Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "Why stripping citizenship is a weak tool to fight terrorism"

Friday, March 4, 2016

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and University of Ottawa Prof. Craig Forcese enumerate multiple reasons why stripping citizenship from dual citizens is not a useful way to address the dangers of terrorism ("Why stripping citizenship is a weak tool to fight terrorism," March 3, 2016).

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

Campus status information due to inclement weather

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

For up-to-date information on university closures and campus status due to inclement weather conditions, please view the University of Toronto Weather Information page.

Prof. Anita Anand writes, "A bailout won’t fix Bombardier’s biggest problems" in Financial Post

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand argues that a federal government bailout of Bombardier Inc. won't address the company's fundamental problems, family control and dual-class shares ("A bailout won’t fix Bombardier’s biggest problems: family control and dual-class shares," February 29, 2016).

Read the full commentary on the Financial Post website, or below.

Prof. Trudo Lemmens co-authors "Assisted dying report goes beyond scope, ignores evidence"

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Trudo Lemmens and constitutional lawyer David Baker dissect the report of the joint parliamentary committee on physician-assisted death, noting numerous areas of concern ("Assisted dying report goes beyond scope, ignores evidence," February 27, 2016).

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


 

"Public Law for the Twenty-First Century" - a special edition of the U of T Law Journal

Thursday, February 25, 2016

The latest edition of the University of Toronto Law Journal is a special symposium issue on the theme of "Public Law for the Twenty-First Century," edited by Prof. David Dyzenhaus.

Prof. Anita Anand writes "The success stories of dual-class shares miss an incontrovertible truth"

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand, the new J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance, argues for stricter regulation, if not an outright ban, on dual-class shares ("The success stories of dual-class shares miss an incontrovertible truth," February 22, 2016).

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

IHRP director Samer Muscati co-authors "An inexcusable travesty: Canada sent a Syrian minor to solitary confinement"

Thursday, February 18, 2016

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, International Human Rights Program (IHRP) director Samer Muscati and Carmen Cheung, executive director of the Global Justice Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs (and a former acting director of the IHRP) describe the case of a 16-year old Syrian refugee placed in solitary confinement when he arrived in Canada, and call for a complete ban on putting minors in solitary confinement ("An inexcusable travesty: Canada sent a Syrian minor to solitary confinement," February 17, 2016).

The Future Frontiers of Online Privacy

Friday, February 12, 2016

CILP symposium looked at legal solutions in an increasingly social world

By Mark Witten