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Prof. Mohammad Fadel in TV debate on free speech and human rights commissions

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Prof. Mohammad Fadel took part in a discussion with other panellists on the subject of "Free speech, hate speech, and human rights commissions" on the TVO show The Agenda on January 21, 2008.

Watch the discussion on the TVO website.

Prof. Lorne Sossin appointed Investigator for the City of Toronto

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Professor Lorne Sossin has been appointed Investigator for the City of Toronto. This position was created under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and investigates complaints that meetings of City Council or any other City Agency, Board or Commission were improperly closed to the public.

See more information on the City of Toronto website.

Prof. Anver Emon - "A Malignant Vestige Of 'Tradition'"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

In light of the murder of a Missassauga teenager, allegedly by her father for refusing to cover her head, Prof. Anver Emon has written a commentary in the National Post that poses important questions about the intersection of traditional customs with modern Canadian society.

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Anver Emon in web dialogue on Aqsa Parvez case

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Prof. Anver Emon has engaged in a web dialogue with Amita Handa, author of Of Silk Saris and Mini Skirts: South Asian Women Walk the Tightrope of Culture, regarding the implications of the Aqsa Pervez case and the reactions to it ("A dialogue on the Aqsa Parvez case,"  NP Posted (National Post blog), December 15, 2007).

Read the dialogue on the National Post website.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Insolvency bill never got proper scrutiny"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes the complex situation and the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of the federal government's attempts to reform bankruptcy legislation ("Insolvency bill never got proper scrutiny," December 18, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "No need to intervene"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Prof. Ed Morgan has written a commentary in the National Post examining federal Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson's refusal to intervene in the case of Canadian double muderer Ronald Smith, who faces the death penalty in the United States ("No need to intervene," December 4, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. David Duff - "Market best way to fight GHG"

Friday, February 1, 2008

Prof. David Duff has written a commentary in the National Post advocating the effectiveness of market-based mechanisms for reducing greenhouse gas emissions ("Market best way to fight GHG," November 7, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Lorne Sossin and Adam Dodek - "Why judicial independence matters"

Friday, February 1, 2008

Prof. Lorne Sossin, with visiting scholar Adam Dodek, has written a web-exclusive commentary for the Globe and Mail website addressing the importance of judicial independence in a Canadian and international context ("Why judicial independence matters," Nov. 23, 2007).

Prof. Mohammad Fadel interviewed on CBC about sharia banking (webcast)

Friday, February 1, 2008

Prof. Mohammad Fadel was interviewed on CBC radio's Ontario Today program about sharia banking (Nov. 28, 2007).

Listen to the webcast of the interview (RealMedia file - may cease to be available without notice)

Visiting Scholar Adam Dodek writes on judges and constitutions

Friday, February 1, 2008

Visiting scholar Adam Dodek, who is co-organizer of the conference Judicial Independence in Canada and the World (Nov. 29-30), has written two commentaries this week on questions that are related to the conference's subject matter.

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