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Prof. Ed Morgan - "Canada has no business prosecuting Bush"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Ed Morgan examines the problems with Amnesty International's call for Canada to prosecute former President G.W. Bush for war crimes when he visits Canada ("Canada has no business prosecuting Bush," October 14, 2011).

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Five students receive Cressy Awards for outstanding extra-curricular contributions

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Cressy Award winners, 2011
Faculty of Law Cressy Award winners (L-R) : Ryan Liss, Padraic Ryan, Brendan Morrison, Kathryn Ionson and Karim Amlani

The University of Toronto has announced the 2011 winners of the Gordon Cressy Awards, and five Faculty of Law students are among the winners.

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Prof. Ed Iacobucci appointed Competition Policy Scholar at C.D. Howe Institute

Saturday, November 12, 2011

(July 7, 2011) Prof. Ed Iacobucci has been appointed Competition Policy Scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute.

“Ed will provide advice and guidance to the Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which comprises top-ranked academics and practitioners active in competition policy,” said Finn Poschmann, the Institute’s VP Research and chair of the Council. “The Council provides expert, independent analysis of emerging competition policy issues, including those potentially faced by the Competition Bureau.”

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Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Unacceptable delays in Supreme Court appointments"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly, Prof. Jacob Ziegel condemns the delay in appointing replacements for the two Supreme Court of Canada justices who retired this year ("Unacceptable delays in Supreme Court appointments," Sept. 23, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Faculty Blog.

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Prof. Colleen Flood - "Wrestling with Big Pharma"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Colleen Flood proposes New Zealand's model for purchasing drugs for its health care system as one that Canada can learn from ("Wrestling with Big Pharma," June 2, 2011).

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Macleans ranks Faculty of Law #1 once again

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Macleans

(Sept. 16, 2011) The University of Toronto Faculty of Law ranks number one again in Maclean’s annual ranking of professional schools.

The law school leads in the common law school rankings, with Osgoode, UBC and McGill tying with Queen’s rounding out the top five.

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U of T Law ranked #1 in sustainability among Canadian law schools

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Corporate Knights magazine has once again ranked the University of Toronto Faculty of Law first for sustainability among Canadian law schools.

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Three UT Law programs win Lexpert Zenith awards

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

U of T Law winners at the Zenith Awards
Winners of 2011 Lexpert Zenith Awards associated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, L-R: Navneet Johal (PBSC), Sarah Pole (LAWS), Nikki Gershbain (PBSC), Cheryl Milne (Asper Centre), Kim Stanton (PBSC), Krystyna Drywa (PBSC)