Contact
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Admin
- meshel@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-3348
- Address
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421 Law Centre
8820 - 111 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
About
Tamar is an Associate Professor. She holds a J.D. degree from the University of British Columbia, and a B.A. (Hons), LL.M., and SJD degrees from the University of Toronto.
Tamar practiced international commercial arbitration in a law firm in Vancouver and as Deputy Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. She also acted as legal advisor to the Jerusalem Arbitration Center in Israel and Palestine, was a Graduate Fellow with the conflict resolution group of The Carter Center in Atlanta, and a Research Fellow with the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law in Luxembourg. Tamar was recently a Scholar-in-Residence with WilmerHale's international arbitration group in London, UK and a Visiting Scholar with the University of Edinburgh Law School in Scotland.
Tamar has authored over 50 publications. Her work has been cited by the Supreme Court of Israel and the Supreme Court of Canada, and most recently has been funded by a SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
Research
- Domestic and International Arbitration
- International Water Law
Courses
LAW 430A - Torts
The law of negligence, damages, intentional interferences with persons, property and chattels, the law of strict liability, occupiers' liability, nuisance, defamation, the economic torts, the future of tort law.
LAW 430B - Torts
The law of negligence, damages, intentional interferences with persons, property and chattels, the law of strict liability, occupiers' liability, nuisance, defamation, the economic torts, the future of tort law.
LAW 451 - Corporations Law
The laws governing corporations including: pre-incorporation matters; the corporation as a legal person; the tortious, criminal, regulatory, and contractual liability of the corporation; fiduciary duties in general and in commercial relationships, especially in the context of directors and officers, corporate social responsibility; corporate management; shareholder rights; and shareholder remedies.
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.
LAW 613 - Corporate Securities
The objective of the course is to provide students with a basic and general understanding of securities law, as well as the public policy concerns underlying securities regulation in Alberta and Canada. The course covers the foundational concepts of securities law, as well as such topics as the prospectus process, exempt market transactions, continuous disclosure requirements, insider trading rules, take-over bid rules, civil liability, and enforcement. Prerequisite: LAW 451.