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Claire Davis, Law’19, and Kate Withers, Law’17, stand before the table where Justice Malcolm Rowe sat while answering questions from MPs and senators in the University of Ottawa’s Tabaret Hall on Oct. 25.

Students witness Supreme Court history in the making

October 27, 2016
Claire Davis, Law’19, and Kate Withers, Law’17, had front row seats to watch Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) nominee Justice Malcolm Rowe be vetted for his suitability to serve on the nation’s top court. They were Queen’s Law’s student representatives at an October 25 session at the University of Ottawa, where Rowe answered questions from MPs and senators. This Q&A was part of the federal government’s new appointment process aimed at openness and transparency.
Julie Banting, Director of Career Development (Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke)

New director steps up career-building for Queen’s Law students

October 25, 2016
The Career Development Office (CDO) at Queen’s Law is a fundamental part of ensuring students’ future success. As Julie Banting (Artsci’00, MIR’01) begins a new challenge as the school’s recently appointed Director of Career Development, she says she wants to create an even longer list of career and practical training opportunities for students.
Priscilla Ferrazzi, Law’91, LLM’07, is working to improve mental health programs for people in Arctic communities.

Considering culture in criminal courts

October 17, 2016
Queen’s University researcher Priscilla Ferrazzi, Law’91, LLM’07 (PhD’15) says Inuit culture is a key consideration when planning criminal court programs for people with mental illness in Nunavut. Rehabilitation-oriented criminal court programs to reduce the number of people with mental illness caught in the criminal justice system exist in many North American cities and elsewhere but not in the mainly Inuit Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut.
Professor Darryl Robinson and Jayne Stoyles, Law’96

Queen’s Law to help strengthen justice for international crimes

October 11, 2016
A partnership of leading Canadian organizations and academics, involving Jayne Stoyles of Law’96 and Professor Darryl Robinson, has been awarded a $2.5-million, five-year grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to improve justice for victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Within a network of 22 academic researchers and 12 institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the partners will investigate criminal, civil, and administrative law remedies for victims of international crimes.
Bill Sirman, Law’72, and wife Carol Sirman (Arts’64), in the stands of the newly revitalized Richardson Stadium on Sept. 17. (Photos by Bernard Clark)

Golden football legends reminisce at Richardson Stadium’s grand re-opening

September 29, 2016
As the rain poured down on tricoloured fans, the Queen’s Gaels football team concluded their first game on the turf of the revitalized Richardson Stadium with a less than stellar result – falling 27-13 to the Western Mustangs. But for Gaels Football Hall of Famers like Bill Sirman, Law’72 (Arts’63, MA’06) and Peter C.P. Thompson, QC, Law’65 (Arts’62), who took part in a pregame opening ceremony honouring past championship glories, neither the weather nor the scoreboard could dampen their spirits. For them, being here in a new stadium is a reminder of past lessons learned, and what football is really all about.