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Celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at U of T

Friday, October 18, 2024

University of Toronto Faculty of Law logo 75

The modern law school at the University of Toronto was founded in 1949.

Murray Sinclair, who led Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dies at age 73

Monday, November 4, 2024

Sinclair received an honorary degree from U of T in 2017 in recognition of his advocacy for Indigenous Peoples

Mariana Mota Prado appointed Associate VP and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Mariana Mota Prado

Photo by Dewey Chang

With the approval of the Executive Committee of Governing Council, Professor Mariana Mota Prado has been appointed Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, International Student Experience for a five-year term, beginning January 1, 2025.

Jim Phillips elected Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History

Monday, October 28, 2024

Jim Phillips

Photo by Dewey Chang

Professor Jim Phillips has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Legal History – the highest honour the Society confers – recognizing distinguished historians whose scholarship has shaped the discipline of legal history.

WATCH: Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii), 2024 Concordia Honorary Doctorate

Thursday, October 17, 2024

For his expertise and leadership in Indigenous and Aboriginal law

Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) is Beaver Clan from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. He was managing editor of the inaugural edition of the Indigenous Law Journal in 2002 while a student at the University of Toronto’s JD program. Sanderson went on to earn his LL.M from Columbia University as a Fulbright Scholar.

Dean's Student Leadership Awards 2024

Friday, October 4, 2024

The Dean’s Student Leadership Award recognizes the outstanding co- and extra-curricular leadership of our 1L and 2L students and values both traditional and non-traditional forms of leadership, including:

Toronto Star: Downtown Legal Services, Asper Centre and alumni seek justice for case at the Federal Court

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Roman Slepcsik, a 56-year-old former refugee from the Czech Republic, lost his protected status and permanent residency in Canada after traveling back to his home country multiple times since becoming a permanent resident in 1999.

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