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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).

Access to Justice for All Roundtable

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Geography of Civil Legal Services in Ontario

The Centre for the Legal Profession hosted “Access to Justice for All” on Feb. 10, 2012, to promote discussion about “one of the most defining issues in the legal profession in Ontario.” The roundtable occurred on the one-year anniversary of the law school’s highly successful Access to Justice Colloquium.

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.

Prof. Anita Anand and JD student Grant Bishop - "Securities blanket"

Thursday, March 8, 2012

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand and JD student Grant Bishop say that Ottawa should move now to enact securities regulations in areas that are clearly within federal jurisdiction ("Securities Blanket," Feb. 10, 2012).

Read the full commentary in the Financial Post.

Prof. Ran Hirschl has been awarded a prestigious Killam Research Fellowship

Thursday, March 8, 2012

by Elaine Smith 

University of Toronto professor Ran Hirschl of the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Law has been named the recipient of one of the seven 2012 Killam Research Fellowships. 

The prestigious fellowships, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, allow researchers to pursue independent research for two years using a stipend of $70,000 annually. Recipients were chosen by the Killam selection committee, comprising 15 scientists and scholars from a broad range of disciplines.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Ottawas bogus refugee bill"

Thursday, March 8, 2012

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Audrey Macklin and Lorne Waldman, president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, take issue with the federal government's proposed refugee bill, Bill C-31 ("Ottawa’s bogus refugee bill," February 22, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website.

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