UBC LAW | AT ALLARD HALL Faculty of Law Alumni Magazine
Publisher UBC Faculty of Law Editor-in-Chief Dean Mary Anne Bobinski Managing Editor Simmi Puri Proofreaders Simmi Puri, Jennifer Regan and Tracy Todd Contributors Corey Allen, Mary Anne Bobinski, Jonathon Braun, Chris Cannon, Si Hao, Paul Kressock, Simmi Puri, Jennifer Regan, Roberta Staley, Rod Urquhart Art Director John Ngan / JNCD Photography Martin Dee, Don Erhardt, Bill Weaver (Across Borders Media) Editorial Board Mary Anne Bobinski, Simmi Puri, Kari Streelasky, Rod Urquhart
14 Profile: Matt Westphal
Advisory Board Sarah Batut; Matt Brandon; Justice Janice Dillon; Anna Feglerska; Anne Giardini, QC; Annie Ho; Geordie Hungerford; Sarah Jones; Kat Kinch; Miranda Lam; Willis O’Leary; Joan Rush; Betsy Segal; Katie Seymour; Brittany Skinner; Allen Soltan; James Spears; Martin Taylor, QC; Chris Trueman; Rod Urquhart
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20 Combating Corruption Last fall, UBC Law awarded its first-ever Allard Prize for International Integrity. The inspiring event included an awards ceremony honoring the achievements of those working to fight corruption around the world.
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Protecting Human Rights
The woman in this photo is Kim Jung-ae (a pseudonym), 62. After her son died of starvation, Ms. Kim escaped from North Korea to find food and shelter in China. This image was selected as one of the winners of the Allard Prize photo competition. To learn more, see page 22. Photo: Katharina Hesse
24 Prostitution and the Law: What does the future hold? UBC Law faculty members and alumni have played an important role in helping to shape prostitution laws in Canada. In this article they share their perspective on this complex debate. by Roberta Staley & Simmi Puri