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Andrew Bernstein, Partner, Torys LLP and Dr. Abraham Drassinower, Chair in the Legal, Ethical and Cultural Implications of Technological Innovation, University of Toronto and Counsel, Torys LLP

The First-Year Technoship Program was developed to provide University of Ottawa law students with financial assistance, to cultivate mentoring relationships, and to offer an early opportunity to work with faculty from the Centre for Law, Technology and Society on current research initiatives. Eligibility: This program is exclusively for 1st year students in both the English and French common law p...

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS) has obtained a major grant from The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) to organize and host the third Pathways to Privacy Research Symposium. The theme of the Symposium will be “A Return to First Principles for Privacy at the Cutting-Edge,” and it will be held at the University of Ottawa in early 2015.

Dr. Colin Gavaghan Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Otago, Director of the New Zealand Law Foundation Centre for Law and Policy in Emerging Technologies

Dr. Matthew Rimmer Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Associate Professor, ANU College of Law Associate Director, the Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture

Professor Ian Kerr has been busy recently promoting the international “Campaign to Stop Killer Robots,” a movement led by coalition of non-governmental organizations from around the world working to ban fully autonomous weapons.

"eGirls eCitizens: Putting Theory, Policy & Education into Dialogue with the Voices of Girls and Young Women"

Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Fauteux Hall, Room 351

On March 28, 2014, the eGirls Project will host the eGirls Public Conference, "eGirls eCitizens: Putting Theory, Policy & Education into Dialogue with the Voices of Girls and Young Women"

Students from the Common Law Section have once again won major accolades at the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Competition. Lisa Danay, Megan Martins, and Laura Morrison won first prize for best written submissions, and the team reached the semi-finals for the third straight year, going undefeated through all preliminary rounds and the quarterfinals.