Judith McCormack - "Why myths about poor endure"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Writing in the Toronto Star, Judith McCormack, Executive Director of the law school's legal clinic, Downtown Legal Services, dispells myths about poor people ("Why myths about poor endure," March 2, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Lorraine Weinrib - "Appointing judges in a free and democratic society"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

In her monthly Law Times column, Prof. Lorraine Weinrib examines issues arising from the federal government's recent changes to the judicial appointment process ("Appointing judges in a free and democratic society," March 19, 2007).

Read the full article on the Law Times website.

Prof. Lorraine Weinrib interviewed on CBC's The National

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Prof. Lorraine Weinrib was interviewed  on CBC television's The National on March 5, 2007, regarding questions about the appointment of a Saskatchewan political candidate to a committee that nominates federal judges.

Read a story on the CBC website based on the interview.

Prof. Lorne Sossin - "Can ethics be taught?"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Prof. Lorne Sossin has written in The Lawyer's Weekly about the various ways ethics can be taught to law students ("Can ethics be taught?", April 6, 2007).

Read the full commentary (PDF).

Darryl Robinson - "What we've learned from the Darfur investigation"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Darryl Robinson, Acting Director of the law school's International Human Rights Clinic, has written a commentary in the Globe and Mail looking at the ramifications of the recent announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he had sufficient evidence to seek summons to appear, or arrest warrants, in the situation in Darfur ("What we've learned from the Darfur investigation," March 12, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Brenda Cossman - "Why are we policing the F-word?"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Prof. Brenda Cossman, in an editorial in the magazine Xtra, analyzes changing reactions to the public use of derogatory terms for homosexuals ("Why are we policing the F-word?", March 15, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Darryl Robinson interviewed on CTV Newsnet regarding Omar Khadr

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Adjunct Professor Darryl Robinson was interviewed on CTV Newsnet by Sandra Jansen on March 8, 2007, concerning Omar Khadr, the Canadian held at Guantanamo.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Bring Omar Khadr home"

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Audrey Macklin argues that it is time for Canada to work to bring Omar Khadr, currently held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay, back to Canada. She points out that all other states who had nationals held in Guantanamo have made efforts to repatriate them ("Bring Omar Khadr home," March 30, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Choudhry and student Michael Pal publish report on visible minority votes

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Prof. Sujit Choudhry and J.D. student Michael Pal have published a report, Is Every Ballot Equal? Visible Minority Vote Dilution in Canada, which examines how visible-minority votes in Canada are diluted because they are concentrated in urban areas where there are more voters per riding.

The report has been published through the Institute for Research in Public Policy (IRPP), an independent, national, nonprofit organization based in Montreal.

Prof. Jutta BrunnÈe - "How to navigate through Kyoto's rocky shoals"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Jutta Brunnée explains the various options open to Canada for meeting it Kyoto commitments ("How to navigate through Kyoto's rocky shoals," February 26, 2007).

Read the full commentary.