News & Announcements
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Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities
Thinking of suing those troublesome trespassing carolers? Allard Law's Professor Adam Hofri-Winogradow explains why holiday legal battles might not be worth it.
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Making global connections through law school exchange
Through UBC’s Go Global exchange programs, Allard Law students can spend a term or a full year attending law school at one of UBC’s partner institutions in international cities like Tokyo, London, Beijing or Sydney.
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Creating a Just Future: How Indigenous Allard Law alumni are helping decolonize the criminal justice system
Indigenous Allard Law grads are working with Elders and communities to decolonize Canadian legal structures and revitalize Indigenous legal traditions in ways that have a direct impact on Indigenous people’s lives.
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Apr 13, 2023Calling for an end to immigration detention
Although Canada enjoys a reputation as a welcoming nation, thousands of migrants are detained here annually – including refugees, children and families.
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Apr 5, 2023Gay dads have an image problem
From Neil Patrick Harris on our screens to U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg on the global stage, the emerging image of gay dads in North America is of white, affluent men. But this image isn’t accurate and has real-world implications for gay dads and their families, says Allard Law professor Erez Aloni.
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Mar 28, 2023Meet Wesbrook Scholar Austen Erhardt
This spring, Austen was named a Wesbrook Scholar – UBC's most prestigious designation given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership and involvement in student and community activities.
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Mar 24, 2023Wesbrook scholar Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa on finding a path that can ‘change the course of people’s lives’
“I came to law school to be the change I wanted to see in the world,” says Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa, third-year JD student and newly named Wesbrook Scholar.
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Mar 6, 2023A new beginning for Afghan judges forced to flee the Taliban
After evacuating Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power, Judges Wahida Rahimi, Freshta Masomi and Zamila Sangar have joined Allard Law through the law school’s new Afghan Women Judges Program.
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Mar 2, 2023Reforming the law of trusts: Meet Associate Professor Adam Hofri-Winogradow
Dr. Adam Hofri-Winogradow is an expert on the law of trusts – and how trust laws should be reformed. On January 1, we were delighted to welcome him to the Peter A. Allard School of Law as an associate professor.