Queen’s Law faculty awarded over $1M in research grants
Setting research grant records for our school, our professors will use the funds won in national competitions to study an amazing variety of legal issues.
Meet the Dean of Queen's Law
Mark Walters, Law’89 graduate and former faculty member, returns to lead Queen’s Law’s next phase of remarkable development. He has a depth and breadth of experience in research, teaching and academic leadership that will enable Queen’s Law to continue its momentum as one of Canada’s leading law schools. Dean Walters shares his thoughts and plans for the school and its community members.
Queen’s Law announces new graduate diploma program to train prospective immigration and citizenship consultants
A ground-breaking program at Queen’s Law is poised to transform the training of individuals seeking entrance to the immigration and citizenship consulting profession. “We’re proud to be at the centre of a program that will increase the quality and reliability of immigration services and increase access to justice for those who often need it most,” says Professor Sharry Aiken, Academic Director of the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. Queen’s Law will launch the program in January 2021.
Right being done: Queen’s Law students raise over $40,000 for Kingston-area charities
Our students set new records for charitable fundraising this school year, supporting great causes through events like Cabaret for a Cure, Lawlapalooza, and more.
Justice behind bars
Through our Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, Director Kathy Ferreira, Law’01, and student caseworkers help ensure prisoners are treated fairly while serving their sentences, working with the most vulnerable inmates through disciplinary and Parole Board hearings.
Advocating for better advocacy at Canada's highest court
Are you ready to present to the highest court in the land? Now you can be, with the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute – a not-for-profit established in 2006 by Owen Rees, Law’02, Queen's Law professor Grégoire Webber, and retired Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci.
International tax class talk: Brian Arnold
Date
Location
The Law Building, Room 400
Speakers
Brian Arnold
How Should We React to International Tax Law Developments
11:30am, Macdonald Hall 400
McCarthy Tétrault Legal Ethics Talk: Michael Levine
Date
Location
The Law Building, Room 400
Speakers
Michael Levine
My Life as an Entertainment Lawyer and Literary Agent
1:30pm, Macdonald Hall 400
Panel Discussion: Mandatory Fines as Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Reflecting on R v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58
Date
Location
The Law Building, Room 001
Speakers
Lisa Kerr, Terry Skolnick, Don Stuart, Justice David M. Paciocco
Mandatory Fines as Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Reflecting on R v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58
The Perilous Quest for Equal Results
Date
Location
Liberty Lecture: Amy Wax, University of Pennsylvania School of Law -- Room 202; March 6, 5:30 p.m.