News & Announcements
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It’s time to expand what we think of as "work," says Allard Law’s Supriya Routh
Allard Law Professor Supriya Routh has been awarded a Canada Research Chair in Labour Law and Social Justice to examine how the law can more effectively support workers.
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Professor Bethany Hastie awarded UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship
Professor Hastie hopes to shed light on the challenges that new technologies are raising for workers – and the gaps in current labour law and policy in Canada.
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Celebrating 1 year, Allard Law program at UBC gives Afghan women judges a new professional home
The Peter A. Allard School of Law celebrated the one-year anniversary of the law school's Afghan Women Judges Program on February 9 with an event at Allard Hall.
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May 31, 2021
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, 2021
Leading 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 throughout 2020. Now about to graduate, Connie explains what made her time with LSLAP so rewarding and what it was like running the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Apr 7, 2021
Vancouver Sun: Provinces are partners, not parents, to their cities
Opinion: Some large cities are bigger than provinces, grappling with urgent matters like infrastructure and housing, and are the first and most intimate level of democratic participation. Mentioned: Alexandra Flynn & Margot Young
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Mar 18, 2021
Vancouver Sun: Indigenous peoples' pandemic experiences show we're not 'all in this together,' but we could be
Opinion: Not everyone faces a pandemic with a deep-seated mistrust of the health-care system. But this is one of the challenges that the Tŝilhqot’in Nation faced. Mentioned: Jocelyn Stacey
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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 19, 2021
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.