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Prof. Jennifer Nedelsky receives a Jackman Humanities Institute Research Fellowship

Monday, April 18, 2016

Prof. Jennifer NedelskyProf. Jennifer Nedelsky has been awarded a Jackman Humanities Institute Research Fellowship from the U of T’s Jackman Humanities Institute. The Fellowship and the Institute are named after former university chancellor and law alumnus Hal Jackman, LLB 1954.

Prof. Kent Roach co-winner of Reg Robson Award from BC Civil Liberties Association

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Prof. Kent RoachProf. Kent Roach and his co-author Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law) have been awarded the Reg Robson Award by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) for their work on changing public opinion about Bill C-51, the "Anti-Terrorism Act."

2016 moot results: Another banner year with six first-place finishes

Monday, April 11, 2016

Here are the final results for the 2016 mooting season

Faculty of Law students wrapped up another banner mooting season, in a variety of competitions, with six first-place victories, five second-place spots, six general oralist awards, in addition to five best facta and two other facta awards, thanks to the dedication and time of many students, faculty and alumni.

Bar Exam Prep Course sessions for internationally trained lawyers

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP) of the Faculty of Law is offering a live session of the Bar Exam Prep Course (BEPC) in preparation for the June 2016 Law Society of Upper Canada licensing exams. These intensive prep classes will be held evenings and weekends from May 26th to May 30th (Barrister) and from June 9th to June 13th (Solicitor).

Faculty volunteer at Law Society's Lawyers Feed the Hungry program

Monday, April 4, 2016

At Lawyers Feed the Hungry program: Albert Yoon, Denise Réaume, Ed Iacobucci, Anna Su, Lisa Austin with alumna Amanda Ross.

 

Law school faculty took time out to volunteer at the Lawyers Feed the Hungry dinner on March 30th together with alumna Amanda Ross, LLB 1994, who extended an invitation for five faculty to assist for this dinner.

Prof. Michael Trebilcock article awarded JPAID Outstanding Publication Prize

Friday, April 1, 2016

Prof. Michael Trebilcock and his co-authors, Lindsey Carson (SJD '15) and Joanna V. Noronha, have been awarded the 2015 Outstanding Publication Prize by the Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development for their article "Held Back: Explaining the Sluggish Pace of Improvement to Basic Education in Developing Democracies–The Cases of India and Brazil."

Symposium on the State of Canada’s Constitutional Democracy

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

By Alvin Yau, 1L / Illustration by Tara Hardy

On February 26 and 27, the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights and the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta co-hosted a symposium on constitutional law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. This year’s symposium theme dealt with the issue of “the State of Canada’s Constitutional Democracy” and it featured remarkable insight from distinguished speakers and guests from across the country and from abroad. 

Prof. David Schneiderman authors "A CETA investment court is not the solution"

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Prof. David Schneiderman wrote an oped in the Globe and Mail analyzing why an investment court for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) is not the way to proceed, even though there are some advantages to the system. He argues "as long as a broad set of rights are conferred upon foreign investors and their interpretation is left to a cadre of investment-law personnel, the regime will remain flawed. It certainly is not worth saving by way of a new investment court."

Open for business: Bora Laskin Law Library

Friday, March 4, 2016

Story/Photos by Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The freshly renovated Bora Laskin Law Library has reopened for business, and it didn’t take long for law students to stake out their new study spots in the stunning, light-filled Torys Hall.

And as if on cue, the snow fell outside, and photos of the study hall lit up social media with its vast views of Philosopher’s Walk and stately Trinity College pristinely covered in in the white stuff.

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