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Hiwot Mekuanent receives her PhD in Law degree as she crosses the stage in Grant Hall at the Fall 2024 Convocation ceremony on Nov. 15. (Photo by Bernard Clark)

New PhD grad a passionate advocate of rights for persons with disabilities

Hiwot Mekuanent’s thesis calls for meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in Ethiopian law-making, urging lawmakers and organizations to align with UN standards and ensure policies reflect their voices.

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Taylor Swift performs at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. in May 2023. The musician recently performed six sold-out shows in Toronto as part of her Eras Tour. (Photo by Stephen Mease/Unsplash)

Exploring law with Taylor Swift

Mohamed Khimji, David Allgood Professor in Business Law, developed a new course examining the musician's influence on entertainment law through her high-profile legal disputes.

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Faculty’s first professional program – in legal AI – sparks new master classes for legal and non-legal participants

Following the success of its inaugural offering, Queen’s Law is planning more intensive, innovative primers to meet evolving professional needs in rapidly changing fields.

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Queen’s Law Clinic students and directors thank Cunningham Swan Carty Little & Bonham LLP representatives for the firm’s $100,000 donation at a reception on Nov. 13.

Local firm renews support for clinics

With a new $100,000 gift, Cunningham Swan continues supporting Queen’s Law Clinics in providing students with practical experience and free legal services to those in need.

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Supreme Court hears case on Canada’s prostitution laws

As Canada’s top court reviews the constitutionality of prostitution laws under the Charter, Professor Debra Haak says the decision will show if Parliament’s response to inequality must prioritize individual liberty.

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Continued support for free access to Queen’s Legal Aid services and representation is being asked in the AMS referendum on October 30 and 31. (Photo by Greg Black)

Preserving free legal services for Queen’s undergrads

Continued support for free access to Queen’s Legal Aid services and representation is being asked in the AMS referendum on October 30 and 31. (Photo by Greg Black)

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Federally appointed Independent Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray presents “Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience,” her July 2024 report on unmarked burials and mass graves of missing and disappeared Indigenous children in Canada, to Queen’s University community members in Grant Hall on Sept. 26.

Murray presents historical report on missing and disappeared Indigenous children

Kimberly Murray, the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites, discussed her report, Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience, with Queen’s community members.

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National research grants awarded to faculty for ‘insightful’ research

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Borrows comments on human rights for a more just world

Professor Lindsay Borrows makes a case that more-than-human rights informed by Indigenous legal traditions are essential to help us imagine the new rights needed for our millennium.

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What Queen’s Law faculty did this summer

Queen’s Law professors spent the summer writing books and articles, presenting at international conferences, and tackling diverse topics such as COVID public health compliance, the criminal rate of interest, political constitutions, and the impact of generative AI on teaching and learning.

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Orientation 2024

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