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Iulia Anescu - 2023 Les principes d’interprĂ©tation constitutionnelle pour comprendre le droit inhĂ©rent Ă l’autonomie gouvernementale et ainsi justifier la lĂ©gitimitĂ© de sa reconnaissance (Available in French only)
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Matthew Ormsbee - 2023 Unlawful Seizure: The Legal Implications of Russia’s Re-Registration of Leased Aircraft
English Contest:
Fiona Lee - 2023 Which Test is Best? Materiality in ESG Related Misrepresentation Claims
French Contest:
Robert Johnstone - 2023 The Secularization of Philanthropy: Examining the Potential Revocation of the Roman Catholic Church's Charitable Status
Tahwila Husaini - 2023 Employment Standards for Children in British Columbia Need to Change to Protect their Education and Safety Rights
Marcie Gray - 2023 Hearsay in Civil Courts: Simplifying the Rules of Evidence to Enhance Justice for All
Caitlin Wardrop - 2023 R v Sharma and Contextual Blindness
Sara Haider - 2023 Defining Ownership in the Skies: Navigating the Complexities of Air Rights in Canada’s Urban Landscape
Sara Haider - 2023 Silent Epidemic: The Alarming Rise of Elder Abuse and Urgent Need for Estate Law Reform
Rebecca Waxman - 2023 Rights of Nature for the Public: How the Public Trust Doctrine and Rights of Nature Movement Can Intersect for More Eco-centric Environmental Protections in International Environmental Law
Kieran Moloney - 2023 Evaluating the Efficacy of Health Care Cost Recovery Litigation in Canada
Thomas Nichini - 2023 Starting From the Land: The Case for Indigenous-led Approaches to Canada’s ABS Gap
Henry Off - 2023 Translating Intent and the Conception of Desire in International Criminal Law
Brietta Stewart - 2023 Introducing Intimacy Coordinators in Mainstream and Adult Entertainment Film Industries: Towards Legally Ensuring Performer Safety On-Set
Kala Bryson - 2023 Reconstructing the Role and Responsibility of Local Governments in Making the Built Environment Accessible
Keita Szemok-Uto - 2023 We Are Not Ready for Deepfakes
Grace Bryson - 2023 The Public in Action: the Potential for Public Inquiries to Realize Deliverative Democracy: A Case Study of the Mass Casualty Commission
Heidi Young - 2023 Positive and Negative Freehold Covenants: Complicated Case History, Current Criticisms, & Suggested Reforms
Jessica Izard - 2023 Succession Planning for Family Farms
Amelia Eaton - 2023 Motherhood, Mass Incarceration, and Colonial Control: Problemitizing Current ‘Solutions’ to Indigenous Maternal Overincarceration