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Pop-up lecture
Canadians believe strongly in the rule of law, and when a crime has been committed, they count on the courts to get decisions right and hold the right person accountable for their actions. But even with modern forensic evidence and the testimony of objective experts—the courts can get it wrong. Sometimes, the wrong person is convicted and spends time behind bars for a crime they did not commit. How does this happen? How can we stop this from happening? What happens to the lives of those who’ve been wrongly convicted?
Rob Currie is known for his expertise in Canadian and international criminal law – both as a professor at the Schulich School of Law for 15 years, and as a sought-after speaker and media commentator. On Tuesday, September 8, Professor Currie will be giving a pop-up lecture on wrongful convictions and performing his song “Romeo,” which conveys the sad story of Romeo Phillion, a Canadian who was wrongly convicted of a 1967 murder and spent 31 years in prison before being exonerated on April 29, 2010, his seventy-first birthday. Throughout his incarceration, Phillion maintained his innocence and so never sought parole.
Date: Tuesday, September 8
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Front lawn of Ralph M. Medjuck Building (H BUILDING) 5410 Spring Garden Rd., Sexton Campus
RAIN LOCATION: Ralph M. Medjuck Building (H BUILDING) 5410 Spring Garden Rd., Sexton Campus, Rm HB2
Storify
As the first week of #KnowYourDal wraps up, we look online (specifically, to Twitter and Instagram) to learn more about the recent work, research and accomplishments in our Schulich School of Law.
View a "Storify" collection of our social media activity.
Dean's video
Schulich School of Law Dean Camille Cameron answers our questions in this video interview.
Feature story
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Schulich School of Law
For more than 130 years, Dalhousie University’s law school has been known for being the first university-based common law school in Canada, and for its reputation for high academic and professional standards and commitment to unselfish public service. But did you also know…
- The law school has its own postage stamp
- The law school has been called a “brain-export factory”
- The faculty, students, and staff who work and study in the Weldon Law Building are commonly called “Weldonites”
- The law school is the sixth “Schulich” school
- The law school has long worked to be a place where everyone feels they belong
