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Prof. Trudo Lemmens co-authors "The latest medical assistance in dying decision needs to be appealed: Here’s why"

Friday, October 11, 2019

In a commentary in The Conversation, Prof. Trudo Lemmens and co-author Laverne Jacobs  (University of Windsor , Faculty of Law) argue that what’s known as the Truchon decision, which invalidated Canada’s “reasonable foreseeable death” and “end of life” access criteria for medical assistance in dying, should be appealed ("The latest medical assistance in dying decision needs to be appealed: Here’s why," October 9, 2019).

Prof. Audrey Macklin's research on Canada's private refugee sponsorship program profiled in U of T Magazine

Thursday, October 3, 2019

A feature article in U of T Magazine profiles Prof. Audrey Macklin's research on Canada's groundbreaking private refugee sponsorship program ("The Power of Good Intentions: Canada’s program of private refugee sponsorship has been held up as a model for the world. Could it be even better?", October 2, 2019).

When she was named a 2017 Trudeau Fellow, Macklin’s research question was: How does the process of helping refugees become citizens transform the citizenship of sponsors?

Prof. Gillian Hadfield co-authors "Momentum is building to fix our legal system. Let’s seize it" in the Salt Lake Tribune

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

In a commentary in the Salt Lake Tribune, Prof. Gillian Hadfield and her co-authors, Deno Himonas and John Lund, describe the value of the reforms they propose for legal regulation in the American state of Utah. All three were members of a joint Supreme Court/Utah Bar task force to address the access-to-justice gap in Utah ("Momentum is building to fix our legal system. Let’s seize it," September 20, 2019).

Prof. Anita Anand awarded the Yvan Allaire medal by the Royal Society of Canada

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Professor Anita Anand, J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate GovernanceProf. Anita Anand, who holds the J.R. Kimber Chair in Investor Protection and Corporate Governance, has been awarded the Yvan Allaire Medal by the Royal Society of Canada.

Prof. Audrey Macklin writes "'Jihadi Jack' and the folly of revoking citizenship"

Friday, August 23, 2019

Republished from The Conversation.

By Audrey Macklin

The British government has just stripped Islamic State recruit Jack Letts of his United Kingdom citizenship.

Prof. Anver Emon hosts conference “Ibadism and the Study of Islam: A View from the Edge”

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

https://www.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/Ibadi-conference-group-photo-weblead.jpgThe 10th annual Conference on Ibadi Studies welcomed a diverse range of global scholars to discuss historical and contemporary topics in Ibadism (photo by D. Olms)

By Jovana Jankovic

Prof. Kent Roach writes "Can prosecutorial independence and the public interest ever truly be reconciled?"

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach assesses and compares two recent reports on the SNC-Lavalin affair, one by Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion and the other by former attorney-general Anne McLellan ("Can prosecutorial independence and the public interest ever truly be reconciled?", August 15, 2019).

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

Prof. Anver Emon and alumnus Nader Hasan '06 write "What to do if CSIS comes knocking"

Thursday, August 15, 2019

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Anver Emon and alumnus Nader Hasan bring attention to the issue of Muslim students receiving intimidating in-person approaches by CSIS officers, and explain their new initiative, the U of T National Security Student Support Hotline, to provide pro bono legal advice to students affected ("What to do if CSIS comes knocking," August 12, 2019).

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.

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.

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