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Fiona Sampson, Law'93, visits beneficiaries of the 160 Girls Project at Ntani Primary School in Nairobi on Jan. 14. (Photo by Brian Jaybee)

QUAA Alumni Humanitarian Award recipient uses human rights law to protect 10 million Kenyan girls

March 15, 2016
Human rights lawyer Fiona Sampson, Law’93 (Artsci’85), was the driving force behind a landmark ruling in 2013 that found Kenyan police at fault for failing to protect girls from rape. The successful case, filed on behalf of 160 girls who were survivors of rape, now helps to protect more than 10 million women and girls in Kenya from similar crimes in the future. Sampson and her team are now working with Kenyan police – who rarely investigated rape cases before the lawsuit – training them to better handle sexual assaults, and girls and communities are being empowered to claim their rights under the “160 Girls” law.
Tricolour Award winners Michael Coleman, Law’17, and Thompson Hamilton, Law’16.

Two Queen’s Law students rewarded for making a difference

March 10, 2016
Thompson Hamilton, Law’16 (Artsci’13), and Michael Coleman, Law’17, are among five students being inducted into the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Society this year for their outstanding service to the Queen’s community. They have both earned the top university honour through impressive extra-curriculars that have made a lasting, positive impact.
Andrée Cazabon, Director of the Third World Canada documentary.

Filmmaker to bring acclaimed documentary to Kawaskimhon moot

March 3, 2016
Attendees from Canada’s 17 law schools coming to Queen’s Law for the Kawaskimhon Moot on March 11 are already participating in one of the most unique events available to law students. This year, however, moot organizer Hugo Choquette, Law’05, LLM’10, has arranged for some extra-curricular activities to make the moot an event to remember. Key among them is the screening of Third World Canada, a documentary by Ottawa filmmaker Andrée Cazabon.
Márcio Pereira

Dual doctoral degree student creates international inter-disciplinary connections

February 22, 2016
Márcio Pereira’s academic interests have always been as ambitious as they are wide-ranging. Pereira, who completed his undergraduate and master’s studies in his native Brazil, has studied law and philosophy. He has been deeply inspired by the struggles that emerged around the globe since 2011, including the Spanish Indignados and Occupy Wall Street that directly address the question of democratic governance.
A student caseworker and Queen’s Family Law Clinic Director Karla McGrath, LLM’13, greet clients in the Queen’s Law Clinics in downtown Kingston. (Photo by Greg Black)

Queen’s Law Clinics mark one-year anniversary in their downtown digs

February 19, 2016
It’s been a year since Queen’s Law brought together all five of its legal clinics in one central location and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate. Students, who are supervised by full-time directors and duty counsel, continue to serve hundreds of local clients. For the past 12 months, they have done this in a law office setting, where the benefits to the school and local community continue to grow.
Keynote speaker Norah MacKendrick, a sociology professor at Rutgers University.

Queen’s conference to explore socio-economic wellbeing and a better future

February 17, 2016
Gains in individual, societal and ecological wellbeing have not kept pace with the great economic growth enjoyed in Canada from 1994 to 2008 – that’s what the Canadian Index of Wellbeing’s 2011 national report concluded. This problem will be tackled at the International Women’s Day Conference “Gender, Wellbeing, and the Politics of Imagination: Law, Culture, Compassion,” hosted by Feminist Legal Studies Queen’s (FLSQ) from February 26-27.
Avery Campbell, Law’16, at a Nevada airport before taking off on a flight to the Grand Canyon.

Queen’s Law jet-setter publishes paper on airline mistake fares

February 15, 2016
A frequent flyer who has visited more than 50 countries, Avery Campbell, Law’16, can now call himself a published author as well. Last month, his paper, “Airline Mistake Fares in Canada and the United States,” will appear in McGill’s Annals of Air and Space Law. In the article, he examines the regulatory systems in both Canada and the United States on mistake fares, making recommendations for regulators on how to manage them in the future.
Helen Connop (second left) at the Teaching and Learning Awards ceremony in the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery on Jan. 27 with Principal Daniel Woolf; Ann Tierney, Law’89, Vice-Provost and Dean of Student Affairs; and Dr. Mike Condra, former director of Health, Counselling and Disability Services.

Law’s education and equity manager saluted for outstanding service to students

February 12, 2016
“Helen Connop is a widely-respected pillar of the Faculty’s student support system … a caring and thoughtful listener who’s always there to support students one-on-one.” That’s how Queen’s Law community members describe the school’s manager of education and equity services. On Jan. 27, Queen’s University recognized Connop’s important work as Principal Daniel Woolf presented her with the inaugural Michael Condra Outstanding Student Service Award.
Dean Bill Flanagan (far right), at the Law & Politics panel in Macdonald Hall on Jan. 20, introduces panelists Nathanial Erskine-Smith, MP, Law’10; Tony Clement, MP; Andy Singh, Law’10; Lynne Golding, Law‘87; and Randeep Sarai, MP, Law’01.

Law and politics panelists encourage students to get involved

February 10, 2016
It doesn’t matter what political party students are active in as long as they are tireless advocates for what they believe in. Students took away this sage advice from the first annual panel discussion hosted by the Law & Politics Club on Jan. 20. That’s when they met practitioners and politicians, including one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s legal advisors and a potential Conservative leadership candidate.
Steven Whitehead, Law’78, and Lynne Golding, Law’87, of Faskens outside the newly upgraded Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Moot Court Room on Jan. 20.

Moot court room renewal to help the next generation of litigators succeed

February 8, 2016
Students, faculty and staff joined alumni representatives from Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP on Jan. 20 to celebrate the re-opening of the moot court room in the firm’s name. A vital part of the law school infrastructure, the moot facility has been modernized thanks to generous support from Queen’s Law graduates now with Faskens.