Award-winning faculty, a CanadianJapanese Law of the Sea conference, Law Games and more

SCHOOL NEWS

PROFESSORS RECOGNIZED FOR RESEARCH IMPACT

In 2019, Professors Jennifer Llewellyn and Matthew Herder both received the Dalhousie President’s Research Excellence Award for Research Impact. Llewellyn is the Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law, Donald R. Sobey Family Foundation Chair in Restorative Justice, and Director of the Restorative Research, Innovation and Education Lab. Her teaching and research are focused on the areas of restorative justice, truth commissions, international and domestic human rights law, and Canadian constitutional law. Herder (LLB ’03, LLM ’06) is an associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology with a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Law. He is also the director of the law school’s Health Law Institute and a Canadian Harkness Associate in Health Care, Policy, and Practice. His research interests cluster around biomedical innovation policy, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical drugs. PRO BONO DALHOUSIE WINS ISANS AWARD

Schulich Law’s student pro bono legal information clinic was awarded the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia’s (ISANS) Award for their efforts to help newcomers with legal issues. The award recognizes exceptional and innovative efforts in welcoming immigrants to Nova Scotia and helping them successfully integrate into the community. Pro Bono Dalhousie @ Schulich Law has partnered with ISANS to provide legal information clinics since 2005. Professor Constance MacIntosh helped launch the project after recognizing that there was a need for access to legal information for refugees and immigrants. Each year the student volunteers help 30 to 65 newcomers, often former refugees, with information about citizenship, travel documents, and the rights and obligations of permanent residents. More than 120 students have participated in the program since its inception, with some going on to pursue careers in immigration law. PROFESSORS COUGHLAN AND CRAIG AMONG MOST INFLUENTIAL LAWYERS

Professors Steve Coughlan and Elaine Craig were named to Canadian Lawyer’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers list, which highlights the important and significant work of jurists across the country. Coughlan (’85) was recognized in the Government/NonProfits/Associations category. He led the efforts of Canada’s criminal law academic community in advising the Department of Justice on changes that led to the passage of Bill C-51, which removed outdated offences from the Criminal Code. Craig (LLB ’04, JSD ’10) was recognized in the Human Rights, Advocacy, and Criminal category for her work toward making the legal profession and the legal system more accountable for the harms it causes to survivors of sexual violence. In 2019 she published her awardwinning book Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession. CANADA AND JAPAN UNITE TO DISCUSS THE OCEAN’S FUTURE

The world’s oceans connect us all. This truth was evident at the first Canadian-Japanese Scholarly Exchange on the Law of the Sea at the Schulich School of Law on December 6-7, 2019. The first event of its kind in Canada, hosted by the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, brought together Canadian and Japanese law of the sea experts to exchange views on international ocean governance. The gathering was led by Professor Aldo Chircop (JSD ’88), Canada Research Chair in Maritime Law and Policy at Schulich Law and Mr. Toru Hotta, Director of the Law of the Sea Section for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the two-day event, participants tackled a wide range of topics including ocean governance and sovereignty, the Arctic, seabed mining and human rights and the law of the sea.

NEW JOINT ARTICLING OPPORTUNITY

The Dalhousie Legal Aid Service (DLAS) and Technology and Innovation Law Clinic (TILC) have collaborated on an articling opportunity that will give students experience in different clinical contexts. The Shared Articling Program will allow two graduating students to spend six months at each clinic. At TILC, articling students will offer early stage legal information and advice for technology start-ups. The aim is to help start-ups overcome their unique legal challenges, while providing students with knowledge and experience in this growing area. At DLAS, articling students will have an opportunity to give back to the community by providing legal services to low income Nova Scotians. DLAS works in both traditional legal areas, including family and criminal law, and non-traditional areas, such as welfare, landlord and tenant, public housing and pension law. CAMERON AND LITKE RECEIVE Q.C. DESIGNATION

Fourteen of Nova Scotia’s top lawyers were recently awarded the prestigious Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) designation in recognition of contributions to the legal profession. Among them were Dean Camille Cameron and Dal Legal Aid’s Susanne Litke. Cameron joined the Schulich School of Law as Dean in 2015 after holding senior roles at the University of Melbourne and City University of Hong Kong. Before working in academia, she was a practicing lawyer and consultant and worked on a number of international development projects. Litke has represented clients and mentored students at Dalhousie Legal Aid Service since 1999. Her work is focused on reforming laws that unfairly impact vulnerable members of society. Six Schulich Law alumni also received their Q.C. designation: Victoria Rees (’87), Kenneth C. Greer (’93), Demetrius Kachafanas (’95), Lora MacEachern (’95), Mark Gregory Gosine (’98) and Perry F. Borden (’02). SCHULICH LAW DOMINATES IN SPORTS AT LAW GAMES

Schulich Law students brought home the Sports Cup at this year’s Law Games at Université Laval. Law Games is an annual event that brings together law students from across Canada to participate in competitive moots, sports and social events. It’s the largest gathering of law students in the country and is a fun way for them to get to know their peers and meet their counterparts at other Canadian schools. This year’s victory makes it a back-to-back win for Schulich Law in the Sports category, with the team also taking the top prize at the 2019 Law Games at Université de Sherbrooke. The Schulich Law team’s 38 members secured their win by placing first in floor hockey, flag football and capture the flag; and second in soccer, inner tube water polo, volleyball and basketball. LAW GRAD HIGHLIGHTS FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN NEW BOOK

Sarah Dobson (’20) is shining a light on female representation in Nova Scotia’s Legislative Assembly in a new book exploring the stories of all the women elected in the province’s history. On Their Shoulders: The Women Who Paved the Way in Nova Scotia Politics will be a collection of 50 stories about the female representatives past and present detailing their journeys to office, the inequalities they overcame, memorable moments and achievements, and advice they would give young women interested in politics. Dobson and co-author Grace Evans hope that by sharing these stories they will inspire other women, especially those from diverse backgrounds, to run for public office and begin building a government that represents all Canadians. Proceeds from the book will fund a scholarship for young women pursuing a career in politics.