Editing Peter A. Allard School of Law

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|mottoeng =  Let justice be done though the heavens fall
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| head              = [[Catherine Dauvergne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allard.ubc.ca/about-us/office-dean |title=Peter A. Allard School of Law - Office of the Dean |publisher=}}</ref>
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|city           = [[Vancouver]]
|state          = [[British Columbia]]
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{{Infobox university 
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| head              = [[Catherine Dauvergne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allard.ubc.ca/about-us/office-dean |title=Peter A. Allard School of Law - Office of the Dean |publisher=}}</ref>
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The '''Peter A. Allard School of Law''' is the [[:Category:Law Schools|law school]] of the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref name="Peter A. Allard School of Law Branding Standards Manual">{{cite web |title=Branding Standards for the Peter A. Allard School of Law |url=http://www.allard.ubc.ca/news-events/branding-standards-peter-allard-school-law|website=Peter A. Allard School of Law |publisher=University of British Columbia |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref> The Faculty offers the [[Juris Doctor]] (J.D.) degree. The Faculty features courses on [[business law]], [[tax law]], [[environmental law|environmental and natural resource law]], [[Canadian Aboriginal law|indigenous law]], [[Pacific Rim]] issues, and [[feminist legal theory]].  

It was renamed from the '''University of British Columbia Faculty of Law''' in 2015 to honor a $30M gift from [[Peter Allard]], an alumnus, which followed a 2011 gift from him of about $12M.<ref name=30M/>

[[File:UBC Law at Allard Hall.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Allard Hall, home of Peter A. Allard School of Law, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)]]

==History==
UBC offered lectures in law from 1920, but the university's faculty of law was established in 1945,<ref>{{cite book |last=Mossman |first=Mary Jane |date=2006 |title= The First Women Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Gender, Law and the Legal Professions |location=Portland, Oregon |publisher=Hart Publishing |page= 77 |isbn=9781847310958}}</ref> and was served by George F. Curtis (1906–2005) as the founding dean, until he retired in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|title=George F. Curtis, OC, OBC, QC|url=http://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/law-history-project/profile/george-f-curtis-oc-obc-qc|publisher=Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> Because it lacked adequate infrastructure, the law school used army huts from World War II,<ref name=opens>{{cite web|title=UBC's Law School Opens|url=http://historyproject.allard.ubc.ca/law-history-project/milestone/ubcs-law-school-opens|publisher=Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> until a permanent structure was built in 1951, which was named after Curtis;<ref>{{cite web|title=George F. Curtis Building|url=http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/bldgs/law.html|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> it was replaced by Allard Hall in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allard Hall|url=http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/bldgs/allardhall.html|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref>

In recognition of a donation from UBC law alumnus Peter A. Allard, the law school was renamed the Peter A. Allard School of Law, on January 22, 2015;<ref name=30M/> previously, it had been named University of British Columbia Faculty of Law.<ref name=VS2011/> Allard is the son of one-time [[Edmonton Oilers]] co-owner, Dr. Charles "Chuck" Allard, who also brought the [[Second City Television|SCTV]] sketch comedy [[television series]] to [[Edmonton]].<ref>[https://ecitydoc.com/download/charles-alexander-allard-md-frcsc-facs-1919-1991-3_pdf Lampard, Dr. J. Robert] "Dr. Charles Alexander Allard", ''Profiles and Perspectives from Alberta’s Medical History'', Alberta Medical Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2018.</ref>

In 2016, the school was ranked among the 10 Best Law Schools in Canada by "Top Universities"<ref>{{cite news|title=Top Law Schools in 2016|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/university-subject-rankings/top-law-schools-2016|work=Top Universities|date=24 March 2016}}</ref> and was fifth in ''Macleans'' 2013 rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 2013 Maclean's Canadian Law School Rankings - Macleans.ca|url=http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2013-law-school-rankings/|work=Macleans.ca|date=19 September 2013}}</ref>

==Academics==
The school was ranked 3rd in Canada and 31st in the world in the 2016 [[QS World University Rankings]] of law schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 - Law |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2016/law-legal-studies#sorting=rank+region=+country=222+faculty=+stars=false+search= |website=QS Top Universities |publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited |accessdate=4 April 2016}}</ref> It was fifth among Canadian law schools in ''[[Maclean's]]'' 2013 rankings.<ref>McLean's [http://www.macleans.ca/education/uniandcollege/2013-law-school-rankings/ 2013 Canadian law school rankings]</ref>

==Allard Hall==
The school is located at the [[University of British Columbia]]'s campus near [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].  In 2011 it moved out of its former building, a [[brutalist]]-style building with malfunctioning heating and cooling and into a new building that had recently been completed.<ref name=12M/> The building cost around $56M; the university used $21M of its own funds and the rest came from donations, including $12M from The Law Foundation of B.C.<ref name=VS2011>Gerry Bellett for the Vancouver Sun. 22 September 2011. [https://vancouversun.com/news/unveils+million+school/5450856/story.html UBC unveils new $56-million law school]</ref> In 2011 shortly before students and faculty began moving in, Peter Allard, an alumnus, donated about $12 million to the school, with about $10M of it going to complete the capital campaign; the building was named after him.<ref name=12M/>

==Allard Prize for International Integrity==
See main article here: [[Allard Prize for International Integrity]]

The Allard Prize was established in 2012 and was initially funded by part of the 2011 gift from Allard<ref name="12M">{{cite news |last1=Bradshaw|first1=James |title=UBC law school gets donation worth almost $12-million |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/ubc-law-school-gets-donation-worth-almost-12-million/article586742/ |accessdate=21 March 2016 |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=13 July 2011}}</ref> and further funded by a subsequent $30M donation by Allard in 2015.<ref name="30M">{{cite news |last1=Zauli Fellows|first1=Olivia |title=B.C. lawyer donates record $30-million to UBC law school |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-lawyer-donates-record-30-million-to-ubc-law-school/article22598860/ |accessdate=21 March 2016 |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=22 January 2015}}</ref>

The first prize was awarded in 2013, and it is given biennially to an individual, movement or organization that has "demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability and the [[Rule of Law]]".<ref name="Business Standard India">{{cite news |title=Anna Hazare awarded inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity in Canada |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/anna-hazare-awarded-inaugural-allard-prize-for-international-integrity-in-canada-113093000600_1.html |accessdate=24 March 2016 |publisher=Business Standard (newspaper India) |date=30 September 2013}}</ref> It is one of the world's largest prizes dedicated to the fight against corruption and protecting human rights.<ref name="GlobeMail 26Sept2013 Allard Prize">{{cite news |last1=Moore|first1=Dene |title=Indian corruption fighter wins UBC's first integrity award |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/indian-corruption-fighter-wins-ubcs-first-integrity-award/article14540616/ |accessdate=24 March 2016 |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=26 September 2013}}</ref>

The winner receives CAD$100,000 and an Allard Prize award which is an original work of art;<ref name="Allard Prize Homepage">{{cite web |title=The Allard Prize |url=http://www.allardprize.org/allard-prize|website=Allard Prize for International Integrity |publisher=Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia |accessdate=22 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Allard Prize |url=http://diatom.cc/allard-prize|website=Diatom Studio |publisher=Diatom Studio, London |accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref> Honourable Mention recipients receive an Allard Prize award and may be awarded a cash amount at the discretion of the Allard Prize Committee.<ref name="VancouverSun Sept25,2013 Hazare">{{cite news |last1=Todd|first1=Douglas |title=India's anti-corruption guru awarded $100,000 prize in Vancouver |url=https://vancouversun.com/health/India+anti+corruption+guru+awarded+prize+Vancouver/8960013/story.html |accessdate=24 March 2016|work=The Vancouver Sun |date=25 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Githongo, Angolan get Sh10.5m award |url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/10/05/githongo-angolan-get-sh105m-award_c1217413#sthash.92iLqqUr.dpuf |accessdate=24 March 2016 |publisher=The Star (Kenya newspaper) |date=5 October 2015}}</ref>

Many Allard Prize nominees and recipients have been, and continue to be, subjected to threats, violence, imprisonment and other attacks associated with their anti-corruption and human rights activities.<ref name="GlobeMail 26Sept2013 Allard Prize" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhillon|first1=Sunny |title=Winners of UBC's integrity award on fighting corruption in Africa |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/winners-of-ubcs-integrity-award-on-fighting-corruption-in-africa/article26629372/ |accessdate=24 March 2016 |publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc. |date=1 October 2015}}</ref> One Honourable Mention recipient ([[Sergei Magnitsky]]) was nominated posthumously after being tortured and dying in a [[Russia]]n prison.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Elder|first1=Miriam |title=Sergei Magnitsky verdict 'most shameful moment since Stalin' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/sergei-magnitsky-russia-trial-verdict-tax-fraud |accessdate=24 March 2016 |publisher=The Guardian UK |date=11 July 2013}}</ref>

==Publications==

;''UBC Law Review''
The University of British Columbia Law Review is the school's official [[law review]] and is published by the UBC Law Review Society. Similar to the [[Harvard Law Review]], the editorial process and business of the Society is run by [[Juris Doctor]] students, while manuscripts submitted to the journal are peer-reviewed by professors with specialized knowledge of the subject matter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ubclawreview.ca/ |title=UBC Law Review Society  » Publisher of the UBC Law Review and the Table of Statutory Limitations |publisher=}}</ref>  It was first published in 1949 as a collection of legal essays entitled the UBC Legal Notes. In 1959, it officially became the UBC Law Review. It was incorporated as a non-profit society in 1966. The UBC Law Review is a top ranking scholarly publication in Canada and globally, alongside the University of Toronto Law Journal and McGill Law Journal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://siemslegal.blogspot.ca/2011/03/world-law-journal-ranking-2011.html |title=Siemslegal: Siemslegal World Law Journal Ranking 2011 |publisher=}}</ref>

;''Table of Statutory Limitations''
First published in 1955 as a section of the ''UBC Law Review'', the ''Table of Statutory Limitations'' has since matured into an annual compendium of legal limitation periods of various statutes. The ''TSL'' is published by students at the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ubclawreview.ca/tsl/ |title=Table of Statutory Limitations (TSL) - UBC Law Review Society |publisher=}}</ref>

;''Annual Review of Insolvency Law''
The only Canadian peer-reviewed journal dedicated to insolvency and bankruptcy law. This annual publication offers articles by scholars and practitioners on personal and commercial insolvency law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/ailr/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720095553/http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/ailr/ |archivedate=20 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

;''Canadian Journal of Family Law''
{{Main|Canadian Journal of Family Law}}
First published in 1978, the ''Canadian Journal of Family Law'' is Canada's first family law journal. The journal is a biannual interdisciplinary journal that publishes both English and French academic articles on a broad range of issues related to family law. The journal is peer reviewed by an advisory board consisting of legal professionals and academics. It is produced by an editorial staff of students at the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/cdnjfl/index.html |title=Canadian Journal of Family Law |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205221550/http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/cdnjfl/index.html |archivedate=5 December 2006 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

;''Masks: The Online Journal of Law and Theatre''
An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal based at the school. The journal focuses on the intersections of Law and theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://masksjournal.com/wordpress/?page_id=2 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130128083431/http://masksjournal.com/wordpress/?page_id=2 |archivedate=28 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

;''UBC International Law Journal''
The ''UBC International Law Journal'' is an online open access academic journal published by students at the school. The journal was initially created through the UBC International Law Society. The journal publishes exclusively student work, reviewed by students. The first issue was published in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ubcilj.org/ |title=UBC International Law Journal |publisher=}}</ref>

;''Legal Eye'' newspaper
The ''Legal Eye'' is a newspaper published monthly by students at the school. Started in September 2003, the ''Legal Eye'' serves as a forum for reporting on news about the Faculty, broader legal community, case commentary, the occasional recipe, book/restaurant/film reviews, event reviews, and for recognizing student activities and achievements.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ubclegaleye.wordpress.com/ |title=The Legal Eye |publisher=}}</ref>

==Notable faculty==
* [[Beverley McLachlin]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}}, 1974–1981,  became [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography - Beverley McLachlin|url=http://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=beverley-mclachlin|publisher=Supreme Court of Canada|accessdate=19 November 2016|date=1 January 2001}}</ref>
*[[Joel Bakan]], author of ''[[The Corporation (2003 film)|The Corporation]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Teeple|first1=Gary|title=A Commentary on Joel Bakan’s "The Corporation, The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power"|journal=Socialist Studies/Études Socialistes|issue=Fall 2005|url=http://www.socialiststudies.com/index.php/sss/article/viewFile/23759/17643}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Donald Brenner]], former Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of British Columbia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.ubc.ca/news/2011/mar/03_16_11_brenner.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415085909/http://www.law.ubc.ca/news/2011/mar/03_16_11_brenner.html |archivedate=15 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Kim Campbell]], first woman Prime Minister of Canada
*[[Joe Clark]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|CC|AOE}}, former [[Prime Minister of Canada]] withdrew after first-year at Allard School of Law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/4/h4-3406-e.html |title=ARCHIVED - Clark-Biography-First Among Equals |publisher=}}</ref>
*[[Ujjal Dosanjh]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|QC}}, 33rd Premier of [[British Columbia]] 
*[[Ed Fast]], former [[Minister of International Trade]], Member of Parliament for [[Abbotsford (electoral district)|Abbotsford]] since 2006.
*[[Lance Finch]], [[British Columbia Court of Appeal|Chief Justice of British Columbia]].<ref>http://www.cba.org/lawweek/media/2010/finch.aspx</ref>
*[[Thomas Franck (lawyer)|Thomas Martin Franck]], international law scholar and NYU Law Professor Emeritus, former Editor-In-Chief of the American Journal of International Law.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/nyregion/30franck.html | work=The New York Times | first=Dennis | last=Hevesi | title=Thomas Franck, Who Advised Countries on Law, Dies at 77 | date=30 May 2009}}</ref><ref>http://www.asil.org/presidents/FranckTM.html</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2009/aug/23/thomas-franck-obituary | work=The Guardian | first=Philippe | last=Sands | title=Obituary | date=23 August 2009}}</ref>
*[[Frank Iacobucci]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CC}}, former [[Supreme Court of Canada]] Justice and former Dean of the [[University of Toronto Faculty of Law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torys.com/people/iacobucci-the-honourable-frank|website=Torys |title=The Honourable Frank Iacobucci CC, QC, LLD, LSM|access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slaw.ca/2009/11/08/honourable-frank-iacobucci-on-residential-schools/ |title=Honourable Frank Iacobucci on Residential Schools|website=Slaw |date=8 November 2009|access-date=14 June 2016|last1=Ha-Redeye|first1=Omar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=frank-iacobucci |title=The Honourable Frank Iacobucci|website=Supreme Court of Canada|access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref>
*[[Ted Lee]], former diplomat and historian, former Governor of Canada to the International Atomic Energy Agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.ubc.ca/files/pdf/alumni/magazine/alumni_mag_spr06.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118125934/http://www.law.ubc.ca/files/pdf/alumni/magazine/alumni_mag_spr06.pdf |archivedate=18 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Mark Okerstrom]], 2004{{Snd}} President/CEO of [[Expedia Group]]<ref name="BJ-20140314">{{cite web |title=CFO of the Year 2014: Mark Okerstrom |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/print-edition/2014/03/14/cfo-of-the-year-2014-mark-okerstrom.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |accessdate=25 November 2019 |date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
*[[Stuart Douglas Smith|Bud Smith]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}}, former [[Attorney General of British Columbia|Attorney General of BC]]<ref>http://www.fraserinstitute.org/author.aspx?id=15271&txID=3173</ref>
*[[Jody Wilson-Raybould]], former [[Attorney General of Canada]] [[Minister of Justice]], Member of Parliament for [[Vancouver Granville]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Public Address with The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould|url=http://www.allard.ubc.ca/events/public-address-honourable-jody-wilson-raybould|publisher=University of British Columbia|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.law.ubc.ca Peter A. Allard School of Law]
* [http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/Pue/historybook/school.html History of legal education in British Columbia]
* [http://www.ubclbs.com Allard School of Law and Business Society]
* [[North American Consortium on Legal Education]]

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