Research Stories
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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.
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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 7, 2020Rethinking Judicial Oversight in a Time of Crisis
Administrative accountability demands resilient courts, especially in emergencies.
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Jun 23, 2020Research Profile: Sara Ghebremusse
Professor Sara Ghebremusse frequently conducts research at the intersection of transnational law and mining governance, particularly within Africa.
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Jun 22, 2020Research Profile: Gideon Odionu
Gideon Odionu is a PhD student at Allard Law. He is both a 2020 UBC Sustainability Scholar and a UBC Sustainability Ambassador. Through the UBC Sustainability Initiative, he is currently working on a funded internship project at the BC Housing Research Center.
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May 18, 2020The Law of Disaster Exceptionalism
Professor Jocelyn Stacey’s research investigates how Canadian law perpetuates disaster exceptionalism, a dangerous idea that disasters are temporary, exceptional and disconnected events.