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Monday, March 2, 2015

March 12 | The Right to Have Rights: Statelessness, Citizenship and Belonging

Join us for this panel discussion event, where participants will examine the concept of statelessness! The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons defines stateless persons as “a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operations of its law”. The stateless are unique in that they do... More

Monday, March 2, 2015

March 13 | 10th Annual Carleton Law and Legal Studies Grad Conference

This year, the 10th Annual Carleton Law and Legal Studies Graduate Conference takes place on March 13, 2015. This event explores the way in which the duality of hero and villain exists in a contested space constituted by a broader set of social relations. Participants will investigate how perceptions of heroes and villains influence society... More

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

March 11 – Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture with Dr. Sameena Mulla

As part of the FPA Research Month, the Department of Law and Legal Studies welcomes Dr. Sameena Mulla as a guest speaker for the Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Dr. Mulla's lecture, "Of Lemmings, Wolves and Monsters: Sentencing Sex Offenders in the Courtroom Bestiary", analyzes the rhetorical strategy of characterizing... More

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Sponsor CLLSS in the Relay For Life!

This year, the Carleton University Law and Legal Studies Society will participating as a team in support of the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life on campus. The event takes place at the Carleton University Fieldhouse on Friday, March 6, 2015 from 7am until 7pm. Please consider donating to this great cause! Donations can be made online... More

Monday, February 23, 2015

CLLSS Hosts Food Drive for Ottawa Food Bank

Fight hunger - give the gift of food! The Carleton University Law and Legal Studies Society is currently hosting a Food Drive for the Ottawa Food Bank. Food donations and monetary donations are being collected in our Main Office (room C473 Loeb Building) from February 9 - March 2,... More

Friday, February 20, 2015

March 3 | JurisTalk with Prof. Angela Cameron

Join us on March 3, 2015 for a JurisTalk seminar with Prof. Angela Cameron -- 'Sperm Donation in Ontario: An Empirical Study'! This presentation shares the results of an empirical study conducted by Angela Cameron and Vanessa Gruben on the use of donated sperm in the creation of families. The study examines the current legal approaches... More

Friday, January 23, 2015

Jan. 28 | ‘No Easy Walk to Freedom’ – Film and Panel Discussion

Filmed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Lucknow and rural India, No Easy Walk to Freedom is a 90-minute documentary by Assoc. Prof. Nancy Nicol (York University) that tells the story of the struggle for decriminalization of homosexuality in contemporary India against a backdrop of the growth of queer organizing in India and the historic legal battle... More

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 23 | JurisTalk: Women’s Activism for Peace… with Julienne Lusenge

Hear first-hand how women in Eastern DRC are mobilizing to stop rape and bring peace to their communities as well as concrete recommendations to the international community on how to best support the women. With Julienne Lusenge, President of SOFEPADI, Founder of the Congolese Women’s Fund, and advisory committee member for the International... More

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

1 Hour to Success

One Hour to Success is a weekly lunchtime forum to connect you, Faculty of Public Affairs Students, to services on the Carleton Campus. You can come see us every week for sessions with services on campus or academic advising with an advisor from the Student Academic Success Centre (SASC). See what a difference one... More

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Be an FPA Research Month Ambassador!

FPA Research Month provides an exciting volunteer opportunity and the possibility to perform tasks as a representative of the Faculty of Public Affairs. There are a number of skill sets and duties that will be required for all ambassadors. Dates: February 24-March 24 (weekdays only) Location: River Building and MacOdrum Library, Carleton... More

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Jan. 22 | JurisTalk with Nadine Blumer

"From the Margins to the Centre of Holocaust Studies: Commemoration and Reconciliation Politics of the Nazi Genocide of the Roma" with Nadine Blumer This presentation charts the biography of the Roma Holocaust Memorial, prior to and since inauguration. A brief introduction will provide a historical overview of the Nazi genocide of the Roma, and... More

Monday, December 8, 2014

Call For Papers | 10th Annual CLLSG Conference

The 10th Annual Carleton Law and Legal Studies Graduate Conference, scheduled for this March, has released a Call For Papers for its upcoming edition, "Heroes and Villains: Imaginaries of Justice". Deadline The deadline to submit an abstract is January 15, 2015, so mark your calendars! Submission Guidelines For full details on submitting to this... More

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