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Women's Court of Canada launched at "Rewriting Equality" symposium

Friday, May 16, 2008

A bold initiative in pursuit of equality rights, the Women's Court of Canada (WCC), was launched on March 6, 2008.

The Women's Court of Canada is a group of academics, activists, and litigators who have undertaken to rewrite Supreme Court of Canada equality judgments in order to challenge conventional thinking about equality. They have started with six significant cases that deal with child care, equal pay, pension rights, social assistance, participation in constitutional negotiations, and integration of children with disabilities in public schools.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Consumers take the credit, then they take the blame"

Friday, May 16, 2008

Prof. Jacob Ziegel has published a commentary in the Globe and Mail arguing that amendments to Canada's personal bankruptcy provisions need to address the responsibility of creditors as well as debtors in personal insolvencies ("Consumers take the credit, then they take the blame," February 14, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Anita Anand: "Securities law needs more enforcement, not more laws"

Friday, May 16, 2008

In a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes how criminal law is used in dealing with securities offences in Canada, and argues that the existing laws need to be better enforced ("Securities law needs more enforcement, not more laws," March 21, 2008).

Read the full commentary on The Lawyers Weekly website.

Prof. Anver Emon discusses British Sharia law controversy on CBC radio (webcast)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Prof. Anver Emon was one of the guests on the Feb. 17 episode of CBC radio's Sunday Edition, discussing the recent controversy over the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments about Sharia law in Britain.

Listen to the discussion on the CBC radio podcast (MP3. The discussion involving Prof. Emon begins in the 40th minute).

Prof. Ed Morgan - "Law must trump politics"

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Prof. Ed Morgan has written a commentary in the National Post about developments in a case where Americans have sued the Palestinian Authority in American courts for damages resulting from the killing of members of their family ("Law must trump politics," February 21, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Ayelet Shachar cited in major speech by Archbishop of Canterbury

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The head of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has cited the work of Prof. Ayelet Shachar in a major speech about "Islam in English Law" delivered at the Royal Courts of Justice on February 7, 2008.

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. 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. 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.

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