/faculty/law/news-events/news.html ±«Óătv RSS News - Marine & Environmental Law Institute Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:50:27 GMT 2025-06-30T21:50:27Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/04/09/schulich_law_phd_student_named_one_of_dal_s_openthinkers.html Loveth Ovedje’s (LLM ’24) PhD research examines how developing countries can use innovative financial tools to accelerate the shift to renewable energy. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Research Students Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/04/09/schulich_law_phd_student_named_one_of_dal_s_openthinkers.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2025-04-10T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/24/schulich_law_grad_student_finalist_in_3_minute_thesis_competition.html PhD student Loveth Ovedje (LLM ’24) was one of 12 finalists sharing their game-changing research in three minutes or less in Dal’s annual research competition. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Research Students Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/24/schulich_law_grad_student_finalist_in_3_minute_thesis_competition.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2025-03-24T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/21/the_schulich_school_of_law_moves_up_in_ranking_of_world_s_top_law_schools.html ±«Óătv’s Faculty of Law is among the top 150 universities in the world to study law, and fourth in the country, according to the QS World University Subject Rankings. News Alumni & Friends Students Indigenous Blacks & Mi'kmaq Initative Marine & Environmental Law Institute Law & Technology Institute Health Law Institute Research Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/21/the_schulich_school_of_law_moves_up_in_ranking_of_world_s_top_law_schools.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2025-03-21T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/13/schulich_law_students_share_research_at_dalhousie_s_sustainable_development_goals_expo.html They explored issues ranging from the impacts of arctic shipping to the legal implications of northern grocery subsidy mismanagement to ocean sustainability concerns around fisheries subsidies. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Research Students Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2025/03/13/schulich_law_students_share_research_at_dalhousie_s_sustainable_development_goals_expo.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2025-03-13T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/25/inspiring_the_next_generation_to_believe_caring_is_cool.html Schulich Law student and author Ashoke Mohanraj is thrilled to be adapting his children’s book Dolphin Dude into an animated film. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Students Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/25/inspiring_the_next_generation_to_believe_caring_is_cool.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-11-25T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/21/professor_camille_cameron_ft_in__can_big_oil_be_made_to_pay_like_big_tobacco__.html In the Media Marine & Environmental Law Institute Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/21/professor_camille_cameron_ft_in__can_big_oil_be_made_to_pay_like_big_tobacco__.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-11-21T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/15/professor_sara_seck_ft_in__more_to_business_law_than_meets_the_eye_.html In the Media Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Research Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/11/15/professor_sara_seck_ft_in__more_to_business_law_than_meets_the_eye_.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-11-15T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/10/09/meet_loveth_ovedje_class_of_2024.html Schulich Law's unique combination of academic rigor and strong sense of community made for Loveth's ideal graduate studies environment. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Students Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/10/09/meet_loveth_ovedje_class_of_2024.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-10-09T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/03/18/mohamad_alikhani_named_one_of_dal_s_2024_openthinkers.html Mohamad Alikhani’s OpenThink blog will explore how Canadian laws and policies can be improved to ensure an ecologically sustainable future for offshore wind energy. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Research Students Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/03/18/mohamad_alikhani_named_one_of_dal_s_2024_openthinkers.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-03-18T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/01/10/associate_professor_phillip_saunders_ft_in__halifax_restricts_infilling_on_northwest_arm__but_some_say_changes_could_go_further_.html In the Media Marine & Environmental Law Institute Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2024/01/10/associate_professor_phillip_saunders_ft_in__halifax_restricts_infilling_on_northwest_arm__but_some_say_changes_could_go_further_.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2024-01-10T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/11/27/honouring_a_life_s_work.html Former colleagues, friends, and family gathered for the inaugural Meinhard Doelle Legacy Lecture to acknowledge his contributions to environmental law. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/11/27/honouring_a_life_s_work.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2023-11-27T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/09/05/marine___environmental_law_institute_appointments.html The Schulich School of Law is proud to announce the appointments of Associate Professor Sara Seck as the Director of the Marine & Environmental Law Institute (MELAW) and Assistant Professor Sara Ross as the Associate Director. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/09/05/marine___environmental_law_institute_appointments.html Stephanie Hurley 2023-10-03T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/05/03/meet_kieran_simpson__class_of_2023.html Schulich Law’s Marine & Environmental Law Institute inspired this B.C. native to relocate to Canada’s East Coast to continue his education. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Students Wed, 03 May 2023 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/05/03/meet_kieran_simpson__class_of_2023.html Amanda Kirby-Sheppard 2023-05-03T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/03/02/canada___usa_workshop__transboundary_marine_species_at_risk_recovery_in_a_changing_climate__taking_stock_of_canadian_and_us_scientific_and_governance__responses__enhancing_future_cooperation.html A two-day hybrid workshop was held November 3-4, 2022 at the Duke Conference Facility in Washington, DC to advance the theory and practice of dynamic ocean management. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2023/03/02/canada___usa_workshop__transboundary_marine_species_at_risk_recovery_in_a_changing_climate__taking_stock_of_canadian_and_us_scientific_and_governance__responses__enhancing_future_cooperation.html Lauri MacDougall 2023-03-02T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2022/09/09/schulich_school_of_law_hosts_workshop_on_area_based_management_approaches_for_shipping_risk_mitigation_in_canada.html The purpose of the workshop was to consider current and emerging practices of area-based management to mitigate the risks and impacts of shipping in Canada, and to learn from theory, research, and the experiences of practitioners, especially those of Indigenous rights-holders. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2022/09/09/schulich_school_of_law_hosts_workshop_on_area_based_management_approaches_for_shipping_risk_mitigation_in_canada.html Xinyue Zhang 2022-09-09T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2022/05/17/melaw_holds_workshop_on_intensive_animal_farming_and_the_sdgs.html On May 10, 2022, academics, advocates, researchers, and stakeholders came together to exchange on the themes of nonhuman animal well-being, environment and climate, and Indigenous interests with respect to both land and water-based intensive animal farming. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Tue, 17 May 2022 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2022/05/17/melaw_holds_workshop_on_intensive_animal_farming_and_the_sdgs.html Tammi Hayne 2022-05-17T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2021/11/25/canadian_ag_gag_legislation_comic.html Professor Jodi Lazare teamed up with Petroglyph Comics to turn her research on Canadian ag-gag legislation into a comic, accessible to all. News Research Marine & Environmental Law Institute Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2021/11/25/canadian_ag_gag_legislation_comic.html Joel Guerin 2021-11-25T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2021/03/11/globetrotter_and_interdisciplinary_researcher__tahnee_prior_joins_the_marine_and_environmental_law_institute_at_the_schulich_law.html Tahnee Prior shares what drew her to Schulich Law and discusses her desire to deepen her research on gender and ocean governance in the Arctic. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2021/03/11/globetrotter_and_interdisciplinary_researcher__tahnee_prior_joins_the_marine_and_environmental_law_institute_at_the_schulich_law.html Madeline Lean 2021-03-11T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2020/07/01/schulich_law_s_2020___21_vanier_and_banting_scholars.html PhD student Adebayo Majekolagbe and postdoctoral fellow Sara Ross were among the recipients of Canada's top awards for graduate student research. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Research Students Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2020/07/01/schulich_law_s_2020___21_vanier_and_banting_scholars.html Trudi Smith 2020-07-01T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2020/01/08/canadian_and_japanese_scholars_unite_to_discuss_the_ocean_s_future.html On December 6-7, 2019, the Canadian-Japanese Scholarly Exchange on the Law of the Sea brought together experts from both countries for the first time to exchange views on international ocean governance. News Research Marine & Environmental Law Institute Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2020/01/08/canadian_and_japanese_scholars_unite_to_discuss_the_ocean_s_future.html Trudi Smith, with files from Olga Koubrak 2020-01-08T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/12/29/canada_s_backyard__the_future_of_the_arctic_region.html This week's Dal-hosted Arctic Research Symposium brought together experts from different fields, including Professor Aldo Chircop from the Marine and Environmental Law Institute, to share their thoughts on the Arctic and to discuss major issues surrounding the region. News Research Marine & Environmental Law Institute Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/12/29/canada_s_backyard__the_future_of_the_arctic_region.html Ernest Ng 2019-12-02T16:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/09/03/get_to_know_international_postdoctoral_research_fellow_desai_shan.html While at the Schulich School of Law, Ocean Frontier Institute International Postdoctoral Research Fellow Desai Shan is conducting research on occupational health and safety regulation and management on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. News Research Marine & Environmental Law Institute Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/09/03/get_to_know_international_postdoctoral_research_fellow_desai_shan.html Jane Doucet 2019-10-24T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/09/03/combining_law_and_a_love_for_the_sea.html Although Jocelin d’Entremont (JD ’12) has been practicing fisheries law and marine law at Hood Fraser d’Entremont Law Firm in Yarmouth, N.S., since 2013, his personal connection to the sea dates back to his childhood. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Alumni & Friends Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/09/03/combining_law_and_a_love_for_the_sea.html Jane Doucet 2019-09-26T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/06/17/killam_postdoctoral_fellow_s_research_intersects_climate_change_law_and_corporate_law.html Meet Lisa Benjamin, who will soon complete her six-month stint as a Schulich Law Killam Postdoctoral Fellow. News Marine & Environmental Law Institute Research Students Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/06/17/killam_postdoctoral_fellow_s_research_intersects_climate_change_law_and_corporate_law.html Jane Doucet 2019-06-20T15:00:00Z /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/06/19/marine_and_environmental_law_institute_professors_ft__in__the_future_of_ocean_governance_and_capacity_development_.html "The Future of Ocean Governance and Capacity Development" features an essay by Professor David L. VanderZwaag, "Edging Towards Principled Ocean Governance: Law of the Sea and Beyond" and a contribution to the introduction by Professor Emeritus Moira L. McConnell. This publication is now available via free open access online. Marine & Environmental Law Institute Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:00:00 GMT /faculty/law/news-events/news/2019/06/19/marine_and_environmental_law_institute_professors_ft__in__the_future_of_ocean_governance_and_capacity_development_.html Trudi Smith 2019-06-19T15:00:00Z