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Brazil's humane refugee policies: Good ideas can travel north, writes Professor Audrey Macklin

Thursday, February 13, 2020

The global north tends to view the global south as a source of refugees, and it often implements policies aimed at preventing those refugees from reaching the global north.

Brazil recently set a bold precedent that should make those northern states adjust the lens. Its policy toward Venezuelan refugees, in contrast to its wealthier peers, is pragmatic, humane and sensible.

U of T Law alumna Christine Pallotta appointed to the Federal Court

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Congratulations to Faculty of Law alumna Christine Pallotta (JD 1995), Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, who was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court by The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada on February 3, 2020.

Op-Ed by Professor Trudo Lemmens: Canada must learn lessons from Belgium on assisted dying

Friday, January 31, 2020

In an op-ed for the Montreal Gazette, Trudo Lemmens addresses how Canada must learn lessons from Belgium on assisted dying.

He writes:

U of T's David Asper Centre prepares constitutional challenge to lower Canada's voting age

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, in partnership with several child rights organizations, is laying the groundwork for a legal challenge of Canada’s minimum voting age.

The Asper Centre – at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law – launched consultations on the topic last summer and began to develop a legal theory with participation from youth organizations across Canada, including Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY).

People with Albinism Form First Ever Global Alliance: Human Rights Watch

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

New Coalition Seeks to Combat Abuse, Stigma Around the World

India Annamanthadoo a third-year externship student for the Human Rights Watch disability rights division, writes:

"This week, I witnessed a historic moment in human rights advocacy and empowerment: people with albinism from around the world unanimously voted to form a global alliance on albinism.

U of T's experiential program makes learning about the law 'come alive': The Lawyer's Daily

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Dean Edward Iacobucci, Manager, Experiential Education, Kim Snell and law student Emma Weiss discuss a course that pairs law students with innovative entrepreneurial companies for The Lawyer's Daily. 

Read the full story at The Lawyer's Daily

Why Rohingya genocide case is making history: IHRP's Ashley Major

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

In an op-ed for The Lawyer's Daily, Ashley Major, an adjunct faculty member and research associate for the Faculty of Law's International Human Rights Program writes: 

Black Future Lawyers: CTV Your Morning's Ben Mulroney interviews U of T law alumnus Solomon McKenzie

Friday, January 24, 2020

U of T law alumnus Solomon McKenzie, an articling student McCarthy Tétrault, spoke to CTV Your Morning host Ben Mulroney about the the importance of the Black Future Lawyers program.

Promise auction raises money for Indigenous causes

Friday, January 17, 2020
Promise auction volunteers
From left to right: Indigenous lawyer and U of T alumna Maggie Wente and U of T Law students Hannah Bourgeois, Maddy Stewart, Molly Campbell, Lilly Gates and Brian Huang pictured with Jay Bell Redbird’s artwork, "A Meeting Place for All Our Relations".

Black Future Lawyers: Alumna Marie Kiluu-Ngila shares her law journey with CBC's Dwight Drummond

Thursday, January 16, 2020

 CBC Toronto host Dwight Drummond with U of T Law alumna Marie Kiluu-Ngila

Marie Kiluu-Ngila (JD 2019) shares her journey in the legal profession and how the Black Future Lawyers program will benefit future lawyers.

Watch the interview at the 46:20 minute mark.

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