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Prof. Jacob Ziegel: "Reform needed in selection system for Supreme Court judges"

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Prof. Jacob Ziegel has written a commentary in the National Post discussing the current instability in establishing a process for selecting Supreme Court justices, and arguing for the need for a better system ("Reform needed in selection system for Supreme Court judges," September 11, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Kent Roach - "Guilt by association? Not quite"

Saturday, November 15, 2008

In a commentary on the Toronto Star website, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the implications of the recent conviction of a young offender in the Toronto terrorism case ("Guilt by association? Not quite," September 30, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Webcast of the opening of the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS)

Friday, November 7, 2008

The inaugural celebration for the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) took place on Monday October 27, and Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in London, England with Dean Mayo Moran in attendance. The opening celebration was webcast live. Click here to watch the webcast. 

Prof. Lorne Sossin - "Does Independence Matter?"

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Prof. Lorne Sossin has published an essay in the Literary Review of Canada entitled "Does Independence Matter? From Elections Canada to the nuclear watchdog, the Harper government seems to disagree" (July/August 2008). The essay analyzes the implications of the federal government's confrontational relationship with various independent public agencies, from Elections Canada to the Canadian Military Complaints Commission to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "Inviting Trouble"

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Prof. Ed Morgan has published a commentary in the National Post discussing concerns about the indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir by the international criminal court (ICC) ("Inviting trouble: The West may come to regret the International Criminal Court's indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir," July 16, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Judith McCormack - "While poverty surges, legal aid comes up short"

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Judith McCormack, Executive Director of the law school legal clinic Downtown Legal Services, has published a commentary in the Toronto Star that describes the concerns created by the decreasing access to legal services in Ontario ("While poverty surges, legal aid comes up short," August 14, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Harper should seek release of Khadr"

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Prof. Audrey Macklin has written a commentary in The Calgary Herald arguing that the Canadian government should seek to repatriate Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, to Canada ("Harper should seek release of Khadr," July 12, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Michael Trebilcock authors review of Ontario legal aid program

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Prof. Michael Trebilcock has authored a major review of Ontario's Legal Aid program at the request of the Ministry of the Attorney-General, Government of Ontario.

Douglas Sanderson - "Quiet revolution in relations with natives"

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Visiting scholar and fellow in aboriginal law Douglas Sanderson has published a commentary in the Toronto Star analyzing the potential positive impact on northern Ontario First Nations communities of proposed changes to Ontario's Mining Act ("Quiet revolution in relations with natives," July 23, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Report on the Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick Roundtable

Saturday, October 25, 2008

On June 4, 2008, the Faculty of Law hosted a Roundtable on the Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick decision from the Supreme Court of Canada (handed down in March of 2008).  The aim of the Roundtable was to explore the implications of this decision for the development of Administrative Law, and in particular the Court's wide-ranging discussion of the standard of judicial review of administrative action, deference, and the applicability of procedural fairness to public office holders.

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