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Prof. Kent Roach writes "Why the Quebec City mosque shooting was terrorism"

Friday, April 20, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach argues that Alexandre Bissonnette could and should have been charged with terrorism as well as murder, on the basis of s.231(6.01) of the Criminal Code ("Why the Quebec City mosque shooting was terrorism," April 20, 2018).

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

Prof. Lisa Austin writes "Protecting the public interest when ‘Your user agreement sucks'"

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Lisa Austin assesses some key issues that Canadians concerned about the state of our own privacy laws should focus on in the wake of the U.S. Senate hearings on Facebook ("Protecting the public interest when ‘Your user agreement sucks’," April 17, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Canada should take a U.S. approach to the Aecon takeover bid − and reject it"

Monday, April 16, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand examines approaches to assessing national security concerns with regards to the bid by Chinese state-owned company China Communications Construction Co. to take over Canadian construction company Aecon Group Ltd. ("Canada should take a U.S. approach to the Aecon takeover bid − and reject it," April 16, 2018).

Prof. Kent Roach writes "Ending peremptory challenges in jury selection is a good first step" in Ottawa Citizen

Monday, April 2, 2018

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach argues that the federal government's proposal in Bill C-75 to eliminate peremptory challenges in jury selection is an important first step towards ensuring representative juries ("Ending peremptory challenges in jury selection is a good first step," April 2, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website, or below.

The many perspectives on the #MeToo movement: panel discussion on International Women's Day

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Deepa Mattoo, legal director at the Barbra Schlifer Clinic, lawyer Alexi Wood, filmmaker Sarah PolleyDeepa Mattoo, legal director at the Barbra Schlifer Clinic, lawyer Alexi Wood, filmmaker Sarah Polley

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photos by Wasila Baset and Lucianna Ciccocioppo

 

Profs. Anita Anand and Adriana Robertson write "Has the time come for greater oversight of market indexes?" in Globe and Mail

Monday, March 12, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Profs. Anita Anand and Adriana Robertson point out how influential market indexes are lacking in transparency ("Has the time come for greater oversight of market indexes?", March 10, 2018).

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

Prof. Lisa Austin recognized with inaugural U of T President's Impact Award

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photo by Jeff Kirk

The Faculty of Law’s Professor Lisa Austin, LLM 1998, is among the first group of scholars to be recognized with the newly announced and prominent University of Toronto President’s Impact Award. She's one of seven recipients for 2018.

The future of legal education: Deans' Roundtable includes University of Toronto, Tsinghua University and the University of Hong Kong

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The future of legal education is looking international: (left) HKU Law Dean Michael Hor, with U of T Associate Dean Kerry Rittich, moderator, Dean Ed Iacobucci, and Tsinghua Law School's Dean Shen Weixing.

 

By Peter Boisseau

Prof. Kent Roach on how the Canadian legal system fails Indigenous people like Colten Boushie

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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Colten Boushie in a photo posted Nov. 6, 2011 (photo via Facebook)

By Geoffrey Vendeville

The verdict in the Colten Boushie case has provoked outrage across the country and prompted reflection about how the justice system treats Indigenous people. 

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