Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law - Admin
- ampleman@ualberta.ca
- Address
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433 Law Centre
8820 - 111 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Criminal Law State Accountability Police Sexual Violence Social Justice Legal Rights
About
Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay, LL.B. (Laval), LL.M. (Toronto), DCL (McGill), is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta since July 2023.
She specializes in criminal law as well as gender and the law. Her work focuses mostly on police sexual violence, criminal responsibility, and state blame. She presented her research in national and international academic settings, civil society and academia joint initiatives, podcasts, and in a meeting with a police organization. Ampleman-Tremblay’s work has been published in French and English in the Manitoba Law Journal, the Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, and the Ottawa Law Review, amongst others.
Professor Ampleman-Tremblay completed her DCL as a SSHRC Joseph-Armand-Bombardier scholar in 2023. Her engagement in student and Faculty life at McGill helped her develop a keen interest in legal education, with an emphasis on graduate studies and the experience of francophone students. She remains interested in issues related to bilingualism and graduate studies. Since 2022, she is a member of the SSHRC Program Committee.
Research
Selected Recent Publications:
- “The Viens Inquiry: At the Intersection of State Control, Police Sexual Violence, and Accountability” Canadian Journal of Human Rights (forthcoming);
- “Police Sexual Violence as Psychological Detention: Making Full Use of Charter Rights” (2025) 48:1 Dal LJ (forthcoming) available on SSRN;
- "Media coverage of sexual violence by police in colonial contexts: an explorative study" (2024) Settler Colonial Studies;
- “L’accompagnement des personnes victimes lors d’entrevues sur les faits au Québec” (2024) 55:2 Ottawa Law Review 211;
- “Comprendre l’inconduite sexuelle policière : une perspective canadienne” (2022) 34:1 Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 1;
- “Justice Côté: Great Dissenter, Voice of the Court, or Both?” (2021) 44:2 Manitoba Law Journal 1 (with the collaboration of Camille Nadeau)
Courses
LAW 420A - Criminal Law
A general introduction to the criminal law, including basic procedure, evidence, and sentencing rules, with primary emphasis on substantive criminal law. Topics include the physical and fault elements of offences, common law and statutory defences, and constitutional principles.
LAW 420B - Criminal Law
A general introduction to the criminal law, including basic procedure, evidence, and sentencing rules, with primary emphasis on substantive criminal law. Topics include the physical and fault elements of offences, common law and statutory defences, and constitutional principles.
LAW 496 - Legal History
An examination of law and legal institutions from a historical perspective designed to explore continuity and change in common, statute, and constitutional law. Every year, the course will consist of a limited number of seminar offerings whose focus will be on the historical development of law, legal processes, and institutions.
LAW 599 - Seminars on Specialized Legal Topics
These seminars will cover specialized topics of emerging importance in the law at a senior level. The particular topic covered would vary dependent on the availability of Faculty with necessary teaching competence, student interest, and the needs of the legal profession. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar.