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'Without education, I wouldn't be able to give': Victoria Stuart, '75

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Victoria Stuart

Not only did Victoria Stuart, Class of 1975, have law school on her mind when she first started her undergraduate degree in political science at Dalhousie University, she knew exactly what kind of law.  

Incoming: meet some of the new students in the Class of 2022

Sunday, August 11, 2019

The Faculty of Law is excited to welcome, and welcome back, all our law students--JD, graduate and transfer students--most especially the incoming 1Ls. We’d like to introduce some of the Class of 2022 to you. In our annual series of new first-year profiles, meet: Hunter Carlson, Ifrah Farah, Aidan Katz and Julia Pimental. (You can also meet four other incoming Class of 2022 students here).

Stories by Karen Gross

Prof. Kent Roach writes "The fight against far-right terrorism is complex, arduous – and urgent"

Thursday, August 8, 2019

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach assesses the steps Canada needs to take in order to effectively combat far-right terrorism ("The fight against far-right terrorism is complex, arduous – and urgent," August 7, 2019).

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

The IHRP's Vincent Wong writes "Attacks on the media in Hong Kong threaten democracy"

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Vincent Wong '13, the William C. Graham Research Associate at U of T Law's International Human Rights Program, has written a commentary in the Toronto Star about recent attacks on journalists in Hong Kong and the broader pattern of violence towards the media ("Attacks on the media in Hong Kong threaten democracy," July 29, 2019).

Prof. Gillian Hadfield appointed inaugural director of U of T’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and Society

Friday, July 26, 2019

By Geoffrey Vendeville, U of T News

Facial recognition technology. Algorithms that decide who is a good candidate for a loan or medical procedure. Interactive robots in workplaces and seniors’ homes.

These are just a few examples of the many new and emerging technologies that promise to reshape society in profound and, perhaps, unexpected ways – often raising thorny ethical questions in the process.

2019 Dean’s Graduate Student Leadership Award: Jean-Christophe Bedard Rubin

Thursday, July 18, 2019

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2019 Dean’s Graduate Student Leadership Award is Jean-Christophe Bedard Rubin (Second-year SJD).

The award honours and recognizes the exceptional contributions of one or more graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding co-curricular and extracurricular leadership at the law school, and whose contributions have helped make the law school a vibrant and inclusive scholarly community.  

Real or fake? U of T law students work with Amnesty International to verify conflict zone videos

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

U of T's DVC working group pictured at the Hong Kong summit. (From left) George Ghabrial, Sara Bolourchian, Amitpal Singh, Milica Pavlovic and Aaqib Mahmood (photo by Alice Tse)
U of T's DVC working group pictured at the Hong Kong summit. (From left) George Ghabrial, Sara Bolourchian, Amitpal Singh, Milica Pavlovic and Aaqib Mahmood (photo by Alice Tse)

By Romi Levine

Prof. Gillian Hadfield named among Fastcase 50 for global legal innovation

Thursday, July 11, 2019
Professor Gillian Hadfield

Professor Gillian Hadfield has been named among the Fastcase 50, a global recognition recognizing “law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, & leaders.”  Fastcase is a US-based legal research company, and launched this honour in 2011.

Dean's Leadership Award winners for first and second year law students are announced

Monday, July 8, 2019

The dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Ed Iacobucci has announced the recipients of our Dean’s Leadership Awards for first year and second year students (1L and 2L students). They are:

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