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CNLH Presents: The Incorporation of What Is (Not) Law in International Law Research

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 1d

On Thursday, November 6, join us in person or online for a discussion of humanistic and arts-based approaches to law scholarship with Allard Law Professor Godwin Dzah.
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Using international environmental law research as a point of reference, Professor Godwin Dzah explores the legal normativity embedded in non-legal sources, including history, sociology, and cultural a...

Challenges, Changes, and Research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 1d

Join us online on Nov. 12 to hear from UBC’s three newest University Killam Professors, including Allard Law's Professor Isabel Grant.

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Meet UBC’s three newest University Killam Professors—recipients of the highest honour UBC can confer on faculty members—as they explore the local and worldwide impact of their innovative research in b...

Young claimants take CPP to court over climate risks

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 4d

A new lawsuit alleges Canada’s largest pension fund manager is exposing CPP contributions to undue risk of loss due to climate change. Allard Law Prof. Carol Liao says the case shows that climate change isn’t a distant ethical issue. @nationalobserver.com
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Case marks the first time a Canadian investor has been sued for underestimating and failing to disclose dangerous climate impacts

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Vulnerability, Inequality and Justice Workshop

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 8d

Join us Oct 31-Nov 1 for the Vulnerability, Inequality and Justice Workshop, in person or virtually.

This workshop brings together scholars from across Canada to explore the concept of vulnerability in law and its role in the equality & justice project. Register now: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...

This workshop brings together scholars from across Canada to critically engage with the concept of vulnerability in different areas of law and its role in the equality and justice project.

Spectres of Risk: An Ethnography of Australian Bail Courts

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 12d

On Tuesday, October 28, join us for a talk by Dr. Emma Russell (La Trobe University) on Australia's bail courts, bail decision-making processes, and 'the war on crime.' allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Emma Russell where she explores how imaginaries of ‘risk’ enliven bail decision-making processes on the ground. This lecture is part of the CFLS Lecture Series and co-pres...

‘Conflict of interest’: Experts share concerns of U.S. stakes in Canadian miners

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 21d

Professor Sara Ghebremusse commented on the conflict of interest concerns stemming from the U.S. government’s most recent stakes in Canadian mines. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/co...

The U.S. government is increasingly taking stakes in publicly traded companies, including Intel and Canadian-based miners Trilogy Metals and Lithium Americas, giving rise to concerns over the potentia...

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 25d

Dr. Craig Jones, associate director of the B.C.’s housing research collaborative, commented on the biggest hurdle for redeveloping older co-ops. vancouversun.com/news/from-to...

From townhouses to towers: Inside what's being billed as Canada’s largest co-op redevelopment

The South Vancouver project is the result of a rare partnership between a non-profit housing co-operative and a private developer

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 26d

From self-driving cars to legal advice chatbots, artificial intelligence is raising new questions about how technology will impact our lives. A new Allard Law initiative aims to help law students and the broader legal community respond to these changes. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/new...

Shaping Law and Legal Education for the Future

A new Allard Law initiative will help law students and the broader legal community respond to technological change.

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Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubchart.bsky.social · 27d

What does a $6M+ return on investment look like?

HART tools have saved Canadian communities millions in consultant fees while becoming a core metric in 73% of Canada's cities.

Free tools. Real impact. Evidence-based policy.

📊 Read the impact report: buff.ly/J2SnAWK

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Animal Law Is Evolving—But Not as Fast as It Should

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · 29d

Adjunct Professor Victoria Shroff's newly updated Canadian Animal Law book brings animal legal issues forward and offers tools to effect positive change. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anim...

An updated and highly revised edition of a well-regarded animal law textbook contains hundreds of pages of new content on farmed animals, companion animals, wild animals, and more.

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2025 Walter S. Owen Lecture – Dr. Laverne Jacobs

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Oct 2

On Oct 15, join us in person or online for the 2025 Walter S. Owen Lecture. In her lecture, Dr. Laverne Jacobs will explain how governmental efforts to achieve equality can benefit from centering disability equality as an ethical project of inclusion. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...

The Walter S. Owen Lecture is a public expression by the Visiting Professor who holds the Chair, of the Faculty's wish to commemorate Mr. Owen, and to thank those whose contributions enabled the Chair...

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 29

"Indigenous Rights in One Minute is full of accessible, useful information for members of the general public interested in getting better informed about Indigenous rights. In one minute they can have a clear, concise answer to a question they’ve been wanting an answer to for a long time."

Métis lawyer Bruce McIvor launching second non-fiction book

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 29

Adjunct Professor Bruce McIvor explains why he wrote Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation and what he hopes his readers will take away from his new book. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Métis lawyer Bruce McIvor was raised in the Interlake but has lived in Vancouver for three decades. He is the founder of and a senior partner at First Peoples Law LLP, litigating and negotiating on be...

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 26

Join us online or in person for a public lecture by Dr. Kim Stanton, whose recent report on the BC legal system’s treatment of intimate partner violence & sexual violence offers powerful recommendations for reform. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve...

CFLS Lecture Series: Dr. Kim Stanton

Join us for a public lecture by Dr. Kim Stanton where she will present key findings of her recent report, The British Columbia Legal System’s Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence...

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Canadian Network of Law & Humanities @lawhumanitiesca.bsky.social · Sep 24

UBC-Melbourne Exchange Lecture- "A Right to Record? Patients with Smartphones, Doctors with AI, and the Law Caught in Between" with Dr. Megan Prictor on Thursday, Oct 9 12:30pm-1:45pm Rm 122 Allard and Zoom @allard.ubc.ca
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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 22

Thanks to the many contributors for this collaborative effort — including Allard Law professors Joel Bakan, Hoi Kong, Mary Liston and Margot Young, and instructor Robert Danay.

Allard Law’s Kaila Mikkelsen receives President’s Staff Award

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 22

The updated open access Constitutional Law casebook is now available! Co-edited by Professor Asha Kaushal, it includes contributions from constitutional law scholars from across the country and represents the most up-to-date constitutional law casebook in Canada. www.canlii.org/en/commentar...

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 22

Congratulations to Kaila Mikkelsen, Allard Law’s Assistant Dean, Students, on receiving the President’s Staff Award! The award honours exceptional contributions in areas of importance to UBC. Learn more: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/new...

The President’s Staff Awards recognize the personal achievements and contributions that UBC staff make to support the vision and goals of the university.

Allard Law grad takes home the top prize on the Amazing Race Canada

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 19

Congratulations to Allard Law alum Jonathon Braun and his teammate Jesse Harink on winning The Amazing Race Canada!

We caught up with Jonathon today about what the experience meant to him and what's next. allard.ubc.ca/about-us/new...

Allard Law grad Jonathon Braun, together with his friend and teammate Jesse Harink, have just won Season 11 of the Amazing Race Canada.

Opinion: Who counts as 'real people'? Premier Eby’s comment perpetuates legacy of erasure

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · Sep 19

OP ED: Aboriginal title decisions, including the landmark Cowichan decision, aren't an inconvenience; they're an affirmation of justice long delayed.

@allard.ubc.ca profs Alexandra Flynn and Stepan Wood co-write in the @vancouversun.bsky.social

Aboriginal title decisions, including the landmark Cowichan decision, are an affirmation of justice long delayed.

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 17

Attend UBC's Immersion Week (Sept 23-24 at UBC Robson Square) and learn more about AI, Security & Ethics from leading experts, including Allard Law's Dr. Carol Liao. Learn more and register online: innovation.ubc.ca/impact-updat...

Immersion Week 2025

Registration is live! Join us for our 6th annual Immersion Week September 23 and 24 at UBC Robson Square.

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Joly says Teck, Anglo CEOs will have to convince her merger is in national interest | CBC News

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 17

Professor Camden Hutchison commented on the Canadian government's ability to negotiate before approving the potential merger of Vancouver's Teck Resources Ltd. with U.K.-based miner Anglo American PLC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The deal is subject to review under the Investment Canada Act, which can be used to block deals deemed against the national interest, including Canada's economic security.

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Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 16

"This is unthinkable in health care, yet this is precisely how we treat affordable housing in Canada. Government programs provide funding for the construction of affordable housing, but without long-term commitments to ensure those same housing units remain affordable." 3/3

Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia @allard.ubc.ca · Sep 16

"Imagine if every time a hospital was built, it came with an expiry date. Twenty-five years later, it would be sold to the highest bidder and patients would be told to find care elsewhere." 2/3