Article: MacIntosh - Systemic fallacy

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Systemic fallacy

A national regulator wouldn’t have prevented the credit crisis

By Jeffrey MacIntosh

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on November 23, 2010.

In its legal argument filed with the Quebec Court of Appeal, the federal government argues that securities regulation can and should address systemic (or economy-wide) risk — and that a national regulator would be better positioned to do this.

Article: MacIntosh - The Houdini gambit

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Houdini gambit

The fatal flaws in Ottawa’s legal case for a national securities regulator

By Jeffrey MacIntosh

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on November 23, 2010.

UN Terror Blacklist Symposium Webcast Now Available!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

On Friday, November 19, 2010, the IHRP co-hosted a symposium on the UN Terror Blacklist. 

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Faculty of Law launches development of Canadaís first Indigenous commercial code and tribunal

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Unique initiative empowers First Nations communities to govern commercial and environmental law

(Nov. 1, 2010 – Toronto) Commercial law is a vital and central component of governance in any community and Indigenous communities are no exception. But the role of commercial law in governance and economic development is often overlooked as a means of asserting jurisdiction and developing commercial enterprises. 

In memoriam: Prof. Betty Mayfoon Ho, 1948-2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

By Prof. Mayo Moran, Dean, Faculty of Law 

Macleans ranks Faculty of Law No. 1 in Canada again

Friday, November 5, 2010

(Sept. 16, 2010) For the fourth consecutive year, Maclean’s magazine has selected the Faculty of Law as Canada’s top law school. The rankings assess graduates and faculty on “key output measures” such as faculty citations, elite firm hiring, national reach and Supreme Court clerkships.

Read the 2010 professional schools coverage here:

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/toronto-and-mcgill-lead-the-law-school-rankings/

 

A big thank you to all our volunteers

Friday, November 5, 2010

From the bar to the bench, more than 40 law school volunteers joined us for breakfast June 29, 2010, for a celebration of their contribution to the school.

Volunteers breakfast

The group represented a small portion of the many volunteers who give their time and expertise to our students.