Yukiko Kobayashi Lui

Yukiko, wearing a grey sweater, smiles in a photograph taken in the Jackman Law Building
SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
Care work, dependence and redistribution in family life and law
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: y.kobayashilui@mail.utoronto.ca

Yukiko is a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Law with a collaborative specialization in sexual diversity studies at the Mark S. Bonham Centre. Her research interests are in the law governing families and households and the work that happens within them, and in critical legal and political theories. Her doctoral project is about the law and politics of legal relationship recognition, particularly as related to economic dependence, social assistance, and unwaged work during and after relationships. She is interested in how law and social assistance create and police the borders of 'the family' and what implications this has for the material preconditions that make life possible. She also maintains an interest in the law of Hong Kong. Prior to commencing her doctoral studies, she worked in the non-profit sector and in publishing.

Education
LLM (Distinction), The University of Hong Kong
BA (Hons) in Law, University of Cambridge
Awards and Distinctions
Centre for Ethics Doctoral Fellowship (2023-2024)
Mary H. Beatty Fellowship (2023-2024)
Graduate Fellowship in Women's Rights (2022-2024)
Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence (2015-2018)
Professional Affiliations
Law and Society Association
Canadian Law and Society Association
Other information

Co-organiser, Feminist Legal Theory and the Family conference, hosted at the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies, Osgoode Hall Law School (May 2024)

Organising committee, Sex Salon speaker series, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies (2023-2024)

Co-organiser, Toronto Law and Political Economy Reading Group (Spring 2023)

 

Research Interests
Comparative Law
Critical Legal Theory
Family Law
Feminist Analysis of Law
Political Philosophy and Theory
Sexuality and the Law
Supervisor
Brenda Cossman
Committee Members
Kerry Rittich
Linda White (Department of Political Science)

Noy Naaman

SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
Queer Reproductive Justice: Time, Border and Affect
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: noy.naaman@mail.utoronto.ca

Noy Naaman is an Ontario Trillium & Connaught International Scholar at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in the collaborative programs of Sexual Diversity Studies and Jewish Studies. His research explores the role of time, borders and affects in conflicts around reproductive rights and parental determination. Noy completed a Master of Law degree (LLM) from Columbia Law School as a Human Rights Fellow and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.

Education
S.J.D. Candidate, University of Toronto Faculty of Law (2018-present)
LL.M., (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), Columbia Law School, New York (2017)
LL.B. (Magna cum laude), Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law, Israel (2014)
Awards and Distinctions
Ontario Trillium Scholarship
Connaught International Scholarship (declined)
Sarah Weddington Writing Prize co-sponsored by If/When/How, the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law
ICON-S-IL: Junior Researcher Award for Outstanding Research in Public Law
Graduate Fellowships In Reproductive Rights For Developing Southern Countries
David Rayside Graduate Students Award
Granovsky-Gluskin Graduate Scholarship Fund
Israel And Golda Koschitzky Fellowship In Jewish Studies
Jack Hallam Uc'52 Graduate Scholarship In Sexual Diversity Studies
Shiff Family Graduate Student Endowment Funds
Tarek Heggy Graduate Scholarship
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Doctoral Fellowship
Professional Affiliations
Israeli Bar Association
The Law and Society Association
The Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities
The Association for Israel Studies
Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network
Selected Publications

Article

The Non-Marital Presumption, _ The American Journal of Comparative Law (co-authored with Ayelet Blecher-Prigat & Ruth Zafran) (forthcoming 2024). 

 Affective Reproductive Legality,  35(1) Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities (forthcoming, 2023-4). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4374756

Parenthood Based on Conjugality: Dual Motherhood as a Case-Study, Tel-Aviv University Law Review (Iyunei Mishpat ) (forthcoming, 2023) (first author, co-authored with Ayelet Blecher-Prigat & Ruth Zafran) (cited by the Supreme Court of Israel) [Hebrew]. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4001994

The Paradox of Same-Sex Parentage Equality, 100 (1) Washington University Law Review (2022). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4048052

Bordering Legal Parenthood, 33(3) Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities (2022) (recipient of the ICON-S-IL Junior Researcher Award for outstanding research in public law). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4057501

Timing Legal Parenthood, 75 (1) Arkansas Law Review (2022) (recipient of the Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for outstanding student research in reproductive rights). https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3993584  

Temporal Analysis of Judicial Parental Order, Mishpat Umimshal (Law and Government) (Haifa University Law Review) (forthcoming, 2022) (cited by the Supreme Court of Israel) [Hebrew]. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3916645

Chapters in Books:

The Abolition of Legal Marriage in Israel as a Potential Queer/Religious Project in Queer and Religious Alliances: Friendship in Family Law and Beyond (eds., Nausica Palazzo & Jeff Redding, forthcoming in Anthem Press, 2022) (co-authored with Ayelet Blecher-Prigat)

Judicial Parental Order as a Means of Recognizing Same-Sex Parenthood – The Israeli View, in 2021 International Survey of Family Law 283 (2021).

Reviews and Comments: 

Queering Family Trees: Race, Reproductive Justice, and Lesbian Motherhood by Patton-Imani Sandra, Law & Society Review 56 (1)  (2022). https://doi.org/10.1111/lasr.12596

Research Interests
Contracts
Critical Legal Theory
Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law
Family Law
Feminist Analysis of Law
Legal Theory
Reproductive and Sexual Health Law
Sexuality and the Law
Supervisor
Brenda Cossman
Committee Members
External links
SSRN
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Michael J. S. Beauvais

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SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
The Transparent Child
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: m.beauvais@mail.utoronto.ca

My dissertation develops a legally justified informational privacy interest of children from their parents in the digital environment. Beyond youth privacy, I am interested in how technologies and law structure and mediate interpersonal relationships. I also research and publish on privacy and data protection issues in biomedical research, where I focus on international data transfers and European data protection law.

My doctoral work is supported by a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and by a fellowship at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto. I am also an affiliate of the Information Law Institute at New York University School of Law.

Education
Certificate in Childhood Ethics - Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics (VOICE), McGill University
Master of Science in International Planning - University College London (UCL)
Bachelor of Civil Law & Juris Doctor - McGill University
Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence with Senior Status - St Edmund Hall, Oxford University
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Systems - McGill University
Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

“Open Data governance at the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform (CONP): From the Walled Garden to the Arboretum” in GigaScience (2024) with A Bernier, B M Knoppers, P Bermudez, et al.

“Whither Health Research: The Missed Opportunities of the Child’s Right to Health” in The International Journal of Children’s Rights (2023)with D Patrinos, R McDougall, and B M Knoppers.

“The Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform—An open science framework for the neuroscience community” in PLOS Computational Biology (2023) with R Harding, P Bermudez, A Bernier, et al.

“Data and Tools Integration in the Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform” in Scientific Data (2023) with J-B Poline, S Das, T Glatard, et al.

“A Proposal for an International Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in Genomics” in Developing World Bioethics (2022) with A Matar, M Hansson, S Skolkenberga, et al.

“Bridging the European Data Sharing Divide in Genomic Science” in Journal of Medical Internet Research (2022) with F Molnár-Gábor, A Bernier, M P N Jimenez, et al.

“Streamlining Ethics Review for International Health Research” in Science (2022) with M A Rothstein, M H Zawati, A Thorogood, et al.

“International Coordination of Research Ethics Review: An Adequacy Model” in Philosophies (2021) with A Thorogood.

“Three Decades of Genetic Privacy: A Metaphoric Journey” in Human Molecular Genetics (2021) with B M Knoppers [invited review].

“GA4GH: International policies and standards for data sharing across genomic research and healthcare” in Cell Genomics (2021) with H L Rehm, A J H Page, L Smith, et al.

“A Marathon, Not a Sprint – Neuroimaging, Open Science and Ethics” in NeuroImage (2021) with B M Knoppers and J Illes [invited review].

“Coming Out to Play: Privacy, Data Protection, Children’s Health, and COVID-19 Research” in Frontiers in Genetics (2021) with B M Knoppers.

“Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences—An OHBM–Open Science perspective” in GigaScience (2021) with E Levitis, C S D G van Praag, R Gau, et al.

“Parental Access to Children’s Raw Genomic Data in Canada: Legal Rights and Professional Responsibility” in Frontiers in Genetics (2021) with A Thorogood, M J Szego, K Seńécal, et al.

“COVID-19 Research: Navigating the European General Data Protection Regulation” in Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020) with R Becker, A Thorogood, and J Ordish.

“Modeling Consent in the Time of COVID-19” in Journal of Law and the Biosciences (2020) with B M Knoppers, Y Joly, M H Zawati, et al.

"When Information Is the Treatment? Precision Medicine in Healthcare” in Healthcare Management (2020) with B M Knoppers [invited review].

Other articles

“Navigating the Ethical Maze of Genomics in Canada’s Military” in BMJ Military Health (2021) with B M Knoppers and C Boscarino.

“Basta con il biolaw: What about knowledge and trust?” in BioLaw Journal - Rivista di BioDiritto (2021) with B M Knoppers.

Book chapters

“Biomedical Research Policy: Back to the Future?” in Law and Legacy in Medical Jurisprudence: Essays in Honour of Graeme Laurie, edited by E Dove and N N Shuibhne (Cambridge University Press, 2022) with B M Knoppers and R Chadwick.

“Frontline Ethico-Legal Issues in Childhood Cancer Genetics Research” in The Hereditary Basis of Childhood Cancer, edited by D Malkin (Springer, 2021) with K Sénécal, C V Fernandez, D Sinnett, et al.

Reports

"Children's Data Protection" for the Human Cell Atlas (2022).

“Building the Human Cell Atlas: Issues with Tissues” for the Human Cell Atlas (2019) with E Kirby and B M Knoppers.

Policy interventions

"Submission to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology Study of Bill C-27, The Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022" (2022) with L R Shade. (Appeared at Committee on November 23, 2023.)

“Children’s Privacy and Video Games: Comments on Commercial Surveillance ANPR, R111004” (2022) with S Grimes, D Jayemanne, and S Giddings.

“RE: Public consultation regarding data protection and international transfers of personal data to non-EU countries” (2020) with the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health.

Opinion pieces

“The World Health Organization Needs to Craft and Adopt an International Pandemic Regulation” in The Hill Times (2022) with B M Knoppers and D Turp.

“Liberté universitaire: La loi ne peut remplacer le dialogue” in La Presse (2021).

“Pour un traité mondial sur la riposte aux pandémies” in Le Devoir (2021) with B M Knoppers and D Turp.

“Opinion: Canada’s Tax Return System Jeopardizes the Privacy of Millions of Canadians” in The Globe and Mail (2021).

“COVID-19: Who’s Afraid of Data Sharing” in Canadian Science Policy Centre (2020) with B M Knoppers.

“Qui a peur du partage des données?” in Le Devoir (2020) with B M Knoppers.

Research Interests
Comparative Law
Family Law
Feminist Analysis of Law
Health Law
Legal Theory
Privacy Law
Supervisor
Lisa Austin
Committee Members
Brenda Cossman
Sara Grimes (Faculty of Information)
External links
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Steve Lorteau

Steve Lorteau
SJD Candidate
Thesis title:
The Institutional Challenges of Adjudicating Climate Change Zoning
Office in Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park
Toronto, M5S 2C5
Email: steve.lorteau@mail.utoronto.ca

Steve has a bijural education with degrees in common law and civil law from the University of Ottawa. During his legal studies, Steve participated and later coached in the Jessup International Law Moot Court competition. In 2020, Steve completed a judicial clerkship at the Federal Court under Justice Peter Pamel. Following his clerkship, Steve completed his Master of Laws (LLM) thesis at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dean Jutta Brunnée.

Steve's research interests are in the areas of administrative law, climate law, institutional analysis, and zoning law. His research centres on the role of courts in climate law. His LLM thesis explored the environmental obligations of state-owned fossil fuel companies under international law. His SJD thesis focuses on political economy issues relating to judicial adjudication of environmental zoning. His research on environmental law has been published in the Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law (RECIEL) and the McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law.

Steve also has an interest in the regulatory aspects of wine law, and a particular interest in Canada’s unique approach to wine regulation. In 2016, Steve graduated with a diploma in wine law from the University of Reims, located in the heart of the Champagne. His research on wine law has been published in the Journal of Wine Research, Jus Vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law, and a collective monograph on comparative wine law. Since 2022, he has served as the Canadian reporter for Jus Vini annual chronicles.

In his spare time, Steve enjoys reading, playing board games, watching sports, cooking, and discovering new wines.

Education
University of Toronto, LL.M. (Long Thesis), 2021
University of Ottawa, J.D., 2019
University of Ottawa, LL.L. (Civil Law) 2018
University of Ottawa, B.Soc.Sc. (International Development), 2018
University of Ottawa, B.A. (Philosophy), 2015
Awards and Distinctions
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS-D (2021-2024)
SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS-M (2020-2021)
Robert Law Fellowship in Legal Ethics (2020-2021)
Environmental Law Essay Contest Prize, Center for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability (2019)
Me Anwar Chami Scholarship for excellence in studies in international law (2018)
Second Best Oralist, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2017)
Professional Affiliations
Law Society of Ontario
Earth System Governance Project Research Fellow
Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics, International Expert Group Canada
Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

· Steve Lorteau, “The Potential of 'State-as-Polluter' Litigation” (2023) 1 Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law.

· Steve Lorteau, “Canada 2022: Place of Origin Descriptors, Amarone, and More Cowbell” (2023) Jus Vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law.

· Steve Lorteau, “Canada 2021: Disputed Territories, Comparative Advertising, and Trademarks” (2022) 1 Jus Vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law 87-102.

· Steve Lorteau, “Contractual Carbon Fees: A Proposal” (2020) 15:2 McGill Journal of Sustainable Development Law 176-201.

· Steve Lorteau, “A Purposive Approach to Wine Regulation: Royal Demaria v Lieutenant Governor in Council” (2019) 2 Jus Vini: Journal of Wine & Spirits Law 231-240.

· Steve Lorteau, “La philosophie du droit systématique de l’encyclopédiste Antoine- Gaspard Boucher d’Argis [The Systematic Jurisprudence of l’Encyclopédiste Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d’Argis]” (2019) 54 Recherches sur Diderot et sur l’Encyclopédie 147-164.

· Steve Lorteau, “A Comparative Analysis of Skin-Contact Wine Definitions in Ontario and South Africa” (2018) 29:4 Journal of Wine Research 265-277.

· Steve Lorteau, “China’s South China Sea Claims as Unprecedented – Skeptical Remarks” (2018) 55 Canadian Yearbook of International Law 1-41.

Book Chapters

· Steve Lorteau, “Regulatory Controls in the Canadian Wine Sector” in Theodore Georgopoulos, ed, Administrative controls in the wine sector (Paris: Mare & Martin, 2021), pp 341-367.

Opinion Pieces

· Steve Lorteau & Andrew Green,"How Canadian courts are taking on climate change" The Conversation Canada, 4 January 2024. https://theconversation.com/how-canadian-courts-are-taking-on-climate-ch...

· Steve Lorteau, Audrey-Ann Deneault, Jean-François Bureau & Nicole Racine, "Educate and Empower: The 3 Es to discuss climate change with children" The Conversation Canada, 9 July 2023. https://theconversation.com/engage-educate-and-empower-the-3-es-to-discu...

· Steve Lorteau, “For Fossil-Fuel Reliant Governments, Climate Action Should Start At Home" The Conversation Canada, 19 April 2023. https://theconversation.com/for-fossil-fuel-reliant-governments-climate-...

Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Administrative Law
Economic Analysis of Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Feminist Analysis of Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Law
Legal Theory
Property Law
Supervisor
Andrew Green
Committee Members
Larissa Katz
Kate J. Neville, Department of Political Science
External links
Twitter
SSRN
Earth System Governance Project

#UofTLawOnline: Pandemic-Related Issues Facing Family Law

Faculty of Law Webinar
Pandemic-Related Issues Facing Family Law

June 29, 2021
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted significant changes to the practice of family law. New legal issues and precedents have rapidly arisen, and there has been a dramatic shift in how Ontarians are able to access legal services and the courts.

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series presents: Maneesha Mehra

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series

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Office of the Children’s Lawyer

Friday, February 26, 2021

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series presents: Andrea Caskey

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series

presents

Andrea Caskey

Friday, January 29, 2021 
1:00-2:30pm

This event will take place on Zoom.

PBSC is hosting a virtual speaker series to engage law students who are interested in family law. We hope to expose students to different areas of practice within the family law profession. On Friday, January 29th at 1:00pm, our featured speaker is Andrea Caskey.

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series Presents: Elizabeth Hyde

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series

PBSC Family Law Speaker Series Presents: Elizabeth Hyde

Friday, January 15, 2021
1:00pm-2:30pm

Co-parenting during COVID-19: Professor Michael Saini draws on virtual solutions to connect children and parents — and prevent escalating legal disputes

Monday, July 13, 2020

Professor Michael Saini

Some media reports depict families in the COVID-19 world baking bread, playing board games and bonding, while other stories paint a dark picture of domestic strife, emotional trauma and even abuse. U of T Professor Michael Saini is studying this disparity and using technology to ease the strain on parents and children in the latter group.

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