Peter A Allard School of Law
News & Announcements
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ALLARD LAW WELCOMES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ROBERT CLIFFORD
We are fortunate to welcome some new faces to Allard Hall this year. Over the coming weeks, you’ll learn more about each of these faculty members and the important research and educational leadership expertise they bring to the Allard Law community.
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Don’t be fooled by the corporation’s ‘makeover,’ documentary warns
"The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel" premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. It’s based on Professor Joel Bakan’s new book, "The New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy."
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Allard Law's Tracy Wachmann Receives President's Award
We are pleased to announce that Tracy Wachmann, Public Interest Coordinator at the Allard School of Law, is a recipient of this year’s President’s Staff Award in the category of Community Engagement. This prestigious UBC award is given annually to staff who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community.
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Jul 16, 2020
Is it time for a sanctioned homeless camp in Vancouver?
Source: Vancouver Courier Mentioned: Stepan Wood
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Jul 16, 2020Supporting objectives of the Black Law Students’ Association
During the month of June, in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, the Allard Chapter of the Black Law Students’ Association met with Dean Dauvergne and presented a series of recommendations for changes at Allard Law to assist in confronting anti-Black racism at the law school and, therefore, within the legal profession.
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Jul 14, 2020
Extreme Intoxication Appeal Decision is yet Another Blow to Women
Source: Policy Options. By Elizabeth Sheehy, Isabel Grant
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Jul 13, 2020Allard Law Grad Student Lays Groundwork for Anti-Black Racism Strategy in Vancouver
The City of Vancouver engaged Oludolapo Makinde, a graduate student, as a Healthy City Scholar to conduct research into anti-Black racism in Vancouver and suggest ways to address it.
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Jul 13, 2020
'It's putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg': Indigenous leaders say police training inept, join calls to defund
Source: CBC News Mentioned: Patricia Barkaskas
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Jul 12, 2020
Want facts with that? New podcast network dedicated to peer-reviewed academic work
Source: CBC, Vancouver Sun, The Province Mentioned: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
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Jul 10, 2020
B.C. human rights commissioner ready to tackle race-based health data collection
Source: CBC Mentioned: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
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Jul 10, 2020New Gift will Provide Full Tuition Support for Ten Law Students
With the financial impact that the current pandemic has had on so many, The Honourable Grant Burnyeat Q.C. (LLB ‘73) wanted to ensure that more law students were supported during these challenging times.
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Jul 10, 2020
6 reasons why displacing the homeless must stop, regardless of COVID-19
Source: The Conversation Mentioned: Stepan Wood
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Jul 10, 2020
6 Reasons why Displacing the Homeless Must Stop Regardless of Covid-19
Source: The Conversations. By Stepan Wood
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Jul 9, 2020
Privacy promised in investigation into racism in B.C. healthcare system
Source: News 1130, CKNW Jill Bennett Show Mentioned: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond