Faculty of Law News Archive
Faculty of Law News
Canadian Journal of Human Rights releases new volume
May 19, 2021 —
The Canadian Journal of Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Law and Policy, edited by Professor Donn Short with the help of law student editors, has just published Volume 9, Number 1, now available online.
May 19, 2021 —
The Canadian Journal of Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Law and Policy, edited by Professor Donn Short with the help of law student editors, has just published Volume 9, Number 1, now available online.
Wpg Free Press: Charter challenge from classroom to courtroom
May 17, 2021 —
UM students argue to alter mandatory minimums on low-income tax offenders
May 17, 2021 —
UM students argue to alter mandatory minimums on low-income tax offenders
Faculty of Law News
Kawaskimhon Moot 2021 raised much-needed conversations
May 15, 2021 —
Looking back on invaluable student experience in view of changing paradigms
May 15, 2021 —
Looking back on invaluable student experience in view of changing paradigms
Faculty of Law News
Rising to the Charter Challenge
April 23, 2021 —
Looking through her University of Manitoba Community Law Centre files early last summer, student supervisor and third-year law student Larissa Campbell noticed that a troubling number of Legal Aid clients with limited incomes were being assessed crushingly high mandatory minimum fines under The Tax Administration Miscellaneous Taxes Act for offences under The Tobacco Tax Act.
April 23, 2021 —
Looking through her University of Manitoba Community Law Centre files early last summer, student supervisor and third-year law student Larissa Campbell noticed that a troubling number of Legal Aid clients with limited incomes were being assessed crushingly high mandatory minimum fines under The Tax Administration Miscellaneous Taxes Act for offences under The Tobacco Tax Act.
Alumni News
UM alumni among Honour 150 recipients
April 21, 2021 —
Many UM alumni are recipients of Honour 150, which recognizes people who stand out for their role in making Manitoba such an amazing province
UM alumni among Honour 150 recipients
April 21, 2021 —
Many UM alumni are recipients of Honour 150, which recognizes people who stand out for their role in making Manitoba such an amazing province
Faculty of Law News
Law faculty members share knowledge in plain sight – and plain language
April 14, 2021 —
This year, Faculty of Law professors have been engaging prolifically in national conversations about COVID-19, Indigenous rights, Civil Liberties and Charter Rights among other important topics. Here is a compilation of some of their writings published in and for such public arenas as newspapers and made available to Canadians beyond academia.
April 14, 2021 —
This year, Faculty of Law professors have been engaging prolifically in national conversations about COVID-19, Indigenous rights, Civil Liberties and Charter Rights among other important topics. Here is a compilation of some of their writings published in and for such public arenas as newspapers and made available to Canadians beyond academia.
Faculty of Law News
In Conversation With Law Faculty and Students
April 6, 2021 —
Acting Dean of Law, David Asper, Q.C., is very interested in people, so when he started to get to know the professors and students who make up the Faculty of Law community housed at Robson Hall, he decided to make a 'podcast' series for the Faculty's Youtube Channel. At the end of his own series, he was invited to interview one of Robson Hall’s illustrious alumni, International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost [LLB/81], who fondly remembered her days as a student at Robson Hall.
April 6, 2021 —
Acting Dean of Law, David Asper, Q.C., is very interested in people, so when he started to get to know the professors and students who make up the Faculty of Law community housed at Robson Hall, he decided to make a 'podcast' series for the Faculty's Youtube Channel. At the end of his own series, he was invited to interview one of Robson Hall’s illustrious alumni, International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost [LLB/81], who fondly remembered her days as a student at Robson Hall.
Faculty of Law News
Manitoba’s Gale Cup Team places third after decade-long shutout
April 2, 2021 —
The University of Manitoba's Faculty of Law team of Janelle Gobin and Anna Siemens, Jessica Humphries and Madison Parker had an extraordinary year, placing third overall. Significantly, this is the first time in over 10 years that the team from Robson Hall has placed in the top four teams of the Gale Cup, which took place virtually, February 26 – 27, 2021.
April 2, 2021 —
The University of Manitoba's Faculty of Law team of Janelle Gobin and Anna Siemens, Jessica Humphries and Madison Parker had an extraordinary year, placing third overall. Significantly, this is the first time in over 10 years that the team from Robson Hall has placed in the top four teams of the Gale Cup, which took place virtually, February 26 – 27, 2021.
Faculty of Law News
Mooting Matters
April 1, 2021 —
Law school moot competitions are invaluable experiences for many upper-year law students. They traditionally require students to travel across the country to debate each other face-to-face in moot courtrooms. Problems are designed to hone negotiation, advocacy or appellate skills. Students network, share stories and socialize, exploring other cities and locales together. This year? Everything online and no one travelled anywhere. But at least mooting still happened, and University of Manitoba law students brought all they had to Robson Hall and performed their very best despite the pandemic.
April 1, 2021 —
Law school moot competitions are invaluable experiences for many upper-year law students. They traditionally require students to travel across the country to debate each other face-to-face in moot courtrooms. Problems are designed to hone negotiation, advocacy or appellate skills. Students network, share stories and socialize, exploring other cities and locales together. This year? Everything online and no one travelled anywhere. But at least mooting still happened, and University of Manitoba law students brought all they had to Robson Hall and performed their very best despite the pandemic.
Faculty of Law News
Toronto Star – The Saturday Debate: Is there a role for vaccine passports in Canada?
March 31, 2021 —
Law professor Colleen M. Flood argues vaccine passports will be forced up on society and governments must regulate their use. “But wholesale opposition to vaccine passports will merely permit a Wild West to emerge with differing standards that don’t sufficiently protect against discrimination or attend to privacy and fraudulent use concerns,” Flood writes. Law professor Brandon Trask says such passports have no place in Canada. “One of the costs of living in a democracy is that our fellow citizens may do things other than we wish they would. In the end, this is a small price to pay for all the benefits that flow from having meaningful rights,” Trask writes.
March 31, 2021 —
Law professor Colleen M. Flood argues vaccine passports will be forced up on society and governments must regulate their use. “But wholesale opposition to vaccine passports will merely permit a Wild West to emerge with differing standards that don’t sufficiently protect against discrimination or attend to privacy and fraudulent use concerns,” Flood writes. Law professor Brandon Trask says such passports have no place in Canada. “One of the costs of living in a democracy is that our fellow citizens may do things other than we wish they would. In the end, this is a small price to pay for all the benefits that flow from having meaningful rights,” Trask writes.