scholarly journals The Effect of Exclusion Clauses

1969 ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
G. H. L. Fridman
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Judicial Control ◽  
Freedom Of Contract ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The extent to which parties to a contract are free to arrange the existence and scope of their respective liabilities by the use of exemption clauses under a contract is a concern touching an unclear area of the law. Professor Fridman, recently appointed to the Faculty of Law of The University of Alberta and commencing tenure in the 1969-70 academic year, surveys the case law and concludes that proper judicial control of the freedom of contract is essential to the protection and future usefulness of that freedom.

scholarly journals Access to University Studies: Implementing and Evaluating Multi-point Videoconferencing

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Keast
Keyword(s):  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
University Education ◽  
Geographic Barrier ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Primary Mode ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
University Studies ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

A formidable geographic barrier exists in Canada for institutions wishing to provide opportunities for university education but serving clients and communities in remote regions of a province. In early September l995, the University of Alberta, Fairview College, and Kayas Cultural College embarked on a new partnership in offering a selected number of introductory Faculty of Arts courses in remote regions of northwestern Alberta. The primary mode of delivery was synchronized, multi-point videoconferencing (to as many as six sites), with all courses delivered from the University of Alberta campus. Slightly more than 70 percent of the student cohort for the first academic year were Aboriginal students. This paper provides a contextual background, describes the implementation, and reports the findings from a detailed formative evaluation of this partnership. The focus is primarily administrative in that questions addressed will relate to how such programs can be planned, implemented, managed, and monitored.

scholarly journals The Honourable Ronald Martland

1969 ◽  
pp. 537
Author(s):  
Wilbur F. Bowker
Keyword(s):  
University Of Alberta ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University ◽  
Reception Area ◽  
Old Friends

A life-like sculpted bust by Kenneth Jarvis was unveiled at the reception area on the fourth floor of the Law Centre at the University of Alberta on 1 March 1991. Dean Timothy Christian presided at the ceremony. He invited Wilbur Bowker to "introduce" the Honourable Mr. Martland who was present with Mrs. Martland, members of their family, old friends and members of the Faculty. Following is the text of Bowker's remarks or at least something close.

scholarly journals Snapshots Then and Now: Feminism and the Law in Alberta

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Annalise Acorn
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Feminist Movement ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Late Twentieth ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University ◽  
Late Twentieth Century

The pioneering efforts of women such as Emily Murphy in Alberta during the early part of this century effected legal change and altered women's lives. Women began to see the law as a vehicle for social change, entitling them to property and giving rise to new expectations that a world of "true happiness" would emerge. However, this time also saw the beginnings of fractures and divisions in the modern feminist movement based on race, class and sexual orientation. Late twentieth century feminist theory has, in part, been an attempt to overcome theoretical imperatives of universalism (the nature of mankind) and essentialism (features common to all women), with mixed results. Nonetheless, the failures of feminists in this area who have acted at cross-purposes do not erase the successes in the same project and the influence felt at the University of Alberta.

scholarly journals A History of the Law Faculty

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
John M. Law ◽  
Roderick J. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Law School ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Law Faculty ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University ◽  
The Way

The authors examine the history of the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. Beginning with a look at the early requirements to practice law in Alberta, the authors discuss the events leading to the establishment of the first permanent law school in the province. An analysis of the evolution of the Faculty is conducted. Along the way, the important contributions of many individuals, from John A. Weir to Wilbur Bowker, are acknowledged.

scholarly journals Women as Lawmakers

1969 ◽  
pp. 738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheilah L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Oral Presentation ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
The Law ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The University ◽  
Legal Barriers

These are the speaker's notes for an oral presentation given at the Women's Law Forum March 7, 1991 at the University of Alberta. Three speakers were asked to address the role of women as lawmakers. Martin spoke on the concept that women have not had the opportunity to contribute to legal principles or to the organization of the profession they are now entering. While it is recognized that women have made great strides in changing the legal barriers that have historically excluded women from the law. if is argued that indirect and more insidious forms of discrimination have simply taken their place. The challenge for women as lawmakers lies in confronting these subtle yet powerful forms of bias.

scholarly journals The Role of the Federal Court in National Security Issues: Balancing the Charter Against Anti-terrorism Measures

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1, 2 & 3) ◽  
pp. 2009
Author(s):  
The Hon. Edmond P. Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
Federal Court ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University

I am very pleased to have been invited to the University of Alberta to participate in a collec- tive reflection and debate on “National Security, the Law, and the Federal Courts.” As you are all aware, issues of national security have taken on new life since the inception of the war on terror, but what you may not be aware of is the com- plexities inherent in adjudicating these issues within the context of a democratic and rights- oriented society. I will do my best to give you a sense of the kinds of issues that come before the Federal Court in this regard, and how national security considerations raised therein must be balanced against the rights of citizens.

An Early Fieldwork Experience: Student and Preceptor Perspectives

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Mulholland ◽  
Michele Derdall
Keyword(s):  
Mail Survey ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Full Time ◽  
First Semester ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Fieldwork Experience ◽  
Level 1 ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Background. Fieldwork at the University of Alberta traditionally occurred at the end of the academic year after substantial coursework. This model for fieldwork was challenged when the University of Alberta instituted a new curriculum in 2001 which included a four week, full-time Level 1 fieldwork placement early in the first semester. Purpose. The focus of this study was to evaluate an early placement by gathering feedback from the primary stakeholders. Methods. A mail survey comprised of open-ended and closed questions was conducted. Results. Sixty-four student and 82 preceptor surveys were returned. Overall, the feedback from students and preceptors was positive about the value and quality of the placement. However, responses varied regarding the timing and duration of the experience. Both students and preceptors gave suggestions for improvements to these placements. Practice Implications. The results of this study will provide useful information for curriculum planning and for student and preceptor preparation for fieldwork.

scholarly journals Personal Librarian for Aboriginal Students: A Programmatic Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Melançon ◽  
Nancy Goebel
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
First Year ◽  
Programmatic Assessment ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
Registration Process ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The Personal Librarian for Aboriginal Students (PLAS) program at the University of Alberta (UofA) is a creative outgrowth of the growing Personal Librarian programs in academic libraries, in which a student is partnered with an individual librarian for the academic year. In the case of the UofA’s PLAS program, first-year undergraduate students who self-identified as Aboriginal during the registration process were selected as participants. The first year of the program saw many successes. This paper provides background on the initiative and the associated action research indicating a creative approach to engaging Aboriginal students.

Thinking About Scots Law

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rodger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
British Empire ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University

This article is the revised text of the first W A Wilson Memorial Lecture, given in the Playfair Library, Old College, in the University of Edinburgh, on 17 May 1995. It considers various visions of Scots law as a whole, arguing that it is now a system based as much upon case law and precedent as upon principle, and that its departure from the Civilian tradition in the nineteenth century was part of a general European trend. An additional factor shaping the attitudes of Scots lawyers from the later nineteenth century on was a tendency to see themselves as part of a larger Englishspeaking family of lawyers within the British Empire and the United States of America.

Romans 8: Dead to the Law, Alive in the Spirit

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Lohse
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Interpretation ◽  
Philosophy Of Law ◽  
Interpretive Theory ◽  
The Law ◽  
Interpretive Strategies ◽  
Civil Death ◽  
Romans 8

This essay comments on the nature of the language of the law and legal interpretation by exam- ining their effects on their recipients. Two forms of philosophy of law are examined, legal positiv- ism and teleological interpretive theory, which are then applied to their specific manifestations in literature and case law, both relating to antebellum slave law. In these cases, the slave sustains civil death under the law, permissible by means of these legal interpretive strategies.

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