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Canadian Association Of Law Teachers
The Canadian Association of Law Teachers is an academic organization in Canada, founded in 1951. History The Canadian Association of Law Teachers (CALT) was founded in 1951 by McGill University Faculty of Law professor F. R. Scott following a gathering of law teachers in 1947. The original name of the organization was the Association of Canadian Law Teachers, and the first president of the organization was G. F. Curtis, then dean of law at the University of British Columbia. The first meeting was held at McGill and the first annual meeting was held at the Laval University, and the constitution was adopted in 1951. In 1952 there were only fifty-six full time law professors in the entire country of Canada, and nearly half of them were in attendance in the first meetings of the organization. During the first few years of the organization, the president of CALT was a guest at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill University Faculty Of Law
The Faculty of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the oldest law school in Canada, and continually ranks among the best law schools in the world. The faculty is known for its holistic approach though highly selective and competitive process for admission. Only 180 candidates are admitted for any given academic year. For the year 2021 class, the acceptance rate was 10%. McGill Faculty of Law has consistently ranked as the top law school for civil law, a top law school for common law, the most number of Supreme Court clerkships of any law school in Canada, and consistently outranks Europe, Asia, and Latin America's top civil law schools. Notable alumni include Prime Ministers John Abbott and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, thirteen Justices of the Supreme Court (Including the most recent appointments, Mahmud Jamal and Nicholas Kasirer), as well as numerous Members of Parliament. Three members of the current Cabinet of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top three universities in Canada. With an annual research budget of $759million, UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year. The Vancouver campus is situated adjacent to the University Endowment Lands located about west of downtown Vancouver. UBC is home to TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for Particle physics, particle and nuclear physics, which houses the world's largest cyclotron. In addition to the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and Stuart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, UBC and the Max Planck Society collectively established the first Max Planck Institute in North America, specializing in quantum materials. One of the largest research libraries in Canada, the UBC Library system has over 9.9million volumes among it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laval University
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxembourg Province. Canada * Laval, Quebec, a city and an administrative region coextensive with the city in southern Quebec, Canada, part of the Montreal area ** Îles Laval, an archipelago within the limits of the above city ** Laval (electoral district), former riding in Canada ** Laval (provincial electoral district), former provincial riding in Quebec * Université Laval, a university in Quebec City ** Laval Rouge et Or, the university's varsity sports program France * Arrondissement of Laval, an arrondissement in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region * Laval, Mayenne, a commune in the Mayenne department * Laval-Atger, a commune in the Lozère department * Laval-d'Aix, a commune in the Drôme department * Laval-d'Aurelle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), formed in 1900, is a non-profit organization of 176 law schools in the United States. An additional 19 schools pay a fee to receive services but are not members. AALS incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization in 1971. The association is a member of both the American Council on Education and the American Council of Learned Societies Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C. History In August 1905, a new quarterly law publication was announced in the annual meeting held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Henry Wade Rogers, dean of Yale Law School served as the president and 25 law schools were represented. Leadership Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley School of Law, became president of AALS on January 8, 2022. The president-elect is Mark Alexander, dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, and Vincent D. Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross, is the immediate pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Organizations
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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