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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.

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Law’20 JD graduates, along with those from Queen's Law's LLM, PhD, CiL, and GDipICL programs, were celebrated for their hard work and determination in successfully completing their programs during Convocation on June 21.

Celebrating three years of graduates

Congratulations to our JD, LLM, PhD, CiL, and GDipICL graduates from 2020, 2021, and 2022 for their hard work and dedication!

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Newly minted JD graduates applaud their Law’22 classmates at Convocation in Grant Hall.

Congratulations to the Class of 2022!

Newly minted JD graduates applaud their Law’22 classmates at Spring Convocation, the first in-person ceremony in three years.

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This year’s recipients of Queen’s Law’s four coveted alumni awards are the late Art Cockfield, Law’93; Pam Hrick, Law’13; Blaine Favel, Law’90; and Catherine Latimer, Law’78.

Congratulations to our newest alumni honorees!

One of the world’s leading tax law scholars, a leading young gender equality advocate, a Cree former Chief turned entrepreneur, and a champion for prisoners’ rights are winners of this year’s Queen’s Law alumni awards.

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“Six Faces of Globalization,” a book co-authored by Professor Nicolas Lamp (bottom row, left) sets the stage for a panel discussion with other Queen’s University experts: Professor Beverley Lapham (Economics), moderator Associate Dean Joshua Karton (Law), Professor Alyssa King (Law), and Professor Emeritus Robert Wolfe (Policy Studies).

The faces of globalization don’t see eye to eye

In “Six Faces of Globalization,” Professor Nicolas Lamp and his co-author discuss how there are many different possible perspectives that can be mixed and matched to create a more integrative way of seeing globalization.

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"The Ethics of Exile," the first book by Professor Ashwini Vasanthakumar (top row, far right) is the subject of a panel discussion moderated by Professor Grégoire Webber, featuring Professor Ardi Imseis, Professor Eric Miller of Loyola Law School, and Professor Sarah Fine of the University of Cambridge.

The fight for home

In “The Ethics of Exile,” Professor Ashwini Vasanthakumar dives deep into how exiles can be powerful political agents in diaspora communities that can play important democracy and justice-oriented roles from afar.

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

Murray presents historical report on missing and disappeared Indigenous children

National research grants awarded to faculty for ‘insightful’ research

Borrows comments on human rights for a more just world

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