University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Faculté de droit de l'Université d'Ottawa
MottoDeus Scientiarum Dominus Est
Established1953; 71 years ago (1953)
School typePublic
Parent endowment$279 Million[1]
DeanKristen Boon, Common law section
Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Civil law section
LocationOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Enrollment1168
Faculty69
Websitecommonlaw.uottawa.ca, www.droitcivil.uottawa.ca
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The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (French: Faculté de droit de l'Université d'Ottawa) is the law school at the University of Ottawa, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1953, the faculty is today divided into Civil Law and Common Law sections, the two formally recognized legal traditions in Canada.

The law school has produced a diverse array of successful alumni. These include the current Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner, and deans of several law schools.

The faculty is home to several specialist research centres, including the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics; the Public Law Centre; and Centre for Law, Technology and Society.[2]

The faculty is very highly rated and maintains close links with the legal communities in Quebec, Ontario, and abroad. The Faculty of Law is also home to two elite bilingual law journals, one produced by the civil law section and the other produced by the common law section, which have significantly contributed to the development of law by the Supreme Court of Canada.[3]

  1. ^ "Endowment Report 2017-2018" (PDF). University of Ottawa Media Room. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ^ "Research Centres, Networks and Labs". Faculty of Law. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. ^ Kirkup, Kyle; Campagnolo, Yan. "ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF THE OTTAWA LAW REVIEW AT THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (1966–2017)" (PDF). Ottawa Law Review. 50 Special Edition.