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Article: Macklin - Playing politics with refugees

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Playing politics with refugees

By Audrey Macklin Professor and Sean Rehaag

This commentary was first published in The Toronto Star on December 3, 2010.

On Tuesday the Liberal party joined the NDP and the Bloc in declaring its intention to defeat Bill C-49, the government’s bill on human smuggling. The government insists it will put the bill to a vote anyway.

Is None Still Too Many? Asylum Seekers on Boats, Then and Now, Here and There

Friday, December 3, 2010

Immigration Panel Discussion
(L-R) Prof. Audrey Macklin, Lorne Waldman, Prof. James Hathaway, Prof. Lorraine Weinrib (chair)

Torys LLP and Penguin Canada leverage Rob Prichard's expertise as chair

Friday, December 3, 2010

Rob Prichard '75(Sept. 21, 2010) It’s been a busy month for former law dean and UofT president, Rob Prichard, LLB ’75. Today, publishing house Penguin Canada announced his appointment as its new chairman. Prichard was also recently appointed chair of the international business law firm Torys LLP.

Prof. Ran Hirschl publishes new book, "Constitutional Theocracy"

Friday, December 3, 2010

Prof. Ran Hirschl has published a new book, Constitutional Theocracy (Harvard University Press, 2010).

From the publisher:

Prof. Michael Treblicock - "Cartel hypocrisy"

Friday, December 3, 2010

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Michael Trebilcock argues that the Canpotex potash cartel should end, since Canada is opposing other non-Canadian international export cartels ("Cartel hypocrisy," October 1, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

New faculty appointment: Douglas Sanderson

Friday, December 3, 2010

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Douglas Sanderson will be joining us as a full-time faculty member as of July 1, 2009. 

Internationally trained lawyers group tours the court system

Friday, December 3, 2010

(Sept. 13, 2010) Students in the Faculty of Law’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Program took a city tour of the Ontario justice system today, with a visit to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Justice.

Dean Moran with ITL students
Dean Moran (3rd from right) and ITLP Students

Prof. Sujit Choudhry lands coveted Trudeau Fellowship prize

Friday, December 3, 2010

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo 

Prof. Sujit Choudhry(Sept. 28, 2010) Professor Sujit Choudhry of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law has been awarded a coveted $225,000 Trudeau Foundation Fellowship prize today in recognition of his outstanding scholarly contributions and wide-ranging involvement in Canadian and international public policy.

Faculty of Law Self-Study Report

Friday, December 3, 2010

As part of the cyclical review conducted every five years, the Faculty of Law undertakes a self-study report. The 2010 Self-Study report has now been completed and is available below:

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