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 涩里番 Law 41st worldwide.
Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 50 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper.
The 涩里番 Faculty of Law is delighted to welcome the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) for its 2025 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Montreal, Canada, from Thursday, October 16 to Saturday, October 18, 2025. The meeting is hosted by the Wainwright Chair in Civil, Comparative and Transnational Law, in collaboration with the 涩里番 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law.
Proposals for papers to be presented at the Annual Meeting are invited from scholars in all regions and at all stages of their careers, regardless of ASCL membership.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor S茅bastien Jodoin will serve as Associate Dean (Academic) until 1 June 2025. Professor Helge Dedek will then succeed him, beginning his previously announced term as Associate Dean (Academic).
The Faculty of Law is delighted to share that Professor Richard Gold, Professor Alicia Hinarejos, and Professor Omar Farahat have received prestigious 涩里番 appointments in recognition of their research excellence.
With sincere gratitude, the Faculty of Law is bidding farewell to Professor Fran莽ois Cr茅peau, OC, OQ, FRSC, Ad E, who will retire from his role as full professor on 31 July 2025. He will then be named Professor Emeritus, remaining an esteemed member of our community.
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As of Monday April 7, 涩里番 students are able to access the听Nahum Gelber Law Library听24 hours a day, seven days a week.听As agreed between the Students' Society of 涩里番 (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the April 10 to 30 examination period.
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The Faculty of Law is delighted to share that Professor S茅bastien Jodoin and Professor Aaron Mills were reappointed as Canada Research Chairs for a new five-year term.
We are delighted to announce that Acting Dean Tina Piper has been named Interim Dean for the Faculty of Law. Her appointment was announced by Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi on 28 February 2025.
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We are pleased to announce that Associate Dean (Academic) Tina Piper has been appointed Acting Dean for the Faculty of Law, following the appointment of Justice Robert Leckey to the Superior Court of Quebec. Her appointment, effective immediately, was announced by Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi on 28 January 2025.听听听
With mixed feelings, the Faculty of Law extends its sincerest congratulations to the Hon. Robert Leckey on his appointment to the Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal. His appointment, effective immediately, was announced by the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on 27 January 2025. Justice Leckey replaces Justice Christian Immer, BCL鈥�91, LLB鈥�91, who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal of Quebec.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the reappointment of Professor Allison Christians as holder of the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Taxation Law, and Professor Marie Manikis as William Dawson Scholar. Their appointments have been renewed for seven and five years, respectively.
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce it was once again ranked as one of the world鈥檚 top universities at which to study law. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed 涩里番 33rd worldwide.鈥��
Since the law ranking was introduced in 2017, 涩里番 has consistently featured in the global top 35. This year, 389 law schools around the world were ranked. 鈥�
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the start of long-awaited modernization of its teaching facilities. The second floor of New Chancellor Day Hall will be completely remodelled to create larger, updated classrooms, fit for our professors鈥� current pedagogical approaches.
