¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University News - Research Group on Health and Law /channels/news_feeds/all/term/health_and_law_research_group/rss en ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Law places 17th worldwide in 2022 THE World University Rankings /channels/channels/news/mcgill-law-places-17th-worldwide-2022-world-university-rankings-334157 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce it has once again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by the <i>Times Higher Education</i> (THE) World University Rankings. The 2022 <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/subject-ranking/law#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats">ranking by subject</a> placed ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Law 17th worldwide.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ocdh_2018-093350.jpg?itok=pUMM3P3k" width="160" height="213" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:56:57 +0000 webfull 173950 at /channels ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Law ranked 16th worldwide /channels/channels/news/mcgill-law-ranked-16th-worldwide-325735 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that it has once again been ranked among the world’s top universities for studying law by the <em>Times Higher Education</em> (THE) World University Rankings. The 2021 <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/subject-ranking/law#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats" target="_blank">ranking by subject</a> rated ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ the 16th-best school worldwide for studying law, up from 20th place last year. It marks the fourth consecutive year in the global Top 20 for ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Law.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ocdh-20171018-20171018_172844.jpg?itok=UhN8tDZ1" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:09:12 +0000 webfull 164693 at /channels ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ announces Fall 2020 term will be delivered remotely /channels/channels/news/mcgill-announces-fall-2020-term-will-be-delivered-remotely-322101 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University <a href="/newsroom/channels/news/mcgills-fall-2020-semester-322097" target="_blank">has announced</a> that many of its programs will be delivered remotely in the Fall 2020 term.</h3> <p>The Faculty of Law will continue to deliver one of the best legal educations in the world to its exceptional students. It will offer a wide selection of courses taught by leading scholars, in all its programs, in a remote environment.</p> <p>The Faculty of Law is taking steps to facilitate the transition to remote teaching and learning. Among other things:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 11 May 2020 14:22:00 +0000 webfull 160621 at /channels Four ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Law professors awarded COVID-19 research grants /channels/channels/news/four-mcgill-law-professors-awarded-covid-19-research-grants-321902 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that four members have received research grants related to COVID-19 from ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/law/about/profs/gelinas-fabien" target="_blank"><b>Fabien </b><b>Gélinas</b></a>, Ad. E., and Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/law/about/profs/blackett-adelle" target="_blank"><b>Adelle Blackett</b></a>, Ad. E., have each been awarded a COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant, while Professors <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/law/about/profs/khoury-lara" target="_blank"><b>Lara Khoury</b></a>, Ad.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gelinas_blackett_khoury_klein_grid.jpg?itok=9BsdEvUp" width="160" height="240" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:21:08 +0000 webfull 160405 at /channels ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ ranked 20th best place to study law worldwide /channels/channels/news/mcgill-ranked-20th-best-place-study-law-worldwide-302554 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that it has been ranked among the world’s top universities to study law by the <em>Times Higher Education</em> (THE) World University Rankings. The 2020 <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/law#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats" target="_blank">ranking by subject</a> declared ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ the 20th best school to study law worldwide among 190 universities, placing ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ in the worldwide Top 20 for a third consecutive year.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">12 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:55:35 +0000 webfull 155331 at /channels Good news: Three faculty members elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law /channels/channels/news/good-news-three-faculty-members-elected-international-academy-comparative-law-298492 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that three of its faculty members are among the successful candidates in the recent elections of the International Academy of Comparative Law (<a href="https://aidc-iacl.org/" target="_blank">IACL</a>).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/iacl_logo_300.png?itok=kcHCO0UM" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:28:27 +0000 webfull 150650 at /channels Health Rights: Individual, Collective, and ‘National’: Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Pre-Conference Session /channels/channels/news/health-rights-individual-collective-and-national-student-and-postdoctoral-fellow-pre-conference-297799 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3>The session will take place on 6 November 2019, with conference to follow on 7-8 November 2019</h3> <p>Location: ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br /><strong>Extended </strong>Submission Deadline:<strong> 30 July 2019</strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:11:48 +0000 webfull 149933 at /channels Andrea Bjorklund and Rosalie Jukier appointed as associate deans /channels/channels/news/andrea-bjorklund-and-rosalie-jukier-appointed-associate-deans-296459 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/law/about/profs/bjorklund-andrea"><b>Andrea K. Bjorklund</b></a> has been appointed associate dean (graduate studies) for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2019, and Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/law/about/profs/jukier-rosalie"><b>Rosalie Jukier</b></a> has been appointed associate dean (academic) for a two-year term, effective September 1, 2019.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/vice_deans_announcement_rosalie_jukier_andrea_bjorlund-7225.jpg?itok=PU7rHlU6" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:33:12 +0000 webfull 148627 at /channels Sustainability committee launches community consultation /channels/channels/news/sustainability-committee-launches-community-consultation-295555 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Law’s Sustainability Committee is a new entity, created in response to student demand, building on impressive groundwork by members of a student-led committee. The committee fosters sustainability initiatives at the Faculty, and promotes the Faculty’s engagement in sustainability at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ. We work closely with the <a href="/sustainability/about/our-team">¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Office of Sustainability</a>.</p> <p>Our objective for our first year in existence is to design and implement a green strategy for the Faculty.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/sustainability-planning-9449.jpg?itok=stxaRazW" width="160" height="240" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:43:10 +0000 webfull 147496 at /channels Call for applications: Postdoctoral Fellow in Health and Law /channels/channels/news/call-applications-postdoctoral-fellow-health-and-law-288041 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2><strong>The ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ Research Group on Health and Law (RGHL) at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University’s Faculty of Law is seeking a postdoctoral fellow for a one-year period, with a start date during the 2018–2019 Academic Year.</strong></h2> <h3>About the Research Group on Health and Law (<a href="/healthlaw">www.mcgill.ca/healthlaw</a>)</h3> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Jul 2018 18:31:02 +0000 webfull 138958 at /channels