About Us
The Schulich School of Law is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a city with a youthful spirit, rich history, and scenic waterfront. We are a vibrant, collegial, and close-knit community of faculty and students from around the world. We live the Weldon Tradition of unselfish public service—of giving back and making the world a better place.
Our Programs
Ranked among the world's top law schools by the Times Higher Education 2025 World University Rankings by Subject and the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject, we offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in law.
Faculty & Research
Our faculty mix imagination with our innovation to push legal research in bold new directions and to make significant contributions to legal knowledge.
Latest News
Upcoming Events
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Craft Time with a Law Librarian
March 30, 2026, 12:30 PM -
Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies 14th Annual Think Tank Student Research Conference
March 31, 2026, 12:30 PM -
Able After Dal: Virtual Employer Networking for Students with Disabilities
April 1, 2026, 11:00 AM -
Research Hour: Patents, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge – The WIPO Treaty and the Global Access and Benefit-Sharing Regime Complex
April 1, 2026, 12:30 PM -
Law Hour: Chilling Effects – Repression, Conformity and Power in the Digital Age
April 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
In the Media
- Associate Professor Michael Karanicolas ft in "N.L. doctors warn of 'exodus of physicians' over mandatory new information system"
- The Schulich School of Law ft in "Dal, U of King’s College relaunch journalism/law program"
- Professor Emeritus Wayne MacKay ft in "Meta's smart glasses make it easy to secretly film people. It's mostly women bearing the fallout"
- The Schulich School of Law ft in "Dalhousie U and King’s College to resurrect joint journalism‑law program"
- Professor Emerita Jocelyn Downie ft in "Academics to testify before parliamentary committee studying MAID for patients living with mental illness"

