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JD student Riaz Sayani-Mulji pens "Time to ground no-fly lists" in Toronto Star

Monday, May 16, 2016

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, JD student Riaz Sayani-Mulji argues that no-fly lists violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and there is no proof they have stopped a single threat ("Time to ground no-fly lists," May 15, 2016).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Time to ground no-fly lists

By Riaz Sayani-Mulji

May 15, 2016

Law students redefining patent laws in Structural Genomics Consortium clinic

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Pushing the boundaries of patent law: (left) Kerry Andrusiak, Damian Rolfe, adjunct professor and alumnus Max Morgan, Jenny Yunjeong Lee and Ahmed ElDessouki are some of the recent clinic participants.

By Peter Boisseau / Photography by Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Canadian business leader and philanthropist Gerry Schwartz to receive honorary doctor of laws at Convocation 2016

Monday, May 9, 2016
Gerry Schwartz

Brilliant entrepreneur, vigorous city builder, magnanimous philanthropist and proud Canadian Gerald (Gerry) Schwartz, founder of private equity firm Onex Corporation, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the Faculty of Law’s Convocation ceremony on June 3, 2016.

Prof. Jutta Brunnée talks about "Averting Climate Change" in Edge magazine

Friday, April 22, 2016

In the Spring 2016 issue of Edge, the University of Toronto's research magazine, Prof. Jutta Brunnée is featured for her work on how to stop global climate change.

Prof. Anita Anand interviewed on BNN about Couche-Tard dual share structure

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Prof. Anita Anand was interviewed on the Business News Network (BNN) about a controversy around the dual-share structure of Quebec company Alimentation Couche-Tard.

“A sunset clause is acceptable for a limited period of time in order for the founders to grow the company but we are well past that date in the Couche-Tard context,” said Prof. Anand.

Watch the video on the BNN website (5:31 minutes).

Prof. Arthur Ripstein awarded a 2016 Killam Research Fellowship

Monday, April 18, 2016
Arthur Ripstein

Prof. Arthur Ripstein has been awarded a notable Killam Research Fellowship, offered each year to world-class Canadian scholars in the humanities, social, natural and health sciences, and engineering.

Cross-appointed to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Ripstein is a leading scholar of, and at the forefront of renewed interest in, Immanuel Kant’s legal and political philosophy.  

Prof. Jennifer Nedelsky receives a Jackman Humanities Institute Research Fellowship

Monday, April 18, 2016

Prof. Jennifer NedelskyProf. Jennifer Nedelsky has been awarded a Jackman Humanities Institute Research Fellowship from the U of T’s Jackman Humanities Institute. The Fellowship and the Institute are named after former university chancellor and law alumnus Hal Jackman, LLB 1954.

Prof. Kent Roach co-winner of Reg Robson Award from BC Civil Liberties Association

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Prof. Kent RoachProf. Kent Roach and his co-author Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law) have been awarded the Reg Robson Award by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) for their work on changing public opinion about Bill C-51, the "Anti-Terrorism Act."

2016 moot results: Another banner year with six first-place finishes

Monday, April 11, 2016

Here are the final results for the 2016 mooting season

Faculty of Law students wrapped up another banner mooting season, in a variety of competitions, with six first-place victories, five second-place spots, six general oralist awards, in addition to five best facta and two other facta awards, thanks to the dedication and time of many students, faculty and alumni.

Bar Exam Prep Course sessions for internationally trained lawyers

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The Internationally Trained Lawyers Program (ITLP) of the Faculty of Law is offering a live session of the Bar Exam Prep Course (BEPC) in preparation for the June 2016 Law Society of Upper Canada licensing exams. These intensive prep classes will be held evenings and weekends from May 26th to May 30th (Barrister) and from June 9th to June 13th (Solicitor).

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