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Reform: It's always been difficult but necessary

Thursday, June 8, 2017

“Reforming Criminal Justice and National Security” symposium calls for much needed improvements

By Christopher R. Graham, JD 2007

Prof. Anita Anand writes "Canada's new securities regulatory structure is a disservice to investors"

Monday, June 5, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand argues that current proposal for reform of Canada’s securities regulatory structure, referred to as the “Cooperative Capital Markets Regulator,” is not in investors’ interests ("Canada's new securities regulatory structure is a disservice to investor," May 31, 2017).

Faculty, students, alumni from Structural Genomics Consortium Clinic author paper in Science Translational Magazine

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Faculty, students and alumni who worked in the Structural Genomics Consortium Clinic last year have authored a paper on trust agreements, now published in Science Translation Magazine. From the abstract:

"The core feature of trusts—holding property for the benefit of others—is well suited to constructing a research community that treats reagents as public goods."

Prof. David Schneiderman discusses the rules of trade and investment on TVO's The Agenda

Thursday, May 11, 2017

In an extended one-on-one interview with host Steve Paikin, Prof. David Schneiderman discussed the rules of international trade and investment on TVO's flagship public affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, on May 8, 2017.

Prof. Kent Roach writes "Is Brad Wall really defending school choice with his use of the notwithstanding clause?"

Thursday, May 4, 2017

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's use of the notwithstanding clause and the constitutional judicial decision about funding Catholic schools that triggered it ("Is Brad Wall really defending school choice with his use of the notwithstanding clause?", May 2, 2017).

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

What does the Fox say? Prof. Angela Fernandez makes accessible the original judgment roll in famous property law case Pierson v. Post

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The judgment roll in the famous case Pierson v. Post was discovered in 2007 at the Division of Old Records in the New York County Clerk’s Office, New York City, by Professor Angela Fernandez, University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Department of History.

New book about Prof. Arthur Ripstein's study of Kant, "Force and Freedom"

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Freedom and ForceProf. Arthur Ripstein's seminal book Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy is the subject of a new book that collects essays from leading scholars in law and philosophy.

Prof. Simon Stern writes "How easy is it for police to search your texts? The Supreme Court is set to decide"

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Simon Stern looks at the issues in an upcoming Supreme Court of Canada case that will decide to what extent police can search text messages on people's mobile phones ("How easy is it for police to search your texts? The Supreme Court is set to decide," March 21, 2017).

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

 

Professor Lisa Austin receives Connaught Global Challenge Award for “Information Technology, Transparency and Transformation Lab”

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Prof. LIsa AustinIndividual lives are increasingly “datafied” and this information is collected, warehoused, analyzed and distributed across the globe on a massive scale. As individuals become more and more “transparent,” the technology that is driving this massive transformation becomes more and more opaque. This “transparency gap” is a problem for all stakeholders in the information age.

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