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Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "The government’s new speech crime could undermine its anti-terror strategy"

Thursday, February 12, 2015

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Kent Roach and University of Ottawa Prof. Craig Forcese provide a hypothetical situation to show how the Canadian government's proposed laws against advocating for terrorism could in fact undermine law enforcement ("The government’s new speech crime could undermine its anti-terror strategy," February 10, 2015).

The commentary is based on their in-depth analysis at antiterrorlaw.ca.

JD student Graham Henry writes in Toronto Star, "Universities should get out of the fossil fuel business"

Thursday, February 12, 2015

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, JD student Graham Henry argues that university endowments should divest themselves of fossil-fuel related investments ("Universities should get out of the fossil fuel business," Feb. 11, 2015). Henry is Treasurer of Toronto350.org, and a campaign lead for Fossil Free UofT.

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

 

Supreme Court cites faculty, UofT Law conference in right-to-strike decision

Friday, February 6, 2015

The Supreme Court of Canada, in its decision on the case Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, cited work by faculty members and also several articles that came out of a conference organized by Prof. Brian Langille at the Faculty of Law.

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "How Ottawa’s new terrorism act could chill free speech "

Friday, February 6, 2015

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa argue that proposed Canadian government legislation to criminalize the advocacy of terrorism would be a serious constraint of free speech, and likely unconstitutional ("How Ottawa’s new terrorism act could chill free speech," February 5, 2015).

Prof. Kent Roach: "Your rights, your remedies"

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach looks at the current state of court-ordered remedies for violations of constitutional rights ("Your rights, your remedies," February 2, 2015).

The commentary is a lead-up to his "Big Thinking" lecture on "Judicial activism and the role of courts in providing remedies" organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Trudeau Foundation, in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.

From antennae to Android: Former CRTC chair says Canada's communications laws stuck in pre-digital era

Monday, February 2, 2015

Konrad von Finckenstein gave the 2015 Grafstein Lecture in Communications

Story and photo by David Kumagai, 3L

 

What happens when a legal regime stuck in the antennae era tries to resolve digital disputes? Competition suffers, says Konrad von Finckenstein.

“Eons have passed since major [communications] legislation was passed,” the former Chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission told an audience packed with professors and students on January 27.

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "Red, yellow lights for security measures" in Globe and Mail

Monday, February 2, 2015

Prof. Kent Roach, with Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa, has written a commentary in The Globe and Mail analyzing the Canadian government's proposed overhaul of national security laws ("Red, yellow lights for security measures," January 30, 2015).

Read the commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

 

Campus STATUS February 2, 2015

Monday, February 2, 2015

The University of Toronto's Downtown and Scaroborough campuses are OPEN today; University of Toronto Mississauga is closed, due to the inclement weather.

Check the University of Toronto Campus Alert webpage for further updates.

 

SJD student Kyle Kirkup - "Ontario’s welcome move on rights shows reality of trans people in prisons"

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup has written a commentary in The Globe and Mail welcoming the Government of Ontario's new policy designed to better protect the rights of trans people in the province’s correctional facilities ("Ontario’s welcome move on rights shows reality of trans people in prisons," January 26, 2015).

SJD student Kyle Kirkup featured in McGill Law Journal podcast about the case of Justice Lori Douglas

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup has been interviewed in a McGill Law Journal podcast about the case of Manitoba Justice Lori Douglas. In the episode, he discusses her case, the Canadian Judicial Council inquiry, and the practice of revenge porn.

Watch the episode on the podcast site.

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