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The Centre for Feminist Legal Studies (CFLS) was established at the Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia in 1997. Its purpose is to enhance the visibility of feminist legal studies at UBC and to strengthen co-operation in research, teaching, and graduate student supervision between scholars working with the Faculty of Law and elsewhere at UBC, as well as links and collaborations between scholars working in different university and community settings in British Columbia , nationally and internationally. The Centre offers meeting space, resources, and networking opportunities to scholars and students at UBC; attracts graduate students and visiting scholars; obtains funding support for activities related to feminism and law; and enhances links between the Faculty, community groups interested in feminist legal studies, and the wider community in British Columbia . For more information on the Steering Committee and International Advisory Board, please see About Us.
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Chair in Feminist Legal Studies
UBC Law's endowed Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, established in 1992 (first endowed as the Chair in Women and the Law), plays an integral role in reinforcing and strengthening feminist legal studies in the Faculty and helps foster and support scholarship and learning directed toward the ongoing process of social change in relation to the position of women in Canadian society. Professor Susan B. Boyd is the first incumbent of the Chair, and is also Director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Studies
UBC Law Curriculum
The first year UBC Law program offers students the opportunity to learn about feminist approaches to law through the Law in Context course. Some sections of other first-year courses incorporate feminist approaches to law. There are also opportunities to explore feminist approaches in law in second and third year: Women, Law and Social Change is a survey course and there are advanced seminars such as Feminist Legal Theory and Women, Law and Family . Moreover, particular sections of a wide range of courses, including Corporations, Evidence, Family Law, Labour Law, Social Welfare Law, and Taxation are taught by feminist scholars in the Faculty (for more information, please see Feminist Faculty). For more information on which Law courses have feminist content please see Feminist Law Courses.
Lecture Series
The Centre for Feminist Legal Studies hosts a weekly lunchtime Lecture Series during the academic year, as well as an annual Marlee Kline Lecture in Social Justice. The 2010/2011 Marlee Kline Lecture will be delivered by Professor Ruthann Robson.
Research Projects
Feminist initiatives in the curriculum are complemented by a commitment to research and scholarship in feminist legal studies. Feminist approaches and analyses are developed in relation to Criminal Law and Evidence (Profs. Benedet, Boyle and Grant), Constitutional Law (Prof. M. Young), Corporate Law (Prof. Sarra), Disability Law (Profs. Grant and Mosoff), Family Law (Profs. Boyd and Kelly), Immigration & Refugee Law (Prof. Dauvergne), Sexuality and Law (Profs. Boyd and C. Young), International Law (Prof. Mickelson), Social Welfare Law (Prof. M. Young), and Taxation Law (Prof. C. Young). Work is being done as well in feminist legal theory and legal education, and on the intersections between race, gender, sexuality, class, disability and culture. For more information on research projects past and present, please see Research Projects. LawFemme Newsletters
The CFLS publishes a newsletter three times a year. For more information and archived editions, please see our Newsletters page.
Other Feminist Activities
An active, student-run Women's Caucus organizes several events each year in addition to the talks and seminars organized by faculty members. The law school also boasts a very active chapter of Law Students for Choice.
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