TRU Law faculty and students publish journal on animal law September 12, 2019
The latest volume of the Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law edited by faculty and students of TRU Law is delving into a topic…
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TRU Law medal winner stresses being kind August 20, 2019
This year’s winner of the Law Society of BC Gold Medal is heading to the BC Court of Appeal to be a clerk before moving…
New TRU Law students receive warm welcome August 16, 2019
The Canadian Bar Association BC branch’s vice-president is among the guest speakers who will be welcoming in this fall’s law class. Vancouver-based lawyer Kenneth Armstrong…
Researchers awarded prestigious federal grants July 18, 2019
Six Thompson Rivers University (TRU) researchers have been awarded federal research grants totaling nearly $400,000, enabling them to conduct groundbreaking work in the social sciences…
TRU Community Legal Clinic thriving June 24, 2019
When the TRU Community Legal Clinic opened its doors in February of 2016, there were three students and one supervising lawyer to provide services, mostly…
Law students tap into wealth of experience with judge in residence May 14, 2019
So much has changed since the Hon. Hope Hyslop went to law school in the 1960s. She was one of only four women in her…
Student finds logic in intersection of law and tech April 9, 2019
Third-year TRU Law student David Barroqueiro has been recognized with one of the inaugural Neota Logic Alumni Awards for his work on the platform, in an…
Woman to woman: judges provide counsel to law students March 26, 2019
Four BC women judges shared their experiences, advice and wisdom with the next generation of female lawyers coming out of TRU. An Evening with Women…
TRU Law team heading to national moot February 28, 2019
Two law students are the first team to represent TRU at the national Sopinka Cup moot competition. Vincent Li and Betti White placed second to…
Law students host influential speakers at annual conference February 23, 2019
TRU’s Society of Law Students Conference Committee wrapped up a successful two-day event on February 8—Pursuing Progress: Transforming Law in the 21st Century—bringing law students,…
Fashioning a legal career in The Big Apple February 11, 2019
She walks past the iconic Empire State Building and Central Park regularly. She spends her spare time exploring New York City’s museums and art galleries.…
TRU researchers awarded prestigious federal grants January 30, 2019
Four TRU researchers received more than $365,000 through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants program, announced today by the Government…
Visiting Law speaker builds intercultural understanding January 30, 2019
TRU Faculty of Law’s Visiting Speaker Committee hosts Dr. Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Family and Child Caring Society of Canada, for…
TRU Law students succeed at annual moot competition November 27, 2018
One team of two first-year TRU law students rose to the top while their other TRU colleagues honed their skills and learned from competing at…
Over $100K awarded to law students November 23, 2018
The Campus Activity Centre Mountain Room teemed with top future lawyers and their ardent supporters during TRU Law’s biannual Student Awards Reception last week, recognizing…
Salmon run puts Indigenous issues into perspective October 5, 2018
Bears will grab spawning salmon from the shallow Adams River waters and pull them up to shore. The bones and bits of flesh they leave…
Singer to deliver address sponsored by the world’s only Chair in Transgender Studies September 27, 2018
TRU Law faculty member Samuel Singer has been invited to present a speech as part of a public lecture series sponsored by the world’s only…
Law duo to be published in Harvard Law journal September 25, 2018
What began as a late-night conversation about a shared interest between friends started an eventful journey for TRU Law Alumni Karen Perry and Madison Steenson:…
Volume 4 of the CJCCL Now Published August 11, 2018
TRU Law is home to the Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law. Each year the editors in chief—TRU Law Professors Robert Diab and Chris…
Student research supports high-profile human rights cases July 31, 2018
Research into alleged human rights abuses in Latin America led two TRU Law students to present at a recent conference in Ottawa. They revealed how…
