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Newly appointed Justice of the Peace, Michael Riseborough

Queen’s Certificate in Law Student Appointed as Justice of the Peace

For Michael Riseborough, June was an exciting month. Not only did he graduate from Queen’s Certificate in Law program, he was also appointed as a Justice of the Peace to the Territorial Court of Yukon through an order in Council, which was followed by an Oath of Office ceremony.

From TA’ed to TA: student moves from Certificate to law school… and back

Lori Philpott, Law '22 went from Certificate in Law student, to JD student, to becoming a TA for the very course she once took, LAW 202/207 [Aboriginal Law].

Guest Blog: Mother-Daughter Duo Studying the Law

Guest blogger Zabrina Testa shares her experience taking the Certificate in Law with her daughter, Allison. Hear what Zabrina enjoys most about the Certificate and having her daughter as a study buddy.

Viruses & Vacancies - COVID, Leases & You

Blair Crew, from Queen's Legal Aid, talks about COVID-19, leases, landlords, and slightly obscure potential 'escape hatches' for students.

Guest Blog: Law is Not "Boring"

Guest blogger Michael Riseborough comes from a family of lawyers and shares his ability to overcome his perception that the law is "boring" with the help of Queen's Law and Supreme Advocacy.

Guest Blog: Exploring Law with the Certificate Program

Guest blogger Jillian LeBlanc shares how she used the Certificate in Law as a way of exploring the law before committing to law school.

Epidemics & Emergencies

It's an emergency episode of our podcast, where we break down how emergency powers work in Canada. Our longest episode ever!

Brains behind bars: exploring education in federal prison

It's a student-faculty team-up, as Criminal Law professor Lisa Kerr and Queen's Law student Sam Bondoux fill us in on a collaborative research project they've been doing on the state of education in federal prisons (spoiler: it's not great).

Surveillance, schools, and scope: Jarvis and the Supreme Court

Two criminal law professors talk about the Supreme Court case R v Jarvis, and its implications for surveillance and privacy in Canada.

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Lateness and the law: unpacking legal research

Do fines make a difference in people's behaviour? This simple question leads to a labyrinth of research, the intersection of law and economics, and the importance of replication in the social sciences in a great conversation with Law 201/701 Constitutional module author Cherie Metcalf.