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Toronto-Tsinghua International Law Conference examined the threats—and possible solutions

By Peter Boisseau

Lawmakers and regulators around the world are grappling with the explosive growth of poorly regulated “shadow banking” sectors in China and the U.S. that provide easy credit and high returns but have become so large they may also pose the threat of a global economic meltdown, a University of Toronto law conference was told.

In the wake of the attack in Ottawa that killed a Canadian soldier and resulted in shooting in the Parliament Buildings, Prof. Kent Roach has provided insight into the role of anti-terrorism laws, in various media.

In Just Security, he wrote "The Canadian Terrorist Attacks and Canadian Counter-Terrorism Law," (October 23, 2014). Read the commentary on the Just Security website.

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup argues that a Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) investigation is targeting a victim of "revenge porn" and should be dropped ("The legal inquiry into Justice Lori Douglas must end," October 22, 2014).

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

By Sean Ingram

For low-income individuals, the stress of facing legal problems can be unbearable. The Faculty of Law is home to two outstanding programs that help to address this issue: Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) and Downtown Legal Services (DLS). With the help of our law students, each program works to address the access to justice issue, but like all publicly funded institutions, both programs are constantly facing financial pressures.