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Appointed to the UN’s Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Professor Ardi Imseis will be investigating and reporting on alleged violations involving parties to the country’s civil war that after five years continues to rage.
Appointed to the UN’s Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Professor Ardi Imseis will be investigating and reporting on alleged violations involving parties to the country’s civil war that after five years continues to rage.

UN appoints Queen’s international law scholar to Yemen commission of inquiry

January 13, 2020
Appointed to the UN’s Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Professor Ardi Imseis will be investigating and reporting on alleged violations involving parties to the country’s civil war that after five years continues to rage.
Karla McGrath, LLM’13, Queen’s Family Law Clinic Director, reviews a case file with student caseworkers in one of four interview rooms in the downtown Queen’s Law Clinics. “We have a modern and efficient professional legal operation that clearly expresses to clients and students that we are here to do important work and we are here to do it well,” she says.
Karla McGrath, LLM’13, Queen’s Family Law Clinic Director, reviews a case file with student caseworkers in one of four interview rooms in the downtown Queen’s Law Clinics. “We have a modern and efficient professional legal operation that clearly expresses to clients and students that we are here to do important work and we are here to do it well,” she says.

Queen’s Law Clinics continue to thrive at five

January 10, 2020
Since converging in downtown Kingston five years ago, five Queen's Law Clinics have increased experiential learning opportunities and improved client services. The newest clinic is also celebrating its first five years of preparing confident family lawyers.
Professor Art Cockfield, Law’93, and his RMC and Queen's political science colleague, Professor Christian Leuprecht, have received a $150K+ grant to investigate the hidden financial underworld that enables global financial crimes like offshore tax evasion and international money laundering. One purpose for this work, Cockfield says, “is to devise optimal laws and policies that will allow law enforcement to investigate and arrest financial criminals and terrorist financiers.”
Professor Art Cockfield, Law’93, and his RMC and Queen's political science colleague, Christian Leuprecht, have received a $150K+ grant to investigate the hidden financial underworld that enables global financial crimes like offshore tax evasion and international money laundering. One purpose for this work, Cockfield says, “is to devise optimal laws and policies that will allow law enforcement to investigate and arrest financial criminals and terrorist financiers.”

How to catch a global financial criminal

December 16, 2019
Professor Art Cockfield, Law’93, and his RMC and Queen's political science colleague, Professor Christian Leuprecht, have received a $150K+ grant to investigate the hidden financial underworld that enables crimes like offshore tax evasion and international money laundering.
Justice Julie Thorburn, Law’88, a former Superior Court judge and Divisional Court team leader, is the latest Queen’s Law grad appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
Justice Julie Thorburn, Law’88, a former Superior Court judge and Divisional Court team leader, is the latest Queen’s Law grad appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Law’88 alumna promoted to Ontario’s highest court

December 9, 2019
Recently appointed OCA Justice Julie Thorburn, Law’88, talks about the importance to her judicial career of teamwork and business relationships with members of the legal profession -- from law clerks and junior lawyers to mentors.
Former Dean Bill Flanagan, “a visionary who through perseverance, tact and hard work led the transformation of Queen’s Law to be among the best law schools in the country,” has been honoured with an award in his name: The Dean Bill Flanagan International Studies Award.
Former Dean Bill Flanagan, “a visionary who through perseverance, tact and hard work led the transformation of Queen’s Law to be among the best law schools in the country,” has been honoured with an award in his name: The Dean Bill Flanagan International Studies Award.

Admirers endow award to celebrate Flanagan’s forte

December 4, 2019
Alumni and friends contributed over $550K to celebrate Bill Flanagan’s 14 decanal years of transformative leadership, establishing an international studies award in his name.