Acadia hosts annual meeting of the Canadian Law and Society Association
The Canadian Law & Society Association held its annual conference at Acadia this year, with the theme “Law and Society Research Amidst Rising Tides.”
In sessions across what Law & Society student Julia Smith called “three action-packed and inspiring days,” panelists and speakers addressed a range of topics including intimate partner violence, and Indigenous law, judging, and community safety.
The conference, which has been running since the 1980s, gathers top scholars in the field from across the country each year. The Canadian Law and Society Association has a broad membership of scholars from interdisciplinary fields including socio-legal studies, political science, criminology, legal history, queer legal scholarship, feminist legal scholarship, critical race theory, and more.
Dr. Emily Lockhart (Law & Society) says hosting the conference at Acadia is a milestone for the young program, which was launched here in 2023.
“This felt like a pivotal moment for our new Law and Society program to become a more integrated part of the larger law and society community,” says Dr. Lockhart. “And it was sure worth it!”
With over 170 conference attendees, our campus came alive and gave our faculty and students an opportunity that Dr. Lockhart says they won’t soon forget.
Read more about the 2026 Canadian Law and Society Association's annual conference at Acadia University HERE.