Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is pleased to welcome Richard Elliott, Executive Director, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, who has been selected as a Law Foundation of Ontario Community Leadership in Justice Fellow for the 2009/2010 academic term. His project will focus on legal research and policy analysis to support proposed legislative reforms to Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR).

Mr. Elliott will prepare materials for legislators such as parliamentary submissions as well as material for engaging a broader non-legal public, including the media. He will also make contributions to academic research and discussion at the University of Toronto through guest lectures and workshops in various faculties or departments, and serve as an expert resource for students undertaking research for credit on the issue of global access to medicines. Mr. Elliott will also prepare an article for publication in a law journal regarding CAMR reform.

The Community Leadership in Justice Fellowships bring leaders from public interest organizations which interact with the justice system together with Ontario universities, colleges and law schools. The Fellows spend a term in a law school or other post-secondary institution fulfilling a range of responsibilities including: research, teaching or co-teaching and they may also focus on less traditional academic contributions and more on mentorship, activism and leadership (through discussion groups, public lectures, collaborative projects, etc.).