Peter A Allard School of Law
News & Announcements
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Allard Law Launches New Mining Law and Sustainability Program
The Allard School of Law is pleased to announce the launch of an executive learning program in Mining Law and Sustainability. The program, designed for anyone working in or interested in the mining industry, is particularly distinctive in Canada because of its focus on sustainability and Indigenous issues.
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Allard 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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Immigration 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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Mar 23, 2021
Canadian law 'offers very little' to women followed by strangers: expert
Source: News 1130 Mentioned: Isabel Grant
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Mar 18, 2021
Indigenous peoples' pandemic experiences show we're not 'all in this together,' but we could be
Source: Vancouver Sun Mentioned: Jocelyn Stacey
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Mar 18, 2021
Conservative senator proposes changing criminal definition of exploitation as it relates to human trafficking offences
Source: Globe & Mail Mentioned: Nicole Barrett
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Mar 10, 2021
BIV recognizes six distinguished B.C. leaders
Source: Business in Vancouver Mentioned: Carol Liao
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Mar 10, 2021
David Eby defends decision to back Doug Ford in dispute with cities
Source: The Tyee Mentioned: Margot Young
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Mar 8, 2021
Two Spirit couple face racism and discrimination on journey to motherhood
Source: APTN Mentioned: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-kwe
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Mar 8, 2021
Too many Black and Indigenous people are in prison. Researchers say mandatory minimum sentences are part of the problem
Source: The Star Mentioned: Debra Parkes
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Mar 2, 2021
Why Do Pandemic Injunctions Target Protests but Not Churches?
Source: The Tyee Mentioned: Margot Young
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Feb 26, 2021
New 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 23, 2021
Pastors and parishioners test the right to congregate during the pandemic
Source: Globe & Mail Mentioned: Margot Young
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Feb 23, 2021
Tomas Yebes always said he didn’t kill his two sons. Nearly four decades later, the courts finally agree
Source: The Globe & Mail Mentioned: Tamara Levy
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Feb 19, 2021
BC Blasted for Joining Ontario’s Fight to Limit Rights of Municipal Voters
Source: The Tyee Mentioned: Margot Young