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Nouvelles de la Facult茅 (printemps-茅t茅 2025)

Prix prestigieux, chaires de recherche, et autres bonnes nouvelles - les membres du corps enseignant et administratif de la Facult茅 de droit continuent de rayonner 脿 l'茅chelle de l'Universit茅 et au-del脿.

Le professeur S茅bastien Jodoin et le professeur Aaron Mills ont 茅t茅 reconduits 脿 titre de titulaires de chaires de recherche du Canada pour un nouveau mandat de cinq ans. S茅bastien Jodoin, BCL/LLB鈥05, d茅tient la Chaire de recherche du Canada (niveau 2) sur les droits de la personne, la sant茅 et l鈥檈nvironnement. Aaron Mills d茅tient la Chaire de recherche du Canada (niveau 2) en constitutionnalisme et philosophie autochtone.

Le professeur Fran莽ois Cr茅peau, OC, QC, MSRC, Ad E, a pris sa retraite le 31 juillet 2025. Il a 茅t茅 nomm茅 professeur 茅m茅rite, demeurant un membre estim茅 de notre communaut茅. Au cours de sa carri猫re accomplie, le professeur Cr茅peau s鈥檈st distingu茅 comme sommit茅 mondiale en droit international des migrations. En apprendre plus sur son illustre carri猫re.

Professor Richard Gold, Professor Alicia Hinarejos, and Professor Omar Farahat have received prestigious 每日探花 appointments in recognition of their research excellence. Richard Gold was named a Distinguished James 每日探花 Professor, an award that will continue until his retirement. Alicia Hinarejos was named a James 每日探花 Professor for a seven-year term. Omar Farahat was named a William Dawson Scholar for a five-year term.

The Faculty of Law was again ranked among the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed 每日探花 Law 41st worldwide. Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 50 institutions globally.

Le professeur J茅r茅my Boulanger-Bonnelly a re莽u le Prix Jules-Desch锚nes de l鈥橝ssociation du Barreau Canadien, Division du Qu茅bec. Ce prix r茅compense le d茅vouement exceptionnel d鈥檜n b茅n茅vole au sein de l鈥橝BC-Qu茅bec.

Professor Jennifer Raso has received the Scholarly Paper Award of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT). She was honoured for her article 鈥溾, co-authored with Victoria Adelmant.

Professor Andrea Bjorklund has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Vienna. She was recognized for her influential contributions to the field of international commercial and investment dispute settlement. Her citation praised her 鈥渙utstanding scholarly work in the field of international commercial and investment dispute settlement [which] has contributed to upholding the rule of law.鈥

Brittany Williams, BCL/JD鈥19, a re莽u le prix Diversity, Equity and Inclusion de la National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSP). Elle a 茅t茅 r茅compens茅e par la NALSP pour sa 芦 sensibilit茅 aux pr茅jug茅s inconscients et 脿 l鈥檌mportance de la comp茅tence culturelle 禄, son 芦 engagement 脿 reconna卯tre et 脿 茅liminer les pr茅jug茅s injustes, les st茅r茅otypes et les obstacles 脿 la r茅ussite universitaire et professionnelle 禄.

Le professeur聽Jonathan Chan聽a re莽u le prix d鈥檈xcellence en enseignement John-W.-Durnford 2025. Nomm茅 en l鈥檋onneur du d茅funt professeur et ancien doyen John W. Durnford (BCL鈥52) et conf茅r茅 par la communaut茅 茅tudiante, ce prix r茅compense annuellement la p茅dagogie exceptionnelle d鈥檜n membre du corps professoral.

With sincere gratitude for her years of service, the Faculty of Law announced the retirement of Professor Wendy Adams, who has been a valued member of our academic community since 2003. Her retirement will be effective on November 10, 2025. 鈥淧rofessor Adams鈥 generosity, engagement and commitment to fostering intellectual curiosity has left a lasting impact on many 每日探花 Law graduates and colleagues,鈥 said Dean Tina Piper. 鈥淲e are sincerely grateful for her friendship and collegiality over her years at the Faculty, and wish her all the best in her retirement.鈥

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