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Today there are more than 18,000 cryptocurrencies in existence. The technology that powers these currencies – originated by cryptographers and network engineers – is known as blockchain, and despite its origin as a tool for the financial systems of the digital age, blockchain is quickly working its way into countless other aspects of our lives. As is often the case with new technologies, law has d...

The Common Law Section is committed to the wellbeing and success of our students; therefore, we have engaged two members of our alumni community as Mentors-in-Residence.

A Hamilton native now living in Vancouver, Kristen Thomasen, received a doctorate in common law at the November 6, fall convocation ceremony. She was also named class valedictorian. Kristen specializes in legal regulation of robotic and automated technologies, including issues related to privacy and surveillance, as well as to public spaces.

Le reportage suivant, avec Thomas Burelli, professeur adjoint et co-directeur du Centre du droit de l'environnement, est paru dans le journal algérien, El Watan, le mercredi 9 novembre 2022.

Alum Matthew Shoemaker, LLB ’12, has been elected mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

On October 1st 2022, Professor Jane Bailey of the Common Law Section and Professor Valerie Steeves of the Faculty of Social Sciences hosted a Youth Summit to discuss the policy issues arising from the introduction of artificial intelligence educational technologies in Canadian schools.

La Section de droit civil est fière d’annoncer que Pierre Thibault, doyen adjoint et secrétaire à la Faculté, est le récipiendaire du Mérite du Barreau de l’Outaouais pour l’année 2022.

La Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa souhaite remercier son diplômé Me Keyvan Nassiry, avocat à Nassiry Avocats, pour son engagement à contribuer 25 000 $ pour appuyer la Bourse commémorative Alban-et-Raymonde-Garon, un fonds doté établi en 2007 en mémoire de l’honorable Alban Garon, diplômé de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa et de son épouse Raymo...

While some students are at the halfway mark of their first term, others are putting on their gowns for fall 2022 convocation. On November 6, some 2,000 students will receive their diplomas and celebrate an unforgettable moment. Let’s meet some new graduates and find out about their journeys.

How does Quebec law address a claim of ancestral title on private property? To date in Canada, this delicate area of law has primarily been treated in common law provinces. But in Quebec, in the absence of existing remedies, how can Indigenous People request the protection of their territory?