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Prof. Rebecca Cook appointed to the Order of Canada

Monday, January 7, 2013

Rebecca CookThe Faculty of Law congratulates Professor Emerita Rebecca Cook on her Order of Canada award, announced Dec. 30, 2012 by Canada’s Governor-General David Johnston.

Prof. Bernard Dickens - "Comfort for doctors and patients alike"

Thursday, December 6, 2012

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Emeritus Bernard Dickens explains the issues involved in the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada case of Hassan Rasouli, whose doctors are disputing his wife's desire to keep him on ventilator life support ("Comfort for doctors and patients alike," December 6, 2012).

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

Prof. Anand named to 2012 Diversity 50

Friday, November 30, 2012

Anita AnandThe Faculty of Law's Prof. Anita Anand has been named to the Diversity 50 list. She is one of 50 Canadians selected by the Canadian Board Diversity Council, as an individual "who has competencies that align with the needs or requirements of Canadian boards of directors."

Prof. David Schneiderman, "Self-interested lawyers and the Canada-China FIPA"

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. David Schneiderman, with Prof. Gus Van Har of Osgoode Hall Law School, looks at the the potential financial stake that legal experts who may comment on the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement could have in its outcome ("Self-interested lawyers and the Canada-China FIPA," Nov. 26, 2012).

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

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "There are better ways to investigate judicial conduct"

Thursday, November 8, 2012

In a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly, Prof. Jacob Ziegel argues that the Canadian Judicial Council’s inquiry procedures are unacceptably cumbersome ("There are better ways to investigate judicial conduct," Nov. 2, 2012). The full commentary is republished below.

There are better ways to investigate judicial conduct

Jacob Ziegel

Prof. Anver Emon co-editor of new book, "Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law"

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Islamic Law and International Human Rights LawProf. Anver Emon is the co-editor, with Mark Ellis and Benjamin Glahn, of a new collection of essays published by Oxford University Press, Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law (2012).

Prof. Anita Anand: "Telus win scores for ­shareholders"

Thursday, October 18, 2012

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes the history of the merging of dual-share structures in Canada through the lens of the recent decision regarding Telus ("Telus win scores for ­shareholders," Oct. 18, 2012).

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

Q & A with Zhenmin Wang, Dean, Tsinghua University School of Law

Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Faculty of Law recently welcomed distinguished visitor,  Zhenmin Wang, the dean of one of China's most prestigious law schools, Tsinghua University School of Law, in Beijing. Dean Wang taught an intensive course to students, for his third consecutive year, and participated in the first joint conference between the two law schools: "Frontiers of Constitutional Jurisprudence in China and Canada." Nexus executive editor, Lucianna Ciccocioppo, sat down with Dean Wang for a chat and learned a lot more about China's unique legal system--and a new lawyer joke.

2012 American Society of International Law Prize awarded to SJD student

Monday, September 24, 2012
SJD student, Sagi Peari

 

Congratulations to SJD student Sagi Peari, recipient of the 2012 American Society of International Law Prize in Private International Law for his article: "Choice-Based Perspective of Choice-of-Law."

Faculty of Law lands top spot on Maclean's law school rankings list

Saturday, September 8, 2012

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has once again landed the top spot on Maclean’s magazine annual Law School Rankings, posted online today. The rankings look at graduate quality, hiring rates to elite law firms, national scope of law alumni, number of Supreme Court of Canada clerkships, and faculty hiring, quality and number of journals citations.

The Faculty of Law was first in elite firm hiring rates, faculty hiring/quality and number of journal citations. The law school ranked second in number of SCC clerkships.

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