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Celebrating U of T Law doctoral defenses in 2020

Thursday, January 14, 2021

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce and congratulate our outstanding doctoral candidates who successfully defended their SJD thesis in 2020:

Leah West
"Protecting Rights in the Digital Age: The Application of the Charter in Cyberspace"

Megan Ross
"Morality Police: Sexuality Governance at the League of Nations"

Yin-Yuan Chen
"The Law, Policy and Ethics of Migrants' Health Care Entitlement"

Haim Eschel
"The Tortious Liability of States for Combatant Activities"

U of T Law doctoral student on why study participants are likely to experience 'research fatigue'

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

SJD student Florence Ashley

Florence Ashley is a SJD student in the Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics (photo Dewey Chang Photography)  

A new paper published today in Bioethics proposes Research Ethics Boards consider the impact of research fatigue when evaluating and approving studies.

Announcing Schwartz Reisman faculty and graduate fellowships for U of T researchers

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Are you a U of T researcher passionate about ensuring powerful new technologies like AI are effective, safe, ethical, and fair? Would you like to collaborate with the Schwartz Reisman Institute’s academic community and contribute to a mission to ensure powerful technologies improve life for everyone?

Welcome Message from Dean Edward Iacobucci

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Dear Law School Community,

Welcome!  Despite the ongoing unusual and challenging world circumstances, I hope that you managed to enjoy the summer and are geared up for another active – albeit, different – year at the Faculty of Law.

U of T to distribute 250,000 non-medical masks to community members

Friday, August 14, 2020

U of T branded mask

The reusable two-layer masks, intended to supplement the homemade and store-bought masks many U of T community members are already using, were selected because of their durability and comfort (photo by Johnny Guatto) 

Human Rights Watch Dispatches: JD student Elsie Tellier shares how her disability prepared her for COVID-19

Monday, July 13, 2020

Elsie Tellier

Photo courtesy of Elsie Tellier

In an article published on Disability Pride Day, July 12, for Human Rights Watch (HRW), Elsie Tellier (JD 2022), an International Human Rights Program (IHRP) summer fellow, shares how her disability prepared her for COVID-19: 

JD/MBA graduate Davina Shivratan, co-founder of legal volunteer non-profit, LawLinks

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Law Links

LawLinks is a new non-profit initiative that helps create legal opportunities by connecting law students with flexible volunteer work.

Law Links co-founders

Promise auction raises money for Indigenous causes

Friday, January 17, 2020
Promise auction volunteers
From left to right: Indigenous lawyer and U of T alumna Maggie Wente and U of T Law students Hannah Bourgeois, Maddy Stewart, Molly Campbell, Lilly Gates and Brian Huang pictured with Jay Bell Redbird’s artwork, "A Meeting Place for All Our Relations".
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