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IHRP and ASF call on Ugandan government to end excessive pre-trial detention

Friday, June 17, 2011

Imprisoning people for long periods of time without trial is a violation of the Uganda Constitution and international human rights law, finds Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) and the IHRP in a joint report released today.

IHRP and PEN Canada release report "Corruption, Impunity Silence"

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Human rights groups expose Mexican government’s complicity in violence against journalists

Article: Flood - Wrestling with Big Pharma

Friday, June 3, 2011

By: Colleen Flood

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on June 2, 2011.

Canadians spend a lot of money (public and private) on health care and much of that is spent on drugs — some $23.4 billion in 2008. Provincial insurance plans are desperately trying to cope, looking to initiatives like the recently passed Ontario law that caps prices of generic drugs at 25 per cent of the brand name equivalent.

Article: Ziegel - The law is too important to leave to politicians

Friday, May 27, 2011

By: Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the National Post on May 26, 2011.

CLP launches "Program on Professionalism" with Justice Stephen Goudge (webcast)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

On March 9, 2011, the Centre for the Legal Profession (CLP) launched a new initiative, the Program on Professionalism. This program will invite leading members of the profession – drawn from the judiciary, diverse areas of practice and the academy – to come to the Centre and the Faculty of Law, to examine current ethical and professional issues.

Our inaugural speaker was the Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen Goudge, who spoke on the topic of “What does it mean to be a legal professional?”

Tribute to 100th anniversary of International Women's Day: The Struggle Continues

Saturday, May 14, 2011

International Women's Day

(March 8, 2011) On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, here’s a look at what some of the Faculty of Law’s graduate students are researching to advance the cause in Canada and around the world.

Stories by Karen Gross

Lifelong champion of women’s rights: Mary Eberts

Joint UofT/York PBSC appreciation event lauds its volunteers

Saturday, May 14, 2011

For the first time, University of Toronto and Osgoode Chapters of Pro Bono Students Canada came together to hold an appreciation event for its volunteers and partners, March 4, 2011, hosted by PBSC's National Law Firm Partner, McCarthy Tétrault.   

 U of T student program coordinators
University of Toronto 2011 PBSC Coordinators, L-R: Caroline Brett, Emily Hubling, Alyssa Manji

SPINLAW Conference draws stellar panel for annual public interest law forum

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Jacqueline Labine, 2L

“Canada 2020: The Future of Public Interest Law” was the 2011 theme for the annual Student Public Interest Network Legal Action Workshop (SPINLAW), held March 12, 2011 at the Faculty of Law.

Organized by students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools, SPINLAW creates a forum for students, local activists and community members to share their experiences and perspectives on current social justice issues.

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