News & Announcements
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Donors establish first-ever student award to support incoming Black Canadian students at Allard Law
Allard Law is pleased to announce a generous donation from the Honourable Judge David St. Pierre, the Honourable Justice Selwyn Romilly, Matthew Nathanson, and two anonymous donors to establish the Allard School of Law’s first-ever student award dedicated solely to supporting incoming Black Canadian JD students.
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Pandemic Mooting: An Allard Law Round-up from the 2020/21 Season
This year’s mooting season made for a unique experience: for the first time, all moots were hosted online. We caught up with students from five of our teams to get their insights and reflections on this past mooting season.
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Allard Law Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
A message to Allard Law community members from Janine Benedet, Dean pro tem and Professor.
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May 19, 2021Leading One of BC’s Largest Legal Aid Providers: Meet Law Student Connie Do
Allard Law student Connie Do served as executive director of the student-run Law Students’ Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) throughout 2020. Now about to graduate, Connie explains what made her time with LSLAP so rewarding and what it was like running the organization remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Feb 26, 2021New gift will continue faculty exchange program between Allard School of Law, UBC & Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Allard School of Law at UBC is pleased to announce a very generous gift from the Koffman family in support of a faculty exchange program between the Allard School of Law, UBC and the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Feb 19, 2021Allard Law in the Year of COVID
The dedicated faculty and staff of the Allard Law community spent much of the past year navigating the unchartered territory of operating a law school remotely. Here are some highlights from what has been an unprecedented year.
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Feb 17, 2021Immigration Detention in the Age of COVID-19
Learn about Professor Efrat Arbel and PhD Candidate Molly Joeck’s burgeoning research on shifts in the legal regulation of Immigration Detention in response to COVID-19, and the unexpected progressive possibilities ushered in by the global pandemic.
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Feb 8, 2021Faculty Scholar Award
We are pleased to recognize Professor Anne Uteck for her outstanding contributions to the law school with the Jim Taylor, QC Faculty Scholar Award. This award is given to a faculty member who consistently gives more than their fair share of time and energy to the Faculty. And Professor Uteck has certainly done that.
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Feb 1, 2021New book examines China’s unique form of human rights activism
China has long been the target of human rights activists, but in his new book, Professor Pitman Potter makes the argument that China itself is a human rights activist.
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Jan 29, 2021Indigenous Awareness Week
The annual Indigenous Awareness Week will take place (virtually) from February 1st to February 5th with a number of inspiring lectures and cultural programming that is open to the public.
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Jan 22, 2021UBC Black Law Students Association Offering Free Conference for Aspiring Black Law Students
On January 30, the UBC Black Law Students' Association (BLSA) together with Allard Law will be hosting a conference for Black undergraduate or graduate students who are thinking of pursuing a career in law.
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Jan 20, 2021Professor Bethany Hastie Named Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholar
Congratulations to Professor Bethany Hastie who was recently named Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholar for 2021-2022.
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Jan 13, 2021Recognizing our Alumni
From Order of Canada appointments to Queen's Counsel designations, the Allard School of Law is proud to recognize the significant recent achievements of a number of members of our alumni community.
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Dec 14, 2020Changing the locks on the Canada-US border
In a post-COVID world, research at Allard Law may help illuminate a once-unexamined Canada-US border. (Originally published in Trek Magazine. Image by Federico Gastaldi.)
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Dec 1, 2020From Domestication to Internationalization: Enforcing the International Bill of Rights in Hong Kong
Professor Cheng’s latest research project is a study of the main drivers for the internationalisation of human rights adjudication in Hong Kong and the approaches of the Hong Kong judiciary.