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Juristalks recap with Prof. Firat Bozcali
On March 10th, we welcomed Professor Firat Bozcali from the University of Toronto who delivered our second Juristalks event of the year on his book …
Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture 2026 Recap
On March 4th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Judy Fudge from McMaster University in Hamilton. Professor Fudge delivered our 2026 Chet Mitchell Memorial …
New article by Umut Ozsu: “Integration or Independence?”
We are pleased to share that Professor Umut Ozsu recently wrote an article for the Canadian Dimension titled, “Intergration or Independence?” You can read this …
Strengthening Indigenous Justice: One Life Story at a Time
Jane Dickson’s work focuses on strengthening Indigenous access to justice through the development, training, and evaluation of Gladue reports and culturally informed sentencing practices. She …
The Department of Law and Legal Studies Urges Carleton University to Reject the Proposed Institutional Impartiality Policy
The statement below was drafted and signed by members of the Department of Law and Legal Studies in response to Carleton University’s proposed impartiality policy. …
New award-winning documentary produced by Gulay Kilicaslan: “Night and Fog in Kurdistan”
The documentary film Night and Fog in Kurdistan, directed by Kurdish filmmaker Shilan Saadi and produced by Keywan Fahimi and our faculty member Dr. Gulay Kilicaslan, recently …
Diksha Kale at EDI Research Award presentation!
Congratulations to PhD candidate and 2025 EDI Award recipient, Diksha Kale, who presented her research work earlier this week at the EDI Research Award Presentations! Diksha’s …
“From Havana to Hollywood” coming soon in Spanish!
We are pleased to share that Philip Kaisary’s widely successful book, From Havana to Hollywood, will soon be available in a Spanish-language edition! From Havana …
Jane Dickson quoted in CBC article about Gladue report misuse in Indigenous sentencing
We are pleased to share that Professor Jane Dickson was recently quoted in a CBC article that discusses Gladue report misuse in Indigenous sentencing. You …
Megan Gaucher co-authored article in The Conversation
Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor, Megan Gaucher has co-authored a very interesting article in The Conversation titled, “Here’s why Canada’s parents and grandparents reunification program …
New podcast by Kelly Lauzon, “Wrongfully Yours”
We are excited to share a new podcast that recently launched by Kelly Lauzon, a contract instructor and recent PhD graduate from our department. The …
Dale Spencer awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant!
We are thrilled to share that Dale Spencer has been awarded a SSHRC Insight Development grant for his project, “Parents’ experiences of symbiotic harms in …