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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.

Prof. Kent Roach - "Cool heads needed on anti-terror law"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the repercussions of the Supreme Court's recent decision on security certificates in a commentary in the Toronto Star ("Cool heads needed on anti-terror law," February 27, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Audrey Macklin interviewed on CBC about dual citizenship

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

On February 9, 2007, Prof. Audrey Macklin was interviewed by Anna Maria Tremonti on the CBC radio show The Current, on the subject of dual citizenship.

Click here to llisten to the inteview online on the CBC website (scroll down to "Part 2").

IHRP clinic, faculty play role in U.S. same-sex marriage case

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

The International Human Rights Clinic has prepared an amicus curiae brief in a case in the United States seeking to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. The brief was signed by distinguished American and Canadian legal scholars with expertise in human rights and constitutional law, including Professors Sujit Choudhry and Brenda Cossman of the University of Toronto. Noah Novogrodsky, the Clinic Director, currently on sabbatical at Georgetown University, signed as counsel.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "There is a solution to the political excess"

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel proposes a solution to the problem of politicized federal judicial appointments ("There is a solution to the political excess," February 13, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

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