Professor Geist Edits New Book: The Copyright Pentalogy

Professor Michael Geist has edited a new volume entitled The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law, published by University of Ottawa Press. Read more...

Prof. Chandler Earns Funding as Key Member of Federal Transplant Research Program

Professor Jennifer Chandler has received $155,000 in funding as a co-leader of the Law and Ethics Group within the Canadian National Transplant Research Program (CNTRP).  The funding will allow her to conduct ethical and legal research related to organ and tissue donation and transplantation over the next five years.  She will be able to support graduate and JD students interested in working with her in this area. 

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Prof. Kerr and Student Diana Cooper Speak at Stanford Law School

On April 8-9, 2013, Professor Ian Kerr and third-year common law student Diana Marina Cooper participated in the second annual robotics and the law conference: “We Robot: Getting Down to Business”, held at Stanford Law School. The conference examined the immediate and commercial prospects of robotics, including topics such as intellectual property, tort liability, legal ethics, and privacy by design. Read more...

Prof. Scassa Publishes New Book on E-Commerce and Internet Law

Professor Teresa Scassa has published a new book, with Michael Deturbide of Dalhousie University, entitled Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada, 2nd Edition. Read more...

Student Jennifer Barrigar Successfully Defends her Doctoral Dissertation

On April 4, 2013, Jennifer Barrigar successfully defended her doctoral dissertation “Time to Care about Reputation:  Re-Viewing the Resonance and Regulation of Reputation,” putting an exclamation point on a gratifying course of study at the Faculty of Law, amongst a wealth of resources and experts. Read more...

Common Law Students Win Oxford IP Moot

Common Law students Alexandra Mogyoros, Abigail Smith and John Wallace won first place at the Oxford International Intellectual Property (OXIP) Moot competition in Oxford, England, over the weekend of March 14-16, 2013.
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Tabaret talk about the eGirls Project

UOttawa’s online magazine, Tabaret talks about how The eGirls Project is helping to define our understanding of gender, identity and sexuality.

“Sandy Hook tragedy: Could DNA explain a killer’s mind?”

Monday, March 4, 2013, 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Fauteux Hall, room FTX 359

Speakers:

Dr. Dennis Bulman - Senior Scientist, CHEO Research Institute & Newborn Screening Ontario and Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Mary Jane Dykeman - Partner, Dykeman Dewhirst O’Brien LLP

Jennifer Chandler - Associate Professor, Faculty of Law (Common Law), University of Ottawa Read more...

Deirdre G. Martin Memorial Lecture on Privacy Law 2013

"Exploring the New Tort of Invasion of Privacy: Implications of Jones v Tsige"
 
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Room FTX 302, Fauteux Hall Read more...