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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 …
Lecture by Sean Richmond, “Make Law Not War: Lessons from Canada’s Contribution to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference for Today’s Uncertain World”
Check out what Sean Richmond was doing while on sabbatical! Sean was invited to give a public lecture at the Military Museums in Calgary in …
When Law Becomes Art: Stacy Douglas at the Berlin Biennale
What does justice look like? In Law Is Aesthetic: Trope, professor Stacy Douglas reimagines a historic Berlin courthouse as more than a legal space—it becomes …
Undergraduate Spotlight: Dana Thabet
Congratulations to BA student Dana Thabet, who is graduating with a BA Honours in Law! You can read more about Dana’s journey on the FPGA …