Following #MeToo, Professor Brenda Cossman makes the case for a 'restorative and transformative model of justice'

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Professor Brenda Cossman

Brenda Cossman's new book, The New Sex Wars: Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era (NYU Press 2021), revisits the sex wars of the 1970s and 80s and examines their impact on more recent debates around #MeToo (photo courtesy of Brenda Cossman)

Afrofuturism and the Law: An International & Interdisciplinary Conference

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Faculty of Law community is invited to attend the University of Toronto's Centre for Ethics online conference, Afrofuturism and the Law on May 13, 2022.

Appointment of Danielle Szandtner (LLB/MSW 1996) to the Ontario Court of Justice

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

From Attorney General of Ontario news release

Attorney General Doug Downey announced April 19, 2022 the appointment of a new judge to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective April 21, 2022.

U of T Law ranked first in Canada in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

Thursday, April 14, 2022

The University of Toronto ranked first in Canada across all five of the broad subject categories evaluated in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.

U of T also ranked among the top 25 universities globally in 32 specific subjects – a feat matched by only six other schools: Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

Popularity of 'gamified' apps raises new legal issues, student researchers warn: Future of Law Lab report

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

With a few pushes of a button or a swipe of your fingers, you can trade stocks, hail a ride, order a pizza or find a date. But what are the implications of these gamified apps on human behaviour and the law?

Private Law Podcast: Professor Larrisa Katz

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

In an episode of the Private Law Podcast, Professor Larrisa Katz, Canada Research Chair in Private Law Theory, shares her work on the idea of ownership as an office, equity, and other topics.

Listen to the Private Law Podcast