Faculty of Law News Archive
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award ceremony to honour Cindy Blackstock
October 9, 2018 —
2018 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award ceremony takes place on Oct. 11
October 9, 2018 —
2018 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award ceremony takes place on Oct. 11
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Law Faculty Homecoming and the Law Society
October 5, 2018 —
Without the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, the Law Society of Manitoba wouldn’t have lawyers, and without the Law Society of Manitoba, there would be no place in Manitoba to license graduating law students for practice. It makes complete sense for the two organizations to work together regularly, and during the University of Manitoba’s Homecoming week Sept 24 to 30, 2018, the close relationship between the two couldn’t have been more clear.
October 5, 2018 —
Without the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, the Law Society of Manitoba wouldn’t have lawyers, and without the Law Society of Manitoba, there would be no place in Manitoba to license graduating law students for practice. It makes complete sense for the two organizations to work together regularly, and during the University of Manitoba’s Homecoming week Sept 24 to 30, 2018, the close relationship between the two couldn’t have been more clear.
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Distinguished Visitor Hathaway shares harsh reality of refugees with Law students
October 5, 2018 —
“Sticking with the status quo is not an option.” Professor James Hathaway gave this critique of the global refugee system alongside a series of shocking statistics: 60 percent of the global refugee population live within 10 countries; the rich countries of the world spend more money to resettle just 10 percent of the global refugee population than the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spends on the remaining 90 percent; and in some cases refugees wait 20 years (or more) for resettlement in a safe country. Clearly, something needs to change. Professor Hathaway’s thought-provoking and engaging lecture on September 13—part of the Distinguished Visitors (DV) Lecture Series at Robson Hall—sought to offer some suggestions as to what these changes could be.
October 5, 2018 —
“Sticking with the status quo is not an option.” Professor James Hathaway gave this critique of the global refugee system alongside a series of shocking statistics: 60 percent of the global refugee population live within 10 countries; the rich countries of the world spend more money to resettle just 10 percent of the global refugee population than the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spends on the remaining 90 percent; and in some cases refugees wait 20 years (or more) for resettlement in a safe country. Clearly, something needs to change. Professor Hathaway’s thought-provoking and engaging lecture on September 13—part of the Distinguished Visitors (DV) Lecture Series at Robson Hall—sought to offer some suggestions as to what these changes could be.
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Celebrating Student Achievement Awards Night
September 28, 2018 —
Robson Hall’s annual "Celebrating Student Achievement Awards" night took place on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 and was attended by a full compliment of students who received awards this year, and their families.
September 28, 2018 —
Robson Hall’s annual "Celebrating Student Achievement Awards" night took place on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 and was attended by a full compliment of students who received awards this year, and their families.
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International Legal Community Find Winnipeg a Centre for Nuclear Peace
September 28, 2018 —
Coinciding with the United Nations’ International day of Peace and the declared year of “Peace,” which celebrated the 70thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Jonathan Black-Branch, Dean of Law, organized an international conference regarding challenges posed by nuclear weapons.
September 28, 2018 —
Coinciding with the United Nations’ International day of Peace and the declared year of “Peace,” which celebrated the 70thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Dr. Jonathan Black-Branch, Dean of Law, organized an international conference regarding challenges posed by nuclear weapons.
Alumni Abroad: The future is equal
September 25, 2018 —
To mark Canada’s inaugural Gender Equality Week, UM Today spoke to Meghan Campbell [LLB/08] a lecturer in law at the University of Birmingham
September 25, 2018 —
To mark Canada’s inaugural Gender Equality Week, UM Today spoke to Meghan Campbell [LLB/08] a lecturer in law at the University of Birmingham
Homecoming Throwback: Law class of 1998
September 24, 2018 —
In honour of their twentieth graduation anniversary, UM Today tracked down two members of the stalwart group to reminisce about influential historic events, the early days of classroom tech, and the upside of 100 per cent finals
September 24, 2018 —
In honour of their twentieth graduation anniversary, UM Today tracked down two members of the stalwart group to reminisce about influential historic events, the early days of classroom tech, and the upside of 100 per cent finals
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Law Students learn about, promote significance of Orange Shirt Day
September 19, 2018 —
Orange Shirt Day grew out of the 2013 St. Joseph Mission Residential School commemoration event
September 19, 2018 —
Orange Shirt Day grew out of the 2013 St. Joseph Mission Residential School commemoration event
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Faculty of Law co-hosts International Nuclear Non-Proliferation & Disarmament Conference
September 12, 2018 —
For the second year in a row, the Faculty of Law is co-hosting a conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation on Thursday and Friday, September 20 – 21, 2018 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
September 12, 2018 —
For the second year in a row, the Faculty of Law is co-hosting a conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation on Thursday and Friday, September 20 – 21, 2018 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
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Integrity, Professionalism, Collegiality, is Law Faculty’s Welcome Message for First-Year Law Students
September 7, 2018 —
When the Manitoba Law School became the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law in 1914, Federal Government laws and policies prohibited Indigenous people in Canada from practicing their spiritual and cultural traditions. One-hundred and four years later, first-year law students spent their Orientation week at Robson Hall learning the Seven Sacred Teachings from a Metis Elder, smudging with sage, sharing in a Water Ceremony, learning facts about Indian Residential Schools from Truth and Reconciliation Commission staff, and helping to set up a tipi painted by members of the law student body on the grounds of the University of Manitoba campus.
September 7, 2018 —
When the Manitoba Law School became the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law in 1914, Federal Government laws and policies prohibited Indigenous people in Canada from practicing their spiritual and cultural traditions. One-hundred and four years later, first-year law students spent their Orientation week at Robson Hall learning the Seven Sacred Teachings from a Metis Elder, smudging with sage, sharing in a Water Ceremony, learning facts about Indian Residential Schools from Truth and Reconciliation Commission staff, and helping to set up a tipi painted by members of the law student body on the grounds of the University of Manitoba campus.