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Grants
Sarah Buhler (principal investigator), Jamesy Patrick (Co-applicant)
“Evicting Children: Eviction, the Human Right to Housing, and the “Best Interests of the Child.” $10,000, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant, 2026
Colton Fehr
"Studying the Impact of Religious Symbols in Court Proceedings." $59,262, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant, 2024
“Sexual Offender Information Registries: The Case for a Punishment-Based Framework” (2025) 50 Queen’s Law Journal 32-64. Winner of the 2025 David Watson Award, presented annually for the paper published in the Queen’s Law Journal judged to make the most significant contribution to legal scholarship.
Jaime Lavallee (Co-investigator)
“Tâpwewin: Confronting Indigenous-Specific Racism in the Academy.” $25,000, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 2024
Books by faculty
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Bangsund on the Commercial Liens Act of British Columbia (University of Toronto Press, 2026) Clayton Bangsund, Professor of Law and Buckwold/Milani Scholar in Commercial Law A highly practical guide for service providers, lawyers, judges, students and financial professionals navigating the revolutionary new Commercial Liens Act (CLA) |
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Legal Unhousing: Power, Rights & Housing Precarity (UBC Press, Upcoming, September 2026) Sarah Buhler, Anna Lund (Eds.) Co-author: Sarah Buhler, Associate Professor Legal Unhousing exposes the often-unseen ways in which legal processes across various fields work to remove people from their homes. This book received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Scholarly Book Awards Publication Grant.
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Cruel and Unusual: Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (University of Toronto Press, 2026) Professor Colton Fehr Cruel and Unusual presents and overview of and critical discussion surrounding the judicial interpretation of section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Rethinking Homicide: The Constitutional Case for Reform (Queen's University Press, 2026) Professor Colton Fehr Rethinking Homicide makes a compelling case for constitutionally restructuring homicide law and considers how Parliament might respond. This book received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Scholarly Book Awards Publication Grant. McGill-Queen's University Press
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Visiting chairs/scholars
The college is welcoming three new chairs:
Ariel F. Sallows Chair in Human Rights: Dr. Kiran Banerjee, July 1, 2026
Estey Chair in Business Law: Robert Kirkpatrick, Aug. 1, 2026
Law Foundation of Saskatchewan H. Robert Arscott Chair: Richard Moon, July 1, 2026