With support from the Environmental Law Centre, Ng Ariss Fong, and ELC Club fundraising efforts, students travelled once again in 2024 to the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Oregon. This year, the conference honoured former ELC >
Student enviro-volunteerism was on display again this year for the 7th annual Research-a-thon. The Research-a-thon is a one-day event where students gather to generate research that supports public interest environmental law in BC and Canada. The goal of this year’s >
After a three-year hiatus, ELC staff and Club members travelled to Eugene, Oregon in early March for the 41st annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC). The largest of its kind, PIELC attracts 3,000+ lawyers, students, activists, scientists, policy makers, >
As a screen projected the sight and sounds of a gurgling river and researchers dove into their work, the DDR (Dispute Resolution Room and formerly known as the Moot Courtroom) was literally flowing with student energy at the 6th annual >
In case you haven’t heard, things are changing around the Law Faculty with renovations and the building of the National Centre for Indigenous Law building, where the ELC will have offices. Over the next while, we’ll share behind-the-scenes photos so >
This story is the second in a series we’re sharing in 2021 to mark the ELC’s 25th anniversary [ICYMI, our first flashback is here]. We’ll take this time to reflect on milestones and appreciate work done in the past that >
This is the first in a series of stories we’ll share over the coming year in honour of the ELC’s approaching 25th anniversary. We’ll take this time to reflect on milestones and appreciate work done in the past that is >
Before the global pandemic shifted focus, what are viewed as “protests” under Canadian law but are the exercise of Indigenous jurisdiction and responsibilities were gaining momentum with multiple blockades and other acts of protest across the country in support of >
Friday, February 28 marks the third annual ELC Research-a-thon at UVic Law. The event, which gathers students together for a day of focused research on one topic, was modelled after the 2017 Research-a-thon organized by McGill law students to assist >
On March 13, the ELC will partner with FNWARM (First Nations Women Advocating for Responsible Mining) and Amnesty International to sponsor a special Stand For Water event in Victoria at UVic’s First Peoples House. The event will include a screening >