New dean of the Faculty of Law announced

New dean of the Faculty of Law announced

By Communications Staff

March 28, 2019

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Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 announced today the appointment of Mark Walters as dean of the Faculty of Law for a five-year term effective July 1, 2019.  

[Mark Walters]
Mark Walters succeeds Bill Flanagan as the dean of the Faculty of Law for a five-year term effective July 1, 2019..

An alumnus and former faculty member of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculty of Law, Dr. Walters is currently the F.R. Scott Chair in Public and Constitutional Law at McGill 카지노게임사이트 where he researches and publishes in the areas of public and constitutional law, legal history, and legal theory. He is also a leading scholar on the rights of Indigenous peoples, with a special focus on treaty relations between the Crown and Indigenous nations. His work in this area has been cited by Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as courts in Australia and New Zealand. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션Legal education and practice is poised for enormous change,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Tom Harris, Interim Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic). 카지노 게임 컬렉션Dr. Walters has a depth and breadth of experience in research, teaching and academic leadership that will enable Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Law to continue its momentum as one of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션s leading law schools.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Prior to joining McGill, Dr. Walters was a faculty member at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s for 17 years, serving as the first associate dean (Graduate Studies and Research) where he led the launch of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s doctoral program in law.  He co-chaired the faculty카지노 게임 컬렉션s strategic planning committee, and wrote a detailed history of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculty of Law as part of the faculty카지노 게임 컬렉션s 50th anniversary celebrations. Before his tenure at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, Dr. Walters taught at Oxford 카지노게임사이트 after practicing law in the area of Aboriginal title and treaty rights. 

Dr. Walters has a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Western 카지노게임사이트, and is a  graduate of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Law.  He attended Oxford 카지노게임사이트 on a Commonwealth Scholarship where he pursued graduate studies in law, completing his doctorate before being called to the Ontario Bar.

Dr. Walters has held a number of research and visiting fellowships, including the Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship (SSHRC), the Sir Neil MacCormick Fellowship (카지노게임사이트 of Edinburgh), the Herbert Smith Fellowship (Cambridge 카지노게임사이트) and the H.L.A. Hart Fellowship (Oxford 카지노게임사이트). He is the recipient of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers카지노 게임 컬렉션 Award for Academic Excellence (2006) and the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision (2012).

카지노 게임 컬렉션I am thrilled by the opportunity to return to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to lead the law school in the next phase of its remarkable development,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Walters says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It will be such a privilege to work with faculty, staff, and students who are committed to excellence and innovation in legal education and research, and who are passionate about law카지노 게임 컬렉션s promise in building a more just society.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Principal Daniel Woolf made the offer of appointment, following a comprehensive search process chaired by Interim Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Harris.  

The principal and provost extend their sincere thanks to Bill Flanagan for his exceptional 14-year tenure as dean, and to the members of the Principal카지노 게임 컬렉션s Advisory Committee for their commitment and sound advice.

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