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Monday, April 1, 2013
In her Ontario Graduate Scholarship-winning research proposal, MA Legal Studies candidate Rosemary Parker suggests that the historical myth of the Arctic as a mysterious, masculine, unknowable space is currently being challenged by a diverse range of human and environmental factors. She proposes that these changes have provided an opportunity for... More
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The Department of Law and Legal Studies is closed Friday, March 29th 2013 for Good Friday. The office is OPEN on Monday, April 1st 2013 (no fooling). Have a Happy... More
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A step forward or a step back? By: Frances Truong On February 27th, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld the hate speech provision in Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Code (SHRC) while striking out parts of the provision as overly broad. The judges effectively removed a prohibition on publication that “ridicules, belittles or otherwise affronts... More
Saturday, March 9, 2013
If you are planning to take LAWS 3208, International Trade Regulation, as part of your requirements for your Business Law or Transnational Law and Human Rights concentration, please register for the course in the early Summer term (May-June) 2013. Alternate course selections are available via the public class schedule on Carleton Central:... More
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Department of Law & Legal Studies encourages all undergraduate law and legal studies students to meet with a program advisor in the Undergraduate Office to discuss their degree requirements during the month of March. No appointment is necessary. Bring your audit and your questions. C473 Loeb Building Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in... More
Monday, March 4, 2013
This semester we turn the Law Limelight on PhD candidate Lisa Wright, a founder of the Limelight series, and Associate Professor Michael Mac Neil. To see past features, please visit our Limelight page... More
Friday, February 15, 2013
The Department of Law and Legal Studies will be closed Monday, February 18th for Family Day. We will be open normal hours, 8:30am - 4:30pm, the rest of reading... More
Friday, February 8, 2013
Adrian A. Smith (co-applicant) and Aziz Choudry (applicant, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University) have been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant to hold a workshop entitled “Unfree Labour? Struggles of Migrant and Immigrant Workers in Canada” (Montreal - May 25-26, 2013). Featuring emerging and experienced... More
Friday, January 25, 2013
Associate Law Professor Jane Dickson-Gilmore talked to Don Martin, host of Power Play on CTV News Channel, about the planned end to Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike. Jan 23rd, 2013... More
Friday, January 18, 2013
Remembering Complexity? Memorials for Nazi Victims in Berlin Christiane Wilke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Abstract How do memorials shape who we think we are? And how are our identities involved when we debate, create and interact with memorials? This article engages in a... More
Monday, January 14, 2013
Associate Law Professor Jane Dickson-Gilmore talked to Don Martin, host of Power Play on CTV News Channel, twice last week about First Nations issues. Professor Dickson-Gilmore states that “…despite the presence or absence of economic health and prosperity, most of these communities manifest precisely the same types of social problems. There... More
January 14th Adjunct Professor Nick Milanovic, Department of Law and Legal Studies, talked to CBC Sudbury's Morning North radio programme with host Markus Schwabe to discuss the dispute between Ontario's public teachers and the province. Listen on CBC... More
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