Awards

By Ellen Tsaprailis Five undergraduates and one graduate student have won the inaugural Summer 2021 Carleton University Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Awards. Their EDI-related research projects will be... More

May 6, 2021

Law Students Receive Provost Scholar Award

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Jerry Tomberlin and Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) David Hornsby presented eight undergraduate Carleton students with Provost Scholar Awards during a virtual event on Wednesday, May 5. Funded... More

April 12, 2021

Anti-Asian violence: Mental health check-ins on your friends isn’t enough

Diksha Kale is a PhD Candidate in Carleton's Department of Law and Legal Studies. By Diksha Kale Recently, my friend and I were talking over the phone about the anti-Asian violence... More

March 30, 2021

Teaching Excellence in the Pandemic

The faculty recipient of the 2020 FPA Teaching Excellence Award is Megan Gaucher, a professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. She received the award for consistently high teaching... More