News & Announcements
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BC residents need more support navigating legal information, says new report
A new report by Allard Law researchers calls for more accessible, human-centered legal resources and information services.
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Can Canada’s housing crisis be solved?
Dr. Alexandra Flynn, director of UBC’s Housing Research Collaborative, discusses the factors driving Canada’s housing crisis and what it will take to fix it.
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Professor Johnny Mack appointed as Academic Director at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Situated at the intersection of academic inquiry, historical truth-telling, and community engagement, the IRSHDC plays a vital role in advancing UBC’s academic mission by supporting Indigenous Peoples’ rights to truth, justice, and healing.
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Oct 25, 2021Professor Carol Liao named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
Today the Women Executive Network has named Professor Carol Liao a recipient of the 2021 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards in the Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Award category.
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Oct 19, 2021Globe and Mail: The provinces need to end the horrific practice of detaining migrants in prisons
Op-ed: Allard Law Professor Efrat Arbel calls on provinces to put an end to immigration detention in provincial jails.
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Sep 22, 2021Generous new estate gift to support law students with financial need
The Peter A. Allard School of Law is pleased to announce a generous donation by the estate of Ms. Ellen Mary “Penny” O’Donnell to provide bursary funding for JD students who demonstrate financial need.
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Sep 7, 2021Professor Isabel Grant elected to the Royal Society of Canada
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Isabel Grant has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The fellowship comprises over 2000 Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field.
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Aug 24, 2021
UBC Innocence Project statement on R. v. Tallio decision
The UBC Innocence Project at the Peter A. Allard School of Law respects the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal in the case of R. v. Tallio, made on Aug. 19, 2021. The case of Phillip James Tallio is one of many the Project has worked on since it was established in 2007, with the aim of engaging selected law students to review claims of wrongful conviction in B.C.
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Aug 18, 2021The law and social change: Meet Assistant Professor Dr. Yuvraj Joshi
Dr. Yuvraj Joshi is an expert on constitutional and comparative law, racial equality law, gender and sexuality law, and human rights, and we’re thrilled to welcome him as our newest faculty member. We spoke with Dr. Joshi about his current research and why he’s excited to be teaching the upper-year seminar Law and Inequity this fall.