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A new milestone in Indigenous Legal Self-Governance

Maeve Haldane — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:03:25 +0000

The First Nations Territory of Kahnawà:ke, about a 20-minute drive from downtown Montreal, has come one step closer to complete judicial control.

Last spring, �鶹��ý��վ graduates Aubrey Charette, BCL/LLB’10, and Brandon Montour, BCL/JD’23, were appointed as the inaugural decision-makers of Kahnawà:ke’s Administrative Tribunal, a new body under the umbrella of the Kahnawà:ke Justice System. This marks an important step in the implementation of the Kahnawà:ke Justice Act of 2015, arrived at through community consensus.

Alumnotes (Winter 2026)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:57:35 +0000

Promotions, career moves, new publications, and media mentions featuring �鶹��ý��վ Law alumni.

Nouvelles de la Faculté (hiver 2026)

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:55:16 +0000

Vrinda Narain was promoted to the rank of Full Professor. A member of the Faculty since 2007, Vrinda Narain’s research and teaching span constitutional law, feminist legal theory, and social diversity and inclusion.

Meet Chanel's Lawyer

Maeve Haldane — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:21:46 +0000

Growing up in Grand Cascapedia, a small town of just 300, nestled in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Laurie-Ann Willett, BCL’09, LLB’09, found joy in flipping through the Sears catalogue, cutting out carpet samples to compare the colours, watching “Fashion Television” on CTV with Jeanne Beker, and imagining a world far beyond her immediate surroundings. “I just loved fashion and makeup,” she recalls.

Reflections on the Anishinaabe Law Circle Learning Course

Karen A. Lash, �鶹��ý��վ Law Visiting Scholar and recent Fulbright Specialist — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:22:45 +0000

Professor Aaron Mills' two-week Anishinaabe Law Circle Learning course last summer challenged everything I thought I knew about law, starting with the most fundamental question: what is law? Together we grappled with legal authority deriving from the Crown versus the Creator; kinship versus citizenship; knowledge versus belief; stories versus statutes; sovereignty versus self-governance; and persuasion versus coercion in achieving remedies and resolution.

Five questions with Dean Tina Piper

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:22:35 +0000

Since stepping into the role of Interim Dean at �鶹��ý��վ’s Faculty of Law, Professor Tina Piper—an expert in intellectual property and legal history—has led with warmth, intellectual rigour, and a focus on cultivating both legal excellence and a strong sense of community. In this candid Q&A, she reflects on her journey, priorities, and the joys of her new role.

L.E.X. by Davies – Empowering the next generation

karell.michaud@mcgill.ca — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:22:22 +0000

“Participating in L.E.X. has not only made me a better teacher, it has helped me remember why I came to law school in the first place: to uplift and help others,” says Robyn, L.E.X. Executive Team member in 2024-25 and third-year BCL/JD candidate at �鶹��ý��վ Law.

L.E.X. (short for Law – Éducation – Connection) is an outreach program created in 2006 in response to Quebec’s alarming high school dropout rates.

En mémoire de l’honorable Ken Dryden, CP, OC, LLB’73, LLD’18

Communications Staff — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:20:19 +0000

La Faculté de droit exprime sa profonde tristesse face au décès de l’honorable Ken Dryden, CP, OC, LLB’73, LLD’18, un membre éminent de notre communauté diplômé, apprécié de tous.

Étudiant en droit et joueur professionnel de la LNH dans les années 1970, Ken Dryden a tracé sa propre voie, soulevant pour notre doyen de l’époque, feu John W. Durnford, une question épineuse devenue célèbre : « Quels accommodements peut-on offrir à un étudiant qui participe à finale de la Coupe Stanley pendant les examens finaux de droit ? »

Le mot du doyen

Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:57:42 +0000

As I write, Montreal and the �鶹��ý��վ campus are aglow with fall colours. Students finishing our flagship BCL/JD program on the popular 3.5-year timeline are on the home stretch. The energetic first-year cohort is settling into law school. And the upper-year students in between them are running Coffeehouses, journals, and dozens of student clubs – while also, we hope, learning some law.

D’entrepreneure insoupçonnée à PDG

Jean-Benoît Nadeau — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:57:32 +0000

Anaïs Lacroix, BCL/JD'11, cofondatrice et cheffe de la direction de Latitude, s’ouvre sur la genèse de son cabinet spécialisé en prévention du harcèlement, qui a connu une croissance éclatante de plus de 700 % en trois ans.

Pendant ses études à la Faculté de droit de l’Université �鶹��ý��վ, Anaïs Lacroix, BCL/JD’11, aurait été la première surprise d’apprendre qu’elle se lancerait en affaires à 32 ans et qu’elle dirigerait un cabinet de 50 employés actuellement en plein essor.