Department of Law and Legal Studies - Carleton University

Summer is officially here, which means it's time to register for next year's classes!

Time tickets recently opened for first year students, and will be opening for returning students starting July 9th. Make sure you check your Carleton email to find out when your time ticket is!

If you have any questions about your LAWS classes for this year, don't hesitate to email [email protected] to speak to our advising team. Please be patient as we get a lot of inquiries at this time of year, so it may take some time to get back to you!

Don't forget that the Student Registration Assistance Team is also available if you need any technical help with registering for your classes!

We look forward to welcoming everyone onto campus this fall!

Still looking for a course to add to your fall timetable? Check out LAWS 4306, "Wrongful Convictions" taught by Kelly Lauzon! More details can be found in the public class schedule, found here: https://central.carleton.ca/prod/bwysched.p_select_term?wsea_code=EXT.

Just a few more days until time-tickets open up for returning students! Make sure you check your Carleton email to find out when you can start registering for courses!

Attention LLS grad students! We have another exciting MA course to share with you! LAWS 5903G is taking place this fall with Professor Ania Zbyszewska. Check out the Public Class Schedule for more details.

Check out this new article by two of our faculty members, Professors Jean-Michel Marcoux and Ksenia Polonskaya on sustainable development as a wicked problem in investment arbitration!

This article can be found here: https://brill.com/view/journals/jwit/25/3/article-p334_2.xml.

We are excited to share that Nadine Ijaz, an Assistant Professor in our department, has been awarded the 2023 Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science! This award recognizes outstanding peer-reviewed research by women and underrepresented minorities in STEM.

Nadine’s interdisciplinary research in the field of traditional/Indigenous, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM) draws on the disciplines of medical sociology and anthropology, (postcolonial feminist) science and technology studies, and critical policy studies. Her research draws attention to contentious questions of epistemic (in)justice, health care accessibility, risk discourse, and cultural misappropriation – including in the policy sphere. Nadine’s incredible work has expanded to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the past year where she has been active in a range of activities, including speaking at conferences all over the world.

Congratulations Nadine!

Looking for a 4th year course to add to your timetable this fall? Check out LAWS 4702A with Professor Jane Dickson!

For more details, check out the Carleton Public Class Schedule.

Today is a big day! Our 2024 graduates will be crossing the stage this morning to receive their degrees following years of hard work and overcoming many challenges thrown their way!

On behalf of the entire department, we wish to extend a huge congratulations to all of our students who are graduating in our PhD, MA and BA programs! We hope you take some time to reflect and celebrate what you have just accomplished and we look forward to seeing what the future has in store for you!

We are pleased to share that Dr. William Hebert, an Associate Professor in our department testified as an expert for a case with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal last week! Professor Hebert’s testimony included providing evidence about the implementation of policy impacting gender diverse people in prison.

More details about this case can be found here: https://prisonjustice.org/news-release-experts-to-testify-about-solitary-confinement-and-gender-diversity-in-human-rights-case-of-formerly-incarcerated-two-spirit-person/

Attention MA students! Looking for a course to add to your timetable this fall? Check out this exciting new course taught by Professor Hollis Moore.

For more details, visit the Carleton Public Class Schedule (link in bio). If you have any questions about your MA program, feel free to reach out to our graduate administrator at [email protected].

We are pleased to share that faculty member, Ania Zbyszewska has been awarded the FLS Editors' Article Prize 2024 for the best scholarly contribution to the journal for her open access article entitled ‘Towards a Feminist Geo-legal Ethic of Caring Within Medical Supply Chains: Lessons from Careless Supply During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ which was co-written by Sharifah Sekalala. Ania has also been awarded the Mitacs Award for the project, "Interrogating ‘Sustainable Mining’: Labour, Social Reproduction and Intergenerational Justice in Extraction-affected Communities." Way to go Ania!

Looking for a third-year course to add to your timetable for next year? Check out LAWS 3104 with Professor Philip Kaisary, held in-person this fall! More details can be found in the Carleton Public Class schedule.

Time-tickets for returning students open in July. Make sure you monitor your Carleton email as more details on this will be sent out to students later this month!

We are excited to announce our newest concentration for BA Honours students: Criminal Law and Social Order!

More details here:

Announcing our newest BA Honours Concentration: Criminal Law and Social Order! We are pleased to announce that we have a new concentration available for our 20 credit BA Honours program! Criminal Law and Social Order! More about the concentration: “Learn about the role of criminal law and the criminal justice system’s actors and institutions (including the police, the cour...

We are hiring an Experiential Learning Coordinator for an 18 month term! Check out the link below for more details and to apply.

Carleton University Administrative Careers | TERM Experiential Learning Coordinator (Law) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Reporting to the Chair, Law and Legal Studies, under the supervision of the Department Administrator, and with regular guidance from the Experiential Learning (EL) Supervisor, the Experiential Learning Coordinator provides primary support for all experiential learning opportunities at both the under...

Check out this special issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons co-edited by our very own Professor Dale Spencer! More details here:

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Attention prospective students! Are you interested in pursuing a BA in Law? Our department will be at the March Open House is this Saturday March 9th on campus! Come and meet some of our faculty and current students and come prepared with all of your questions! More details and registration info can be found here.

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Check out an exciting new project headed by one of our faculty members, Professor Jane Dickson! More details here:

Ottawa Pro Bono Gladue Report Pilot Project Check out an exciting new project headed by one of our faculty members! The Ottawa Pro Bono Gladue Report Pilot Project was started by Professor Jane Dickson in January 2024 with the goal of providing Gladue reports for sentencing to Indigenous persons who are before the courts but unable to secure....

Mark your calendars! Please join us for our annual Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture!

We are excited to be joined by Dr. Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law at McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law. Dr. Blackett will be discussing the recently released Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report. You don't want to miss this!

Date: Friday March 15, 2024 at 10:00 am
Location: 2017 Dunton Tower
Brunch will be provided.

More details, and registration information can be found here:

Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture: A Discussion on the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report featuring Adelle Blackett Please join us for our 2024 Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Adelle Blackett, Professor of Law and McGill University and Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law. Dr. Blackett will be leading a discussion on the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force Report that was recently re...

Our office will be closed along with the university December 23rd-January 3rd inclusive, reopening Thursday January 4th at 8:30 am.

On behalf of the entire department, we wish everyone a safe and restful holiday break and we look forward to connecting with you in the new year!

Attention MA students in Legal Studies! Are you looking to add another course to your fall timetable? Our new graduate special topics course, LAWS 5903F is held on Tuesdays at 11:35am and still has space available. See photos for course description.

If you are interested, make sure you sign up soon on Carleton Central. Registration for fall term courses closes on September 19th.

If you have any questions about this course, please reach out to the instructor, Hollis Moore at [email protected].

Check out this story on our PhD student and contract instructor Kelly Lauzon!

Wrongful Convictions in Canada: Carleton Researcher Dedicates Life to Advocacy The strength of our criminal justice system depends on its ability to convict the guilty and to clear the innocent. Despite this, wrongful conviction cases are a regular occurrence – with nearly 4,000 known cases in the United States alone. Kelly Lauzon, a Carleton University researcher, instructo...

Please note that our main office at C473 Loeb Building will be closed to carry out upgrades from July 3rd-7th inclusive, and will reopen at 8:30 am on Monday July 10th. During this time, staff will not be present to receive visitors.

If you need to contact the department during this period, administrators will still be available via email ([email protected]).

We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time!

Congratulations to our 2023 Law and Legal Studies graduates! https://carleton.ca/law/2023/congratulations-to-our-2023-graduates/

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates! Our Law and Legal Studies graduates from the class of 2023 crossed the stage on June 14th. On behalf of the entire department: we are very proud of all of the hard work you have put in to earning your degree, you did it! Be sure to take time to properly celebrate these amazing milestones, […]

Our 2023 Law & Legal Studies graduate will be crossing the stage tomorrow morning! Watch live at https://convocation.carleton.ca/ 🎓

🎓 Sending a major congrats to our remarkable Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs grads at their ceremony today!

Your dedication to serving our community, building better societies and strengthening democracy continues to inspire us. 💭 Best wishes!


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Congratulations to Sarah Cleary, our Departmental Administrator (Acting) on winning the 2023 FPA Staff Excellence Award!

Congratulations to Professor Sean Richmond, who’s book, "Unbound in War?" had been shortlisted for the Canadian Political Science Association prize in International Relations! More info here: https://carleton.ca/law/2023/unbound-in-war-shortlisted-for-prize-in-international-relations/

“Unbound in War?” by Sean Richmond shortlisted for Canadian Political Science Association prize in International Relations We are pleased to share that faculty member, Sean Richmond’s book, Unbound in War? had been shortlisted for the Canadian Political Science Association prize in International Relations. More information about the book can be found here. Congratulations Sean on this amazing achievement!

Congratulations to one of our M.A. students, Brooke Sullivan, who has won the inaugural John ApSimon Prize for Data Science (Top Overall Poster) as part of her work in the COMS5225 Critical Data Studies! More information can be found here: https://carleton.ca/law/2023/ma-student-wins-dataday-9-0-john-apsimon-prize/

MA in Student wins Data Day 9.0 John ApSimon Prize for Data Science (Top Overall Poster) We are pleased to share that Brooke Sullivan, one of our M.A. students, has won the inaugural John ApSimon Prize for Data Science (Top Overall Poster) as part of her work in the COMS5225 Critical Data Studies. Brooke’s poster was entered into the Data Day 9.0 Competition (https://science.carleton....

Attention students! Check out this opportunity for a one-time essay prize presented by the Towards Anti-Oppression Subcommittee. Deadline is this Friday April 28th at 11:59 p.m. https://carleton.ca/law/2023/opportunity-towards-anti-oppression-essay-prize/

Opportunity: Towards Anti-Oppression Essay Prize The Towards Anti-Oppression Subcommittee welcomes submissions for a one-time “essay” prize for work on law and anti-oppression (broadly construed) by students who identify as 2SLGBTQ+, racialized, Indigenous, poor or working class, neurodiverse and/or disabled. We welcome traditional essays, pho...

Please join us next Monday March 20th at 4:00 pm for our next Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture: "A Conversation about Law and Disability Justice with Michael Gottheil, Canada’s First Accessibility Commissioner." Registration is required for in-person attendance. https://carleton.ca/.../chet-mitchell-memorial-lecture.../

Please join us on Monday March 20th at 4:00 pm for our first Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture of 2023: "A Conversation about Law and Disability Justice with Michael Gottheil, Canada’s First Accessibility Commissioner." Registration is required. https://carleton.ca/law/cu-events/chet-mitchell-memorial-lecture-michael-gottheil/

Chet Mitchell Memorial Lecture: A Conversation about Legal Obligations and Disability Justice with Michael Gottheil, Canada’s First Accessibility Commissioner. About the Speaker Michael Gottheil is Canada’s first Accessibility Commissioner, appointed under the Accessible Canada Act. Mr. Gottheil brings many years of leadership experience in the Administrative Justice sector, having previously served as Chief of Commission and Tribunals of the Alberta Hum...

We're hiring! Applications are open for the new Assistant Professor, Law and Legal Studies (Indigenous Legal Studies) Tenure-Track position. For details and how to apply, visit https://carleton.ca/law/were-hiring-assistant-professor-law-and-legal-studies-indigenous-legal-studies/

We’re hiring: Assistant Professor – Law and Legal Studies (Indigenous Legal Studies) - Department of Law and Legal Studies About the Position Field of Specialization: Indigenous Legal Studies Academic Unit: Law and Legal Studies Category of Appointment: Preliminary