University of Alberta Faculty of Law PhD student Sarah Hamill not only presented her research on the history of prohibition in Alberta, but also went home with honourable mention in the CLSA's Annual Article Prize, at the "Law on the Edge Conference" held at UBC July 2-4, 2013. The conference was organized jointly by the Canadian Law and Society Association and the Law & Society Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Sarah's article "Making the Law Work: Alberta's Liquor Act and the Control of Medicinal Liquor from 1916-1924", which received the honorable mention in the Canadian Law and Society Association's (CLSA) Annual Article prize, was published in 2012 in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society.
"My article is based on a chapter of my dissertation research," Sarah recounted. "I am deeply honored to have my research recognized in this way. I presented an earlier version of this article at a Faculty Seminar and the feedback I received from faculty members was very helpful."
Sarah is currently a Phd Candidate at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.
"What a delight it was to see Sarah's article recognized at the annual banquet of the Canadian Law and Society Association," commented Eric Adams, professor at the UAlberta law school and Sarah Hamill's doctoral supervisor. "The recognition from the CLSA of Sarah's work -- in essence that she wrote one of the best articles published in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society in 2012 -- is a remarkable achievement. Any academic would be pleased with the recognition. For a graduate student to earn such scholarly praise, is simply outstanding. It is a fitting testament to Sarah's important work in the field of legal history and a notable achievement for our doctoral programme."
Overall, the conference represented an important opportunity for University of Alberta law school faculty and graduate students to disseminate their research and to connect with faculty members from across Canada and around the world.