In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jacob Ziegel

Friday, January 19, 2024

It is with immense sadness that the Faculty of Law announces the passing of Professor Emeritus, Jacob Ziegel.

Jacob Ziegel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, died in his 97th year, at Hazelton Place in Toronto. 

Asper Centre releases anniversary episode of Charter: A Course

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights recently celebrated 15 years at their special anniversary event on November 15. As part of the celebration, the Centre convened a special live recording of the hit podcast Charter: A Course.

Year in Review 2023: On the bookshelf

Friday, December 1, 2023

Covers of books by U of T Law professors

It was another exceptional year for published work by our faculty and alumni. Each title adds to the intellectual leadership of our community.

Being Indigenous goes well beyond blood: Opinion by Prof. Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii)

Friday, November 3, 2023

In an opinion published in the Globe & Mail (October 31), Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii)Prichard Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy at the Faculty of Law, discusses Indigenous identity.

Message from the Dean

Monday, October 16, 2023

Dear students, faculty and staff,

Rebuilding public trust after COVID-19: U of T experts reviewing law, ethics, and policymaking

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Professor Trudo Lemmens

Faculty of Law Professor Trudo Lemmens, Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy (photo & story by Nina Haikara)


Disability rights, disability justice and disability advocacy have been an increasing focus of Trudo Lemmens’ research in recent years.

SRI leadership team welcomes Professor Anna Su

Monday, September 11, 2023

The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished University of Toronto faculty members to SRI’s research leadership team in the fall of 2023.

Dean Jutta Brunnée among experts at historic International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Monday, September 11, 2023

COSIS committee of legal experts and assistants

The Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) is a collective of countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, that are low-emitting, but highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and rising sea levels.