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IHRP and ASF call on Ugandan government to end excessive pre-trial detention

Friday, June 17, 2011

Imprisoning people for long periods of time without trial is a violation of the Uganda Constitution and international human rights law, finds Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the IHRP in a joint report released today.

IHRP and PEN Canada release report "Corruption, Impunity Silence"

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Human rights groups expose Mexican government’s complicity in violence against journalists

Article: Flood - Wrestling with Big Pharma

Friday, June 3, 2011

By: Colleen Flood

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on June 2, 2011.

Canadians spend a lot of money (public and private) on health care and much of that is spent on drugs — some $23.4 billion in 2008. Provincial insurance plans are desperately trying to cope, looking to initiatives like the recently passed Ontario law that caps prices of generic drugs at 25 per cent of the brand name equivalent.

Article: Ziegel - The law is too important to leave to politicians

Friday, May 27, 2011

By: Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the National Post on May 26, 2011.

CLP launches "Program on Professionalism" with Justice Stephen Goudge (webcast)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

On March 9, 2011, the Centre for the Legal Profession (CLP) launched a new initiative, the Program on Professionalism. This program will invite leading members of the profession – drawn from the judiciary, diverse areas of practice and the academy – to come to the Centre and the Faculty of Law, to examine current ethical and professional issues.

Our inaugural speaker was the Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge, who spoke on the topic of “What does it mean to be a legal professional?”

SPINLAW Conference draws stellar panel for annual public interest law forum

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Jacqueline Labine, 2L

“Canada 2020: The Future of Public Interest Law” was the 2011 theme for the annual Student Public Interest Network Legal Action Workshop (SPINLAW), held March 12, 2011 at the Faculty of Law.

Organized by students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools, SPINLAW creates a forum for students, local activists and community members to share their experiences and perspectives on current social justice issues.

Standing room only for annual "See Yourself Here" Open House

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Students and volunteers from the law profession encourage legal careers among youth from under-represented communities

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo 

See Yourself Here 2011  

More than 120 aspiring law students packed the Moot Court room at the law school on March 4, 2011 as part of the annual “See Yourself Here” Open House, a day organized to help demystify the JD admission process.

Michael Geist dispels misconceptions about Canadian copyright law at TIP Conference

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Susan Deefholts (2L)

For complete coverage of Michael Geist's talk, and other conference events, visit the Innovation Law Blog.

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