News

2017

• Professor Scassa has won the 2016-2017 Excellence in Research Award of the Common Law Section

  Posted on Friday, March 31, 2017

  

  Professor Teresa Scassa has earned the 2016-2017 Excellence in Research Award of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.

• Professor Ian Kerr Testified Before the Senate Liberals Open Caucus on Artificial Intelligence

  Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2017

  

  On March 29, 2017, Professor Ian Kerr testified before the Senate Liberals Open Caucus, in its discussion on the advantages and challenges of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).

• OpenAir awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholarships

  Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  

  The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network, under the guidance of Professors Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam, has received funding from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program (QES) to create new opportunities for emerging scholars to explore African innovation through the lens of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

• Jacob Glick joins the Centre as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in Residence

  Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2017

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS), University of Ottawa, is delighted to announce that, starting April 1st, 2017, Jacob Glick will join its community as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in Residence.

• Professor Michael Geist and CIPPIC Intervened Before the House of Commons to discuss PIPEDA

  Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017

  Last week, Professor Michael Geist and CIPPIC Lawyer Tamir Israel appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

• CIPPIC Intervened Before the SCC in Text Message Privacy Cases

  Posted on Monday, March 27, 2017

  

  Thursday, March 23rd, CIPPIC intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada in Nour Marakah v Her Majesty the Queen and Tristan Jones v Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.

• New and Innovative Law and Technology courses offered at uOttawa

  Posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2017

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce the creation of three new innovative courses that will be offered at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa starting next year.

• uOttawa Wins Again the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot

  Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017

  

  Once again, students from the University of Ottawa have won the 2017 Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot championship. The team also received the Gordon F. Henderson prize for best appellant factum and the Harold G. Fox Cup award for best moot team.

• Prof. Scassa and Martin-Bariteau appeared before the House of Commons to discuss PIPEDA

  Posted on Friday, February 24, 2017

  

  On February 23rd, Dr. Teresa Scassa and Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Committee is currently engaged in a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). 

• Prof. Teresa Scassa appeared before the House of Commons on Infrastructure and Smart Communities

  Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2017

  

  On February 14, Prof. Teresa Scassa appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. The Committee is currently conducting hearings related to the topic of Infrastructure and Smart Communities.