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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.

Aboriginal Economic Development Summit - webcast now available

Saturday, October 25, 2008

On May 1, 2008, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, in partnership with the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, hosted a summit entitled “Developing Aboriginal Economies.”  The summit was a one-day symposium featuring two roundtables with a diverse group of panelists.  The goal of this summit was to provide a forum for new ideas and new approaches to economic development in Aboriginal communities.

The proceedings of this summit were recorded and can now be viewed over the web.

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh writes on BCE decision and shareholder primacy

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh has written a two-part series in the Financial Post analyzing the recent decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal in favour of BCE bondholders, and exploring the larger issue of the principle of "shareholder primacy" ("The Peoples corporate law: unsafe at any speed," June 10, 2008, and "Engine of wealth," June 11, 2008).

Read "The Peoples corporate law: unsafe at any speed"

Prof. Sujit Choudhry interviewed in SSHRC magazine "Dialogue"

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Prof. Sujit Choudhry was interviewed in the Spring 2008 issue of the SSHRC magazine Dialogue. Prof. Choudhry, winner in 1997 of the SSHRC’s William E. Taylor Fellowship for most outstanding doctoral award recipient, spoke about his studies overseas and how Canada benefits from students with international experience.

Read the interview on the Dialogue website.

Prof. Ernest Weinrib elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Prof. Ernest Weinrib, the Cecil A. Wright Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, has been elected an Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Science.

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