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Downtown Legal Services turns 40

Friday, June 15, 2012

And the legacy of representing the unrepresented continues

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

In a celebration of 40 years of representing those who couldn’t afford a lawyer, Downtown Legal Services at the Faculty of Law opened up its doors on June 13 to alumni, students and friends for an afternoon of reminiscing.

More than 130 guests gathered in the characteristic Fasken Martineau building on Spadina Ave. to reconnect with fellow DLSers and view the spacious location that students now have to volunteer their services.

The Class of 2012 is on its way

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Under a sunny blue sky, Convocation 2012 drew a packed audience of family and friends on June 8, as the JD grads cheered their classmates on one by one. At times, the mystical beat of a native drum congratulated some of our Aboriginal graduates as they stepped up to the dais, a new tradition started by Prof. Douglas Sanderson, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation.

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman wins journalism award

Monday, June 11, 2012

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman received a Canadian Association of Journalists' award, winning in the print-feature category for his May 7, 2011 story in the Montreal Gazette, "Residential schools survivors share the pain."

Read about the award.

Read the original story on the Montreal Gazette website.

In their own words: Graduands reflect on the last three years

Thursday, June 7, 2012

From left: Courtney Lerman, Matthew Mundy, Tatiana Lazdins with Prof. Mota Prado and Steven Vasilevski

  

Prof. Trudo Lemmens - "Anglophone Media Using Protest to Attack All Things Quebec"

Friday, June 1, 2012

Prof. Trudo Lemmens has published a commentary in the Huffington Post looking at the coverage in the Anglophone media of the Quebec student protests  ("Anglophone Media Using Protest to Attack All Things Quebec," May 31, 2012).

Read the full commentary in the Huffington Post.

Convocation Day, June 8, 2012 - Webcast

Friday, June 1, 2012

Convocation

The Faculty of Law's Convocation ceremony on June 8, 2012 will be webcast live here, starting just before 10 am.

Our guest speaker is: The Hon. Justice Robert Sharpe, LLB 1970, a former dean of the Faculty of Law.

"A building to make the spirit soar" - Dean Mayo Moran discusses the new building project (video)

Thursday, May 31, 2012

"A building to make the spirit soar": watch Dean Mayo Moran discuss the vision and the design for the new Faculty of Law building in a video produced by the new building's architects, Hariri Pontarini Architects.

Prof. Ayelet Shachar - "The Solution to ‘Brain Drain’"

Thursday, May 31, 2012

In the "Room for Debate" section of The New York Times, Prof. Ayelet Shachar has contributed to a discussion about "Can Dual Citizens Be Good Americans?" Shachar argues that "the strategic value of dual nationality is immense," pointing to advantages for nations both sending and receiving immigrants ("The Solution to ‘Brain Drain’," May 22, 2012).

Read the full commentary on The New York Times website.

Prof. Audrey Macklin makes submission on behalf of Asper Centre about proposed refugee bill

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

By Louis Century, JD/MGA student and Research Assistant at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights

On April 30 of this year, Prof. Audrey Macklin made submissions on behalf of the Asper Centre before the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The Committee was considering Bill C-31, Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, a sweeping piece of legislation with far-reaching changes to refugee determination, detention of newcomers and family reunification, among other issues.

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