Peter A Allard School of Law
News & Announcements
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UBC Black Law Students Association Offering Free Conference for Aspiring Black Law Students
On January 30, the UBC Black Law Students' Association (BLSA) together with Allard Law will be hosting a conference for Black undergraduate or graduate students who are thinking of pursuing a career in law.
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Recognizing our Alumni
From Order of Canada appointments to Queen's Counsel designations, the Allard School of Law is proud to recognize the significant recent achievements of a number of members of our alumni community.
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Professor Bethany Hastie Named Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholar
Congratulations to Professor Bethany Hastie who was recently named Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholar for 2021-2022.
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Jul 28, 2020
Provinces, territories urged to follow B.C. and investigate systemic racism in health care
Source: The Globe & Mail Mentioned: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-kwe
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Jul 27, 2020
The Pandemic Is Putting Marriage Even Further Out of Reach
Source: The Atlantic Mentioned: Erez Aloni
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Jul 27, 2020Addressing the Negative Effects of Law Student Debt
In our ongoing commitment to making legal education financially accessible, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Post-graduation Debt Repayment Assistance pilot program (PGDRA). The class of 2020 will be the inaugural graduating class eligible to apply.
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Jul 23, 2020Graduate Student Profile: Siobhan Yorgun
A PhD candidate at Allard Law, Siobhan Yorgun is looking to unmask a bias in the way refugee law is studied. In her doctoral dissertation, she illustrates the impact of this bias in creating a distorted knowledge of refugee law.
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Jul 23, 2020
Safe Third Country Agreement ruled unconstitutional — here’s what could happen next
Source: Global News. Mentioned: Efrat Arbel
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Jul 22, 2020
Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement ruled unconstitutional
Source: The Jill Bennett Show. Mentioned: Efrat Arbel
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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