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JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman pens profile of self-governing Yukon First Nation in Maisonneuve

Monday, December 19, 2011

In the latest issue of Maisonneuve magazine, JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman has written a profile of Yukon's self-governing Carcross-Tagish First Nation, focusing on the complex career of Justin Ferbey, the head of its development corporation ("Going It Alone," Issue 41, Fall 2011).

Read the full article on the Maisonneuve website.

Reunion 2011 kicks off with Michael Ignatieff special lecture

Friday, December 16, 2011

‘Originals’ from Class of 1956 turn out for one of biggest Reunion weekends ever

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff gives the Reunion Lecture

Profs Schneiderman and Morgan comment on legalities of attempted Occupy Toronto eviction

Friday, December 16, 2011

In the Globe and Mail, Prof. David Schneiderman has written a commentary on the City of Toronto's attempt to evict the Occupy Toronto protesters from St. James' Park ("Toronto’s protesters have the right to stay put," Nov. 17, 2011).

IHRP Intern and Clinic Student featured in UofT Magazine

Monday, December 12, 2011

Read about Meghan Lindo's experiences in Kenya pursuing accountability for rape of girls and women in UofT Ma

U of T faculty cited in BC polygamy decision

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Four University of Toronto Faculty of Law faculty and staff were cited, directly or indirectly, in the landmark polygamy reference judgment by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which was written by alumnus The Honourable Chief Justice Robert Bauman ('74).

Prof. Rebecca Cook's literature review on the harms of polygyny, particularly in terms of international human rights law, was cited multiple times in the decision.

Prof. Lisa Austin - "Stop hiding behind the phone book, Mr. Toews"

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Lisa Austin examines how new lawful access legislation will expand the government's ability to get access to private internet-related information without judicial oversight ("Stop hiding behind the phone book, Mr. Toews," Dec. 6, 2011).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website.

Print symposium on Prof. Ayelet Shacharís "The Birthright Lottery" in Issues in Legal Scholarship

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Prof. Ayelet Shachar’s influential book, The Birthright Lottery: Citizenship and Global Inequality, published by Harvard University Press, is the subject of a special symposium titled "Denaturalizing Citizenship" in the journal Issues in Legal Scholarship (2011: Volume 9, Issue 1).

Profs. Emon and Macklin interview SJD student Ahmed Saleh about Facebook and the Egyptian revolution

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

In the Boston Review, Profs. Anver Emon and Audrey Macklin, with co-editor Ellen Lust, interview SJD student Ahmed Saleh and his colleague Nadine Wahab, administrators of the “We are all Khaled Said” Facebook campaign, about the role and limitations of Facebook in the Egyptian revolution ("We Are All Khaled Said," Nov. 3, 2011).

Watch the webcast: Symposium on the Impact of targeted anti-terrorist sanctions on human rights

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

 UN Security Council Resolution 1267 symposium 

On Friday, November 19, 2010 the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, the International Human Rights Program and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association co-hosted a half-day symposium: UN Security Council Resolution 1267:
Impact of targeted anti-terrorist sanctions on human rights.

IHRP Intern publishes article in Citizenship Studies based on her experiences.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Rebecca Sutton (2L) is a current IHRP clinic student and was an IHRP intern in 2009 with the Forced Migration Studies Program in South Africa.

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