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Prof. Kent Roach reflects on the impact the Charter has had on Criminal Law

Monday, April 16, 2012

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Prof. Kent Roach reflects in the Ottawa Citizen on the impact of the Charter on Criminal Law ("The government v. the Charter," April 14, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website.

Law men in heels for "Walk a Day in Her Shoes" raise more than $6K for charity

Thursday, April 12, 2012

 Participants in "Walk a Day in Her Shoes"
Participants in "Walk a Day in Her Shoes"

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

They started off 'pumped' but by the end of the day, many male law professors and students were in considerable pain (unsurprisingly) after wearing high heels on International Women's Day, March 8, 2012.

Prof. Arthur Ripstein receives the University of Toronto Alumni Association Faculty Award

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Congratulations to Prof. Arthur Ripstein, who has received the University of Toronto Alumni Association Faculty Award for consistently demonstrating excellence in both teaching and research.

See the full list of UTAA Awards of Excellence recipients.

Profs. Fernandez and Dubber publish new book, "Law Books in Action"

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Law Books in ActionProfs. Angela Fernandez and Markus Dubber are the co-editors of Law Books in Action: Essays on the Anglo-American Legal Treatise (Oxford: Hart Books, 2012). The book's 11 chapters include articles by Prof. Fernandez and U of T Profs. Stephen Waddams and Jim Phillips.

From the publisher:

Center for Transnational Legal Studies featured in the New York Times, Prof. Rittich quoted

Monday, April 9, 2012

The Center for Transnational Studies, of which the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is a founding partner, is featured in the New York Times ("Four-Year-Old Center in London Is Devoted to Growing Field of Transnational Law," April 8, 2012).

Prof. Yasmin Dawood on "Politics and the One Per Cent"

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

UofT Magazine interviewed Prof. Yasmin Dawood about the effect on American politics of the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down regulations limiting the amount of money corporations and unions could spend on political advertising ("Politics and the One Per Cent: What effect will unlimited corporate spending have on the U.S. election?", Spring 2012).

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "How to choose the best judges"

Friday, March 23, 2012

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel points to the English system for appointing judges as a potential model for improving the appointment of justices in Canada ("How to choose the best judges," March 6, 2012).

Read the full commentary in the National Post.

 

Prof. Kent Roach - "Canada plays a dangerous game"

Friday, March 23, 2012

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach examines the recent history of Canada's policies towards Canadians in danger of being tortured abroad, and expresses concern about current government directives ("Canada plays a dangerous game," March 7, 2012).

Andrea Russell op-ed "Matter of fact" in the Kathmandu Post

Monday, March 12, 2012

Andrea Russell, who teaches International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law as well as being executive director of the Office of the Dean, has published a commentary in Nepal's The Kathmandu Post encouraging Nepal to join the International Criminal Court. Russell recently returned from Nepal, where she was advising the legal profession on joining the court ("Matter of fact," Feb. 29, 2012).

Read the full article in The Kathmandu Post.

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