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Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly (SJD 2023): Bar of Quebec paper award

Monday, November 18, 2024

Jérémy Boulanger-Bonnelly (SJD 2023), an assistant professor at the McGill University Faculty of Law, has won the best scholarly paper in the annual legal writing competition by the Fondation du Barreau du Québec (Bar of Quebec). He was recognized for his McGill Law Journal article, "Actions collectives et tribunaux administratifs : un vide juridictionnel à combler" (2022).

Who owns animals after they break free and taste freedom? Psychology Today interviews Angela Fernandez

Monday, November 18, 2024

Who owns animals after they break free and taste freedom? 

The recent case of 43 lab monkeys who escaped from a lab in South Carolina, raises many important ethical questions.

To help answer these complex questions, author and Psychology Today writer Marc Bekoff interviews Professor Angela Fernandez.

Fernandez applies a style of legal history known as "legal archaeology."

GPLLM student is celebrating law school 75th, one conversation at time

Friday, November 15, 2024
GPLLM student, Claudio Klaus holding a law 75 sign

Claudio Klaus is celebrating 75 years of modern legal education at the University of Toronto, one conversation at time.

“Attending the [U of T Faculty of Law] anniversary gala [in September] really showed me what a special place the law school is,” says Klaus, a student in the Global Professional Master of Laws program at U of T’s Faculty of Law.

Three U of T Law alumni named to Toronto Life list: The Influentials 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Toronto Life’s “annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it,” include three Faculty of Toronto alumni.

Elevation Pictures co-president Laurie May (LLB 1993) is recognized for “filling movie screens with top-tier talent.”

Former Asper Centre constitutional litigator-in-residence, Nader Hasan (JD 2006) is named “for proving innocence against all odds.”

U of T to increase base funding for doctoral students to $40,000 per year

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

One of the highest base funding packages in Canada comes into effect next fall

The University of Toronto is increasing funding for PhD and SJD (doctor of juridical science) students across its three campuses in an effort to alleviate students’ financial stress, advance equity, increase access to doctoral research opportunities and boost research outcomes. 

43 lab monkeys escaped in South Carolina. They have a legal claim to freedom: Angela Fernandez

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

In a commentary for Vox.com, Professor Angela Fernandez and co-author, Professor Justin Marceau, Brooks Institute Faculty Research Scholar of Animal Law and Policy at Sturm College of Law, discuss the legal considerations when a captive animal becomes free. They write: 

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

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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.

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