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Prof. Brenda Cossman - "The law alone can’t change rape culture"

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman reviews the effectiveness of Canada's sexual assault laws, and argues that "Seriously transforming the way in which criminal law deals with sexual assault requires a fundamental transformation of our underlying sexual culture" ("The law alone can’t change rape culture," October 8, 2013).

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

Norton Rose Fulbright and U of T Law collaborate with Innovation Law Clinic

Friday, October 4, 2013

From L to R:  Chris Yeretsian, Sean Gill, Jen Bates, Jane Zhao, Teresa MacLean, Ramin Wright, Kevin Sui, and Nicole Vidinu.

 

 

SJD student Kyle Kirkup writes "When should unprotected sex trigger the heavy hand of criminal law?"

Thursday, October 3, 2013

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup has written a commentary in the Globe and Mail analyzing a recent case in which an HIV-positive woman was sent to prison for having unprotected sex ("When should unprotected sex trigger the heavy hand of criminal law?", October 3, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website.

CIHR co-names prize after Prof. Flood

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Headshot Professor Colleen Flood

Today, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-IHSPR) awarded its first CIHR Barer-Flood Prize, named in honour of the outstanding work of alumna (LLM '94, SJD '98) Prof. Colleen Flood, Faculty of Law, and Dr. Morris Barer, the Institute’s first two scientific directors.

Prof. Colleen Flood interviewed on CBC radio about assisted suicide

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Prof. Colleen Flood was interviewed on several CBC radio stations across Canada about the issue of assisted suicide on Sept. 25, 2013.

Listen to the interview on the CBC Radio Vancouver show On the Coast (Sept. 25, at around the 1:01:45 mark to 1:08:00 mark).

Faculty members cited in Ontario Superior Court decision on oath to the Queen

Monday, September 23, 2013

Three faculty members have been cited in a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on whether the requirement for new citizens of Canada to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen. In his decision, Justice Edward Morgan cited articles by Professors Lorraine Weinrib, Ayelet Shachar, and Ran Hirschl. He also cites former faculty member Sujit Choudhry.

See the full decision on CanLII.

Prof. Denise Réaume - "‘Dead hand of the Church’ evident in Quebec’s debate on values"

Friday, September 20, 2013

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Denise Réaume argues that, in the name of secularism and rejection of Quebec's religiously claustrophobic past, the Parti Québécois' Charer of Values in fact re-enacts that history of insularity ("‘Dead hand of the Church’ evident in Quebec’s debate on values," September 19, 2013).

Maclean's ranks Faculty of Law No. 1 once again

Friday, September 20, 2013

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law ranks No. 1 again in the annual Macleans Professional Schools Rankings.

In addition, the Faculty of Law ranks No. 1 in Elite Firm Hiring, Faculty Hiring and Faculty Journal Citations.

JD/MBA students launch web app for legal referrals

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Two JD/MBA students have started a technology project to make legal referrals easier. Jonathan Bega and Parsa Pezeshki, both Class of 2014, and Hamid Tavakoli, a Dalhousie computer science graduate, have developed a web application to process lawyer-to-lawyer referrals for paying clients and pro bono files.

"Camelawt" greets the Class of 2016

Friday, September 13, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photos by Lucianna Ciccocioppo, Brian Nguyen and Ashvin Singh

While most of downtown Toronto was buzzing with Toronto Film Festival crowds last week, “Camelawt” descended at the Faculty of Law to greet about 200 new students, equipped with maps and mobile directions to Victoria University, our transitional space. The Game of Thrones-themed orientation week kicked off their first year of law school.

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