Peter A Allard School of Law
Research Stories
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Dec 14, 2020Changing the locks on the Canada-US border
In a post-COVID world, research at Allard Law may help illuminate a once-unexamined Canada-US border. (Originally published in Trek Magazine. Image by Federico Gastaldi.)
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Dec 1, 2020From Domestication to Internationalization: Enforcing the International Bill of Rights in Hong Kong
Professor Cheng’s latest research project is a study of the main drivers for the internationalisation of human rights adjudication in Hong Kong and the approaches of the Hong Kong judiciary.
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Nov 4, 2020The Canadian Journal of Family Law is now available online
The Canadian Journal of Family Law, one of the first family law journals in Canada, is now available online to the public, free of charge. This is the only family law journal in Canada to move to full open-access and relatively free of copyright restrictions.
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Nov 4, 2020Rethinking Labour Law in the New World of Work
Professor Hastie’s new project, “Collective Representation in the New World of Work”, aims to make collective workplace representation more accessible, suitable and effective for workers today.
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Oct 20, 2020Allard Law Welcomes Professor Liora Lazarus
We are fortunate to welcome some new faces to Allard Hall this year. Over the coming months, 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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Oct 14, 2020COVID-19, Religion and Conflict
Professor Michelle LeBaron and Dr. Maged Senbel collaborate with an interdisciplinary working group investigating conflicts with religious dimensions arising from COVID-19 public health measures.
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Oct 2, 2020New Book Looks at the Racial Wealth Gap Between Black and White Americans
As protests against institutional racism continue to make headlines around the world and spark important conversations, Janis Sarra, Professor at the Allard School of Law and Cheryl L. Wade, Professor at St. John’s University School of Law, New York, are adding to this discourse with their recent book "Predatory Lending and the Destruction of the African-American Dream."
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Sep 16, 2020ALLARD LAW WELCOMES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ROBERT CLIFFORD
Robert YELḰÁTŦE Clifford is a member of the Tsawout First Nation, one of five communities that make up the WSÁNEĆ on the Vancouver Island. Currently working to complete his PhD dissertation at Osgoode Hall Law School, Professor Clifford is focused on the revitalization of Indigenous legal traditions, specifically as it relates to his own community of W̱SÁNEĆ.
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Sep 11, 2020DON’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. Professor Bakan is the executive producer of the new film, which he co-directed.
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Aug 19, 2020Assessing Vancouver as an Innovation Hub
“Law and the Development of Entrepreneurial Regions,” the latest research project by Assistant Professors Camden Hutchison and Li-Wen Lin, which recently won SSHRC Insight Development Grant funding, examines the economic and legal environment for startup companies in Vancouver.
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Aug 7, 2020Advancing Climate Governance
A new research hub of the Canada Climate Law Initiative will provide guidance to corporate and pension boards on effective climate governance.
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Jul 30, 2020COVID-19 and its Impact on Global Migration
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on society in a myriad of ways. One such way, is in terms of migration. This is the focus of a UBC podcast, which brings together researchers and experts from different disciplines within and beyond the UBC community, to discuss how the pandemic is changing global migration.