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YVR custody death raises concerns
Catherine Dauvergne (left) says CBSA is accountable for the death of a Mexican citizen at YVR airport, unless it can prove that a private contractor was seriously negligent. Photo: Martin Dee....
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Big Brother or Guardian Angel?
UBC law prof Benjamin Goold outlines the strengths and pitfalls of using closed circuit cameras to ensure community security on campus. Photo: Martin Dee The series of sexual assaults that occurred on...
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The problem with same-sex marriage
UBC’s Susan Boyd recently published a paper entitled Marriage is More than Just a Piece of Paper: Feminist Critiques of Same Sex Marriage. Photo: Davidlud, Wikimedia Commons. Gay couples could face...
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Art installation gives voice to former foster kids
A new art installation explores the challenges of foster kids. Photo: Peter Wall Institute March 24, 2014 Event: Launch of multimedia installation about youth aging out of government care Time/Date:...
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Will to win
Josh Vander Vies won bronze in Boccia at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Photo: Martin Dee Paralympian Josh Vander Vies leaves UBC with a law degree and a desire to compete at a high level “When I...
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Honouring her elder
Cindy Allen will be thinking of her late grandmother when she graduates with a degree in law this week. Photo: Martin Dee The memory of her deceased grandmother inspired UBC grad Cindy Allen to study...
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The Corporation, 10 years later
Joel Bakan, UBC law professor and co-creator of The Corporation, says ‘we are no longer a society that has corporations within it, but we have become a corporate society.’ Law professor Joel Bakan...
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China’s Tiananmen Square, 25 years later: UBC experts comment
Crowds gather around the Goddess of Democracy statue erected during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. A replica of the statue stands on UBC’s Vancouver campus. Photo: Robert Croma, Flickr. On...
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Bringing justice to housing costs
Two UBC professors explain what municipal candidates can do to improve affordable housing in Vancouver. Photo: Canadian2006, Wikimedia Commons Two UBC experts suggest what is needed to start solving...
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Stronger tools needed to fix affordable housing “crisis”, say UBC researchers
An incentive given to developers by the City of Vancouver is not enough to solve the affordable housing crisis, says UBC researchers. Photo: Chris Lee, Flickr A City of Vancouver incentive to...
View ArticleUBC experts available to comment on TWU law school decision
UBC law professors are available to comment on today’s B.C. Supreme Court ruling in favour of Trinity Western University graduates practicing law in the province. Emma Cunliffe Peter A. Allard School...
View ArticleUBC experts on Trump’s travel ban
UBC experts are available to comment on the executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump that bans individuals from seven countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. Efrat Arbel...
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We’d throw the book at them: Law prof on jailed Canucks in Russia
Two Greenpeace activists may not get much help from the Canadian government, says UBC Prof. Ian Townsend-Gault. Photo: Rozpravka, Wikimedia Commons. Russia is within its legal rights to jail two...
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