Department of Law and Legal Studies Archives

March 22, 2022

Carleton Partners with UBC to Help Afghan Scholars Find a New Intellectual Home in Canada

By Karen Kelly Researchers at Carleton and UBC are joining forces to help scholars and others who are fleeing the crisis in Afghanistan establish a new intellectual community in Canada.... More

December 17, 2021

Highlights 2021: The Faculty of Public Affairs

From new research funding to teaching awards to timely events, there are many reasons to celebrate the outstanding efforts of everyone in FPA this year. While we faced many challenges,... More

November 11, 2021

FPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

We are proud to announce FPA's winners of the 2021 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling "the... More

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