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Polygamy Reference Ruling Emphasizes the Rights of Children

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court in the Polygamy Reference case makes a strong statement respecting the rights of children and the state obligation to protect them from harm. In a lengthy judgment, Chief Justice Bauman catalogues the volumes of evidence demonstrating the harms to women and children associated with the practice of polygamy around the world and in our own backyard, in Bountiful, British Columbia.

Prof. Jeff MacIntosh - "A mini-bubble in bioenergy stocks?"

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jeff MacIntosh investigates whether a stock-market bubble is developing in bio-energy stocks ("A mini-bubble in bioenergy stocks?", November 2, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Financial Post website.

Profs. Anita Anand and Andrew Green - "Carrots needed"

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Profs. Anita Anand and Andrew Green write about how the federal government could make a national securities regulator a reality if the Supreme Court makes a favourable judgement in the reference on the issue ("Carrots needed," October 26, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Financial Post website.

IRSHP Fellow Lisa Kelly - "Why anti-john laws don't work"

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

In the Toronto Star, International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program Fellow Lisa Kelly has co-authored a commentary with lawyer Katrina Pacey arguing against recent calls to criminalize the purchase of sexual services ("Why anti-john laws don’t work," Oct. 19, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website.

IHRP Students Engage with ICC Prosecutor on Recent Visit

Friday, November 18, 2011

Andrew Max (2L) who interned at the International Criminal Court last summer, had a chance to interview the Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, on his recent visit to Toronto.

Faculty of Law research highlighted in new U of T Social Innovation Catalogue

Friday, November 18, 2011

An ambitious new census of social innovation research at the University of Toronto highlights several different areas in which the Faculty of Law is active.

Latest issue of IHRP "Rights Review" features interns' summer experiences

Friday, November 18, 2011

In the latest issue of the International Human Rights Program's Rights Review, IHRP interns write about their summer experiences at placements with human rights organizations around the world.

Read Rights Review on the IHRP website.

Profs. Stern and Lemmens call for fraud charges against "guest authors" of ghostwritten articles

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

(Toronto, Aug. 2, 2011) Two University of Toronto Faculty of Law professors argue that academics who ‘lend’ their names, and receive substantial credit as guest authors of medical and scientific articles ghostwritten by industry writers, should be charged with professional and academic misconduct and fraud, even if the articles contain factually correct information.

Student Rebecca Sutton, on leave of absence in Darfur - "Looking for answers in Darfur"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

JD student Rebecca Sutton, who is currently on leave of absence to work with War Child Canada in Darfur, has written an article in the Ontario Council for International Cooperation magazine iAM: ideas, actions, movements about some of the work War Child Canada is doing there ("Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right thing? Looking for answers in Darfur," March 2011).

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