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Access to Justice for All Roundtable

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Geography of Civil Legal Services in Ontario

The Centre for the Legal Profession hosted “Access to Justice for All” on Feb. 10, 2012, to promote discussion about “one of the most defining issues in the legal profession in Ontario.” The roundtable occurred on the one-year anniversary of the law school’s highly successful Access to Justice Colloquium.

Andrea Russell op-ed "Matter of fact" in the Kathmandu Post

Monday, March 12, 2012

Andrea Russell, who teaches International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law as well as being executive director of the Office of the Dean, has published a commentary in Nepal's The Kathmandu Post encouraging Nepal to join the International Criminal Court. Russell recently returned from Nepal, where she was advising the legal profession on joining the court ("Matter of fact," Feb. 29, 2012).

Read the full article in The Kathmandu Post.

Prof. Anita Anand and JD student Grant Bishop - "Securities blanket"

Thursday, March 8, 2012

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand and JD student Grant Bishop say that Ottawa should move now to enact securities regulations in areas that are clearly within federal jurisdiction ("Securities Blanket," Feb. 10, 2012).

Read the full commentary in the Financial Post.

Prof. Ran Hirschl has been awarded a prestigious Killam Research Fellowship

Thursday, March 8, 2012

by Elaine Smith 

University of Toronto professor Ran Hirschl of the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law has been named the recipient of one of the seven 2012 Killam Research Fellowships. 

The prestigious fellowships, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, allow researchers to pursue independent research for two years using a stipend of $70,000 annually. Recipients were chosen by the Killam selection committee, comprising 15 scientists and scholars from a broad range of disciplines.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Ottawas bogus refugee bill"

Thursday, March 8, 2012

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Audrey Macklin and Lorne Waldman, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, take issue with the federal government's proposed refugee bill, Bill C-31 ("Ottawa’s bogus refugee bill," February 22, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website.

Judith McCormack receives Guthrie Award from LFO for contributions to access to justice

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Judith McCormack

Judith McCormack, long-time Executive Director of student law clinic Downtown Legal Services (and currently Acting Assistant Dean, Professional Legal Education), is the recipient of the 2011 Guthrie Award from the Law Foundation of Ontario for her contributions to access to justice.

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman in NY Times: "Drones for Human Rights"

Thursday, March 8, 2012

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman has published an op-ed in the New York Times (with Mark Hanis) arguing for the use of drone aircraft to monitor human rights abuses ("Drones for Human Rights," January 30, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the New York Times website.

Prof. Audrey Macklin interviewed on CBC radio about "The Changing Face of Canada"

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Prof. Audrey Macklin was interviewed on the CBC Radio 1 program Here and Now about "The Changing Face of Canada." New census say immigrants could solely account for Canada's population growth in the coming decade, and Prof. Macklin discusses how this could have an impact on future public policy.

Listen to the full interview on the CBC website. 

The IHRP "Rights Review" - 25th anniversary edition

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The International Human Rights Program has published its latest issue of "Rights Review" (issue 5:2, February 2012). This special issue marks the program's 25th anniversary and celebrates the program’s achievements through the lens of its current students and alumni.

Read the February 2012 issue of "Rights Review" (PDF)

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