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Prof. Brenda Cossman - "What if Ottawa now criminalizes prostitution?"

Monday, January 6, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman looks at the potential consequences of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision striking down three laws relating to sex work ("What if Ottawa now criminalizes prostitution?", December 20, 2013).

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

Prof. Lisa Austin and others - "Our data, our laws"

Friday, December 13, 2013

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Lisa Austin and other specialists in privacy and technology law write that Canadians need international agreements to protect the privacy of their data stored on servers in the United States ("Our data, our laws," December 12, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website, or below.

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh - "In praise of high frequency traders"

Friday, November 22, 2013

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh argues that much-maligned high-frequency traders in fact benefit the market ("In praise of high frequency traders," November 20, 2013).

Prof. MacIntosh is also the author of a recently released report by the C.D. Howe institute, "High Frequency Traders: Angels or Devils?" on the subject.

Prof. Kent Roach - “How to hold our spies accountable”

Thursday, November 21, 2013

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach looks at various mechanisms for legislative oversight of intelligence agencies and proposes "a single body to review the collection and sharing of intelligence throughout government" ("How to hold our spies accountable," November 19, 2013).

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

Prof. Martin Friedland interviewed on TVO's "The Agenda" about the history of U of T

Thursday, November 21, 2013

On the occasion of the publication of the second edition of Prof. Martin Friedland's The University of Toronto: A History, TVO's Steve Paikin interviewed Prof. Friedland on his show "The Agenda" about the project and U of T's storied history.

BrainTrack.com ranks U of T Faculty of Law among Top 5 in the world

Thursday, November 21, 2013

View from Queen's Park of the future Jackman Law Building. (Courtesy B + H Architects/Hariri Pontarini)

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has been selected one of the Top 5 law schools in the world by online post-secondary resource site BrainTrack.com.

These “five ‘best of the best’ law schools,” have an exceptional mix of “schooling, cachet, connections, and career potential.”

Asper Centre symposium examines its impact and charts its future

Thursday, November 14, 2013

By Vito Cupoli

“Constitutional rights seem like an obscure subject for most Canadians, until their own rights are adversely affected,” said alumnus David Asper, LLM 2007. Five years later, a clear picture emerged on Nov. 8, 2013 of the influence of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on the definition of rights in Canada. 

Prof. David Schneiderman and 2L Matthew Burns: “A recipe for deadlock”

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Prof. David Schneiderman and second-year JD student Matthew Burns have written a commentary in the National Post looking at the potential impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's upcoming decision on the constitutional requirements to reform the Senate ("A recipe for deadlock," November 13, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website, or below.

Prof. Kent Roach lands a coveted Trudeau Fellowship

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Prof. Kent RoachProfessor Kent Roach, Wilson-Prichard Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, was awarded an esteemed Trudeau Foundation Fellowship today, worth $225,000, in recognition of his outstanding scholarly and pro bono contributions in constitutional, human rights and anti-terrorism issues.

Prof. Kent Roach - "The Supreme Court’s secret hearing"

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach looks at the Supreme Court’s decision to hold a closed hearing this week as part of a security certificate hearing ("The Supreme Court’s secret hearing," October 8, 2013).

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

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