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A new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal focuses on examining remedies for violations of human rights (Vol. 69, No. supplement 1, November 2019).

Edited by Prof. Kent Roach, the issue brings together papers presented at a symposium examining remedies for violations of human rights held at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in September 2018. 

• Read the issue on the University of Toronto Law Journal website (access required)

In a commentary in The Lawyer's Daily, Prof. Gillian Hadfield writes about the potential for Toronto to be a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) research and the role of the new Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto in establishing that leadership ("How Toronto and Canada can lead global AI revolution for good," November 27, 2019).

First-time Liberal Member of Parliament and University of Toronto Faculty of Law Professor Anita Anand has been named the federal minister of public services and procurement.

Anand, who is currently on leave from U of T after being elected to represent the riding of Oakville, Ont. in the most recent federal election, was sworn in at Rideau Hall on November 20 as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffled cabinet portfolios.

Back row (left to right): Mackenzie Cumberland; Clara Pencer; Leah Kelley; and Florian Nagy. Front row (left to right): Madeleine Carswell; Keely Kinley; and Yara Willox. Members not pictured: Madeleine Andrew-Gee; Adam LaRiviere; Leora Chapman; Haleigh Ryan; and Courtney Cowan.

Today marks a Global Day of Action against air pollution by more than 30 student law clinics from around the world.