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ILSA co-chair Carolyn Alexander, Law’23, narrates a Blanket Exercise for Queen’s Law community members on September 30 in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Commemorating Truth and Reconciliation Day

Interactive Blanket Exercise walks participants through 400+ years of Indigenous history.

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Laurence Esposito, Law’24, helped facilitate access to justice for Nishnawbe Aski Nation members and to provide them with legal information on ways to remedy discriminatory practices.

Student extern helps Indigenous community access justice

Laurence Esposito, Law’24, honed his legal skills and earned JD credits through his externship with the Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation to assist members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation in northwestern Ontario.

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Oct. 28, 1991: Queen's Sesquicentennial honoree Prince Charles speaks about the significance of Queen’s Royal Charter

The King and I

Antoinette Mongillo, Law’92, who was Rector during the 1991 Royal Visit to Queen’s, shares her memories of guiding then-Prince Charles on a campus walkabout after he received an honorary doctorate.

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July 19, 2017: Queen Elizabeth II is presented with a gift from Canada’s Governor General David Johnston Law’66, LLD’91, as she and Prince Philip visit Canada House in London to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. (Photo courtesy of Shutterstock)

Memories of Her Majesty

Former Governor General David Johnston, Law’66, LLD’91, shares his reflections on Queen Elizabeth II.

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Saskatchewan stabbings: Why Myles Sanderson was granted statutory release from prison

Professor Lisa Kerr explains what statutory release is and provides a breakdown of how the system works.

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Professor Art Cockfield, Law’93, shown in his Stanford JSD gown onstage in Grant Hall at Law’s Spring Convocation 2015, has received posthumously this year’s H.R.S. Ryan Law Alumni Award of Distinction and Stanley M. Corbett Award for Teaching Excellence.

Cockfield commemorated with school’s alumni and teaching awards

The Queen's Law community continues to pay tribute to the late Professor Art Cockfield, Law’93, honouring him through a celebration of life service, the top alumni award, and the Law Students’ Society teaching award.

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Professors Lindsay Borrows, Debra Haak, and Alvin Cheung have begun teaching Indigenous, criminal, and public law, respectively.

New and returning faculty faces

Professors Lindsay Borrows, Debra Haak, and Alvin Cheung have begun teaching Indigenous, criminal, and public law, respectively.

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Accepting their LSS recognition awards by video are: (top row) Zach Rudge, Dakota Bundy, and Queen’s Law Students’ Academic Success Society President Melissa Hawco; (middle row) Nivi Srinivasan and Jane Jiang; and (bottom row) Corporate Law Club Co-Presidents Juli Kim and Sandra Wright.

Students saluted for outstanding contributions

Congratulations to this year’s winners of Law Students’ Society recognition awards for making an impact on the law school community and beyond.

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Soberman Award winner Pam Hrick, Law’13, since her 2021 appointment as the Executive Director and General Counsel of LEAF (the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund), has a bigger voice in ensuring and promoting equality rights of women, girls, trans, and non-binary people under the law in Canada.

‘Outstanding young alumna’ making a difference for women

Soberman Award winner Pam Hrick, Law’13, since her 2021 appointment as LEAF’s Executive Director and General Counsel, has a bigger voice in ensuring and promoting equality rights of women, girls, trans, and non-binary people under the law in Canada.

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Dean Mark Walters, Law’89, announces he will complete his deanship on June 30, 2023. He speaks about the school’s accomplishments since 2019 and his plans to further strengthen its position during his final decanal year.

Deanship update from Mark Walters

Dean Mark Walters announces he will complete his deanship on June 30, 2023. He speaks about the school’s accomplishments since 2019 and his plans to further strengthen its position during his final decanal year.