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Global Professional LLM Class of 2017 graduates

Thursday, November 9, 2017

They have backgrounds from across the spectrum—law, technology, finance, risk management, energy, education and more—and were interested in expanding their knowledge, skills and networks. Forty-seven professionals from the Class of 2017, have now graduated with their Global Professional LLM degrees.  After 12-months of weekends and nights, after putting in full days of work and balancing family life, Satyma Mongia, an eligibility adjudicator at the WSIB, and an internationally trained lawyer, says she knows exactly how she feels:

Special issue of U of T Law Journal on Prof. Patrick Macklem's "The Sovereignty of Human Rights"

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The new issue of the The University of Toronto Law Journal presents a collection of papers that were first given at a symposium on Prof. Patrick Macklem’s book, The Sovereignty of Human Rights. The symposium includes a response by the author to the revised papers and is introduced by Prof. Karen Knop, who sets Macklem’s book and the different papers in the context of his work as a whole.

JD student Josh Lokko helps build a social network for Black graduate and professional students

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Josh Lokko and Chika Oriuwa are hosting their first Black Interprofessional Students Association (BIPSA) networking eventJosh Lokko and Chika Oriuwa are hosting their first Black Interprofessional Students Association (BIPSA) networking event

By Hannah James

'The conscience of AI': Why Prof. Markus Dubber created a forum for AI researchers and entrepreneurs to discuss ethics

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Prof. Markus Dubber
Prof. Markus Dubber

By Chris Sorensen

Markus Dubber’s first brush with artificial intelligence, or AI, occurred in an unlikely place: a performance of his daughter’s choir.

Welcoming Artist-in-Residence Tanya Murdoch

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Sketches of the 2017 Grand Moot by artist Tanya Murdoch
Sketches of the 2017 Grand Moot by artist Tanya Murdoch

Artist-in-Residence, Tanya Murdoch, will be at the Faculty of Law during the academic year to interact with students in the JD program.

Prof. Kent Roach co-authors "Secret evidence should not be allowed in civil cases"

Monday, October 23, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and the University of Ottawa's Craig Forcese analyze the issues around a federal government proposal to allow the use of secret evidence in civil proceedings ("Secret evidence should not be allowed in civil cases," October 20, 2017).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

A student writes: Indigenous Law in Context at Neyaashiinigmiing Cape Croker Reserve

Friday, October 13, 2017

By Meena Sundararaj, 2L / Photos by Amanda Carling, manager, Indigenous Initiatives Office

This September, about 30 staff and students from U of T Law went to Neyaashiinigmiing Cape Croker Reserve and learned from experts on Anishinaabe law. This was the second year of our school’s Indigenous Law in Context program.

The Limits and Legitimacy of Referenda

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Story and Photos By Katelin Everson, JD/MBA student and research assistant to Prof. Richard Stacey

"Taking the facts seriously": A Conversation with Professor Michael Trebilcock

Friday, October 6, 2017

Renowned law and economics scholar University Professor Michael Trebilcock will present a paper, “The Fracturing of the Post-War Free Trade Consensus: The Challenges of Constructing a New Consensus,” at the International Monetary Fund’s conference “Meeting Globalization’s Challenges,” October 11, 2017, in Washington, DC.

The University of Toronto is the only Canadian postsecondary institution participating among a global list of panelists.

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