Nexus: The Thank You Issue

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

In this issue of Nexus

This issue marks the second digital edition of Nexus and the first in our new series of themed editions.

In this issue we thank the U of T Law community. Whether you gave to the Excellence Without Barriers campaign, tweeted support to U of T Law students during spring exams or are a professor who helped establish student RAships this summer – thank you.

U of T Law ranked in top 15 global law schools: THE World University Rankings 2021 by subject

Friday, October 30, 2020

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is ranked first in Canada and among the top 15 law schools in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. U of T Law ranked in the top ten in the THE 2020 subject rankings.

What drives the personal investment decisions of millionaires? New research by Professor Adriana Robertson

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Adriana Robertson is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Rotman School of Management and holds the Honourable Justice Frank Iacobucci Chair in Capital Markets Regulation.

Researchers with GuideWell, UBS, Yale School of Management and U of T's Robertson, questioned almost 2,500 high-net worth investors: what goes through their mind when they think about equity exposure?

Professor Markus Dubber cited in the Boston Review

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Boston Review, a political and literary forum, cites a paper by Faculty of Law Professor and U of T's Centre for Ethics director, Markus D. Dubber, in the article "How the Criminal Law Lost Its Mind".

U of T requires COVID-19 self-assessments before visiting campus

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

In line with provincial regulation and public health guidance, the University of Toronto is requiring anyone coming to one of its three campuses to complete a COVID-19 health screening by conducting a self-assessment each day before they visit.

Pocketbook edition of University Professor Jutta Brunnée's 2019 Hague Academy course

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Since 1923, courses given at The Hague Academy of International Law are published in English or French in the Collected Courses of the Academy.

Since 2008, select courses published in the series have also been published as pocketbooks, with the aim of making them accessible to a wider public, especially students.

Book Workshop, James Penner’s Property Rights: A Re-examination (OUP)

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

On October 22, 2020, University of Toronto is hosting a workshop of international scholars to discuss property theorist and legal philosopher James Penner’s new book, Property Rights: A Re-examination (Oxford University Press).

Volume 16 of the Journal of Law & Equality published

Friday, October 9, 2020

Editors-in-Chief Amit Singh and Angela Hou are delighted to announce that Volume 16 (2020) of the Journal of Law & Equality has been published

This issue features four timely and incisive articles that bring theoretical insights, legal analysis of public policy issues, and doctrinal arguments

Professor Anver Emon recognized with Connaught Global Challenge Award

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Professor Anver Emon

Professor Anver Emon of the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Arts & Science has received a Connaught Global Challenge Award for his project, Reading Muslims: The Politics of Texts in Islamic Studies.