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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan receives U of T honorary Doctor of Laws

Monday, November 12, 2018

From left: Prof. Albert Yoon, Justice Elena Kagan, Chancellor Rose Patten and President Meric Gertler. Photo: Lisa Sakulensky

By Romi Levine

The University of Toronto hosted a special convocation Monday, November 12th to recognize The Hon. Elena Kagan, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Kagan received an honorary degree to acknowledge “her excellence in the academy and her outstanding service for the public good, as lawyer, scholar and jurist.”

LIVESTREAMING: A Conversation Between Justices Elena Kagan and Rosalie Silberman Abella, Mon. Nov. 12th

Saturday, November 10, 2018
Portrait of Justice Elena Kagan

The Honourable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will be visiting the University of Toronto on Monday, November 12th, to receive the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. 

As part of this special day, she has agreed to visit Faculty of Law students in the afternoon for a conversation with our alumna, The Honorable Rosalie Abella, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 2 – 3 pm.

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Reputation, risk and the changing role of ESG in corporate governance" in Globe and Mail

Friday, November 9, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes the ways in which corporate boards need to take into account the issue of environmental and social governance – known as “ESG” ("Reputation, risk and the changing role of ESG in corporate governance," November 9, 2018).

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

Prof. David Schneiderman writes "How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them" in Globe and Mail

Monday, October 29, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. David Schneiderman argues that there are compelling to revisit Canada’s participation in the investor-state dispute settlement agreements that are part of most trade treaties ("How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them," October 27, 2018).

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

Asper Centre celebrates 10 years with a special constitutional panel, and a $2.5 million gift from namesake, David Asper

Friday, October 26, 2018

Constitutional panel includes the former SCC Justice Thomas Cromwell moderating, with Joseph Arvay and Mary Eberts as panelists.

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photography by Dhoui Chang

Prof. Markus Dubber discusses the Centre for Ethics' popular 'ethics of AI' focus

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Markus Dubber, the director of U of T's Centre for Ethics, says the centre's interdisciplinary focus helps AI researchers and other stakeholders better understand the human impact of the technology (photo by Chris Sorensen)

By Chris Sorensen

$30 million campaign for students launched at Faculty of Law

Friday, September 28, 2018

The Campaign for #ExcellencewithoutBarriers is the largest bursary campaign at any Canadian law school, to help increase access to law school for the best and brightest students, no matter their financial means

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Dhoui Chang

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Ford government decision is a step backward for investor protection"

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand expresses concerns about the decision of the new Government of Ontario to oppose a reform proposed by the Ontario Securities Commission intended to improve investor protection ("Ford government decision is a step backward for investor protection," September 25, 2018).

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

Professor Yasmin Dawood named member of Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Headshot of Professor Yasmin Dawood

Internationally renowned election law scholar, Professor Yasmin Dawood, has been named a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, an outstanding honour, and one of six from the University of Toronto.

Prof. Anna Su and the IHRP's Petra Molnar write "The brutal personal costs of the Philippines’ human rights abuses"

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Prof. Anna Su and Petra Molnar, Research Associate at the International Human Rights Program, have published an article in The Conversation detailing their findings from a trip to the Philippines to investigate the deteriorating human rights situation in that country ("The brutal personal costs of the Philippines’ human rights abuses," August 2, 2018).

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