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An ‘ecolawgical’ showdown at Queen’s Law

Professor Bruce Pardy recently invited two distinguished scholars to provide “scathing comments” about his new book so he could then argue they were “off their rockers.” Justice Grant Huscroft, Law’84, of the Ontario Court of Appeal and Professor Jason MacLean of Lakehead’s Faculty of Law took up the challenge on Jan. 18. They participated in a spirited but playful book launch for Ecolawgic: The Logic of Ecosystems and the Rule of Law. Students jam-packed the event, which gave them an engaging and humorous opportunity to think about law in a different way.

Visiting Tel Aviv scholar teaches antidiscrimination law to Queen’s students

Discrimination damages the lives of many people, from general harassment to finding employment or accommodation. What questions do legal systems have to address when tackling this problem through human rights legislation, employment equity rules and other areas of the law? Professor Yofi Tirosh, a visiting scholar from Tel Aviv University, is addressing this topic in a short course for Queen’s students during her 11 days in residence from January 18 to 29.

Queen’s Law to host international trade moot

If you want to see the future face of trade law from across two continents, Kingston, Ontario will be the place to do it this spring. Students from across North and South America will be bringing their ‘A’ game to Kingston in early March to do exactly that. The All-American Regional Round of the 2016 European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Moot on international trade law is being hosted by Queen’s Law, attracting dozens of students from competing schools from Canada to Colombia.

Professor Erik Knutsen’s new book has insurance lawyers covered

From accident compensation to operating a small business, insurance law is a constant, if subtle, presence in most lives. Nobody knows this better than Professor Erik Knutsen, who has co-authored the fourth edition of a leading book on the subject: Stempel and Knutsen on Insurance Coverage (4th ed.). This two-volume, 3000-page treatise on American insurance law is written for scholars and courts, as well as practitioners from all sides and of all levels of experience.