University of Toronto Law Journal - special issue on Indigenous Law, and focus feature on National Security Litigation

Friday, August 10, 2018

The new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal (Volume 68 Issue 3, summer 2018 ) is a special issue on Indigenous Law. The four articles in this special feature include Prof. Douglas Sanderson's "The residue of imperium: Property and sovereignty on Indigenous lands."

Letter from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Implementation Committee

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

The Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto is developing a comprehensive response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.  Recognizing that there is no single response to the Calls to Action, we are implementing a multifaceted approach.

Indigenous Initiatives Office's Amanda Carling writes "Pleading guilty when innocent: A truth for too many Indigenous people"

Friday, May 25, 2018

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Amanda Carling, manager of the Indigenous Initiatives Office, highlights the issue of innocent people – a disproportionate number of them First Nations, Inuit and Métis people – pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit ("Pleading guilty when innocent: A truth for too many Indigenous people," May 23, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

Prof. Douglas Sanderson writes "A federal equalization program that includes First Nations" in Policy Options

Thursday, May 17, 2018

In a commentary in Policy Options, Prof. Douglas Sanderson says that in the future, Indigenous confederacies that exercise self-government and have taxation power could also be part of the larger equalization system ("A federal equalization program that includes First Nations," May 16, 2018).

The Law Speaks, Speaking the Law: Jurisdiction between the Legal Academy and the Humanities

One Day Workshop

The Law Speaks, Speaking The Law

Jurisdiction between the Legal Academy and the Humanities

 

Location: Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Date: June 6, 2018

Sponsored by: The Jackman Humanities Institute, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the Faculty of Law

Prof. Kent Roach writes "Ending peremptory challenges in jury selection is a good first step" in Ottawa Citizen

Monday, April 2, 2018

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach argues that the federal government's proposal in Bill C-75 to eliminate peremptory challenges in jury selection is an important first step towards ensuring representative juries ("Ending peremptory challenges in jury selection is a good first step," April 2, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website, or below.

Cultural Appropriation, Creativity and Innovation-A Round Table Discussion

Cultural Appropriation, Creativity and Innovation
A Round Table Discussion

Friday, March 23
12:30-2 pm.
Jackman Law Building (lower level), Room P115.
(Note change of location)

Panelists: 
Professor Margaret Jane Radin
Professor George Elliot Clarke
Journalist Meera Solanki Estrada 

Legal Protection of Traditional Knowledge

Legal Protection of Traditional Knowledge

Professor Aman Gebru

University of  Toronto Faculty of Law
Room P105, Jackman Law Building (Lower Level
78 Queen's Park

(Note change of location)

Tuesday, March 20
12:30-2 pm.
 

Anishinaabe Intellectual Properties: Treaty Rights, Museums, Restoration and Resistance

Anishinaabe Intellectual Properties: Treaty Rights, Museums, Restoration and Resistance

Professor Nicholas Deleary

Jackman Law Building, Room P105
78 Queen's Park

Tuesday, February 27

Prof. Kent Roach on how the Canadian legal system fails Indigenous people like Colten Boushie

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Photo of Colten Boushie
Colten Boushie in a photo posted Nov. 6, 2011 (photo via Facebook)

By Geoffrey Vendeville

The verdict in the Colten Boushie case has provoked outrage across the country and prompted reflection about how the justice system treats Indigenous people. 

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