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New research on the future of BC鈥檚 most important resource from the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance With the replacement of its over a century-old Water Act with the new Water Sustainability Act in 2014, British Columbia has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to modernize its freshwater legislation and usher in a new era of water stewardship. The Water Sustainability Act has many promising features that can better protect the province鈥檚 freshwater resources. Yet full implementation of the new act hinges on passing critical supporting regulations that will provide the necessary details to make the act fully functional.聽

BC鈥檚 new Water Sustainability Act will not successfully protect the province鈥檚 freshwater resources unless the right regulations and resources are in place to make the law fully functional, says an analysis by the 番茄社区鈥檚 POLIS Proj鈥�

The following 番茄社区 expert is available to media to discuss Stephen Harper's moves to reform or abolish the senate from a legal and constitutional standpoint, and how likely either is to happen. Jeremy Webber (Dean of Law) is an exp鈥�

BC can learn from California鈥檚 extreme drought and recent groundwater law reforms when drafting its own regulations that will have an impact on communities across the province, indicates a new study. California鈥檚 Oranges and B.C.鈥檚 Apples? Lessons f鈥�

Anna Beatch doesn鈥檛 like to plan too far ahead, and that feeds her thirst for adventure. She likes a challenge, which is why she chose UVic Law after receiving her undergrad commerce and business law degree from the University of Alberta. 鈥淚 wanted to challenge myself and push my boundaries,鈥� says Beatch. 鈥淚 also chose UVic Law because of the co-op program.鈥�

2015 is a banner year for UVic Law: its 40th anniversary. We often think of UVic Law as a young faculty, but it has now delivered four decades of first-class legal education. 聽 On March 6 and 7, the faculty will celebrate this milestone with a series of events for alumni, faculty, students and friends. It is a time to take stock. What kind of law school is UVic? What distinctive contributions has it made to Canadian legal education over the last 40 years? Or, to put the question with a little more edge: Would British Columbia, would Canada, be any different if UVic Law had not been founded?

Celebrating exceptional staff The celebration of this year鈥檚 President鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award recipients, hosted by President Jamie Cassels, took place Feb. 25 at the University Club. Before the recipients were named, Valerie Kuehne, UVic鈥檚 acting vice-president academic and provost, recognized and congratulated all those who had been nominated.

The summer of 2014 was a remarkable period in Canadian legal history. Within the span of three weeks, two Supreme Court of Canada judgments involving aboriginal title and treaty rights were brought down. Together, they significantly altered fundamental elements of national governance and current plans for economic development, as well as the legal landscape relating to land and resource entitlements.

The following 番茄社区 experts are available to comment after the Supreme Court of Canada鈥檚 ruling on euthanasia and assisted suicide, expected Friday, Feb. 6 at 9:45 a.m. EST: Eike-Henner Kluge (Faculty of Humanities) is a professor i鈥�

番茄社区 researchers have highlighted preliminary findings from the largest and most comprehensive study of the sex industry undertaken in Canada in a brief (PDF) to the Justice and Human Rights Committee, which is poised to begin exam鈥�

When UVic law graduate student Robert Clifford was called to the bar in the summer of 2012, the celebration at the Victoria Law Courts involved much more than the usual fanfare of family and friends with cameras and congratulatory flowers. A special ceremony with traditional drumming and singing took place to honour Clifford鈥攁 member of the Tsawout First Nation鈥攁nd the first person of the four Saanich (WS脕NE膯) Tribes to become a lawyer.

The following 番茄社区 faculty members are available to comment on the BC Law Society鈥檚 ratification vote this morning to reject the proposed law school at Trinity Western University. Board members voted 25-to-one to ratify the results鈥�

New CRC excited about combined degree program in Indigenous and Canadian law UVic Law professor Dr. John Borrows secured one of the most prestigious research professorships in the country when he was officially named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law on Thursday, Oct. 16.

A new national consortium to support and strengthen Indigenous economic development across Canada was announced today at the 番茄社区.

As Washington State begins legal sale of marijuana and Marc Emery, Canada鈥檚 鈥減rince of pot,鈥� expects to be released from prison in the US today, the following University of Victoria faculty members are available to comment: Lynne Belle-Isle, a gradu鈥�

The following 番茄社区 faculty members are available to discuss the recent Federal Court decision to overturn the Conservative government鈥檚 cuts to refugee health care funding. Donald Galloway (Law) specializes in immigration law, refu鈥�