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Prof. Douglas Sanderson provides one of the "Next Big Ideas" chosen by UofT Magazine

Saturday, February 19, 2011

In its Winter 2011 issue, UofT Magazine has chosen ten "Next Big Ideas" from the hundreds of ideas generated by University of Toronto faculty each year. One of these ideas is provided by the Faculty of Law's Prof. Douglas Sanderson, who discusses the importance of "Restoring a Way of Life" for Canada's indigenous peoples.

Faculty of Law launches development of Ontarioís first Indigenous Commercial Code and Tribunal

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Workshop and public lecture draw stellar panellists to outline framework of unique project

By Lauren Heuser, 2L

Taking the lead to work in partnership with First Nation communities to develop and ratify an Indigenous Commercial Code, the law school hosted a successful workshop and public lecture event on Nov. 5, 2010 which brought together various stakeholders in the commercial code project.

Article: MacIntosh - A saga of political futility

Friday, February 18, 2011

National securities regulation: A saga of political futility

by Jeffrey MacIntosh

This commentary was first published in the February 18, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.

The political naiveté of champions of a national scheme of securities regulation is astonishing. The last 15 years have been replete with statements from countless Canadians of gravitas that a national regulator is about three months away. It’s amazing how long it has taken those three little months to come and go.

Reunion 2010 renews ties once again

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Reunion 2010

(Oct. 22, 2010) It takes a certain type of lecture to draw more than 100 listeners to a talk on a Friday afternoon at 4 pm. And the topic presented by Prof. Michael Trebilcock, “Why foreign aid mostly fails,” certainly did.

Miss the Grand Moot? Want to experience it again? The 2010 Grand Moot webcast is now available

Friday, January 7, 2011

The video of the 2010 Grand Moot is now available on the Faculty of Law website, along with photos and other information about the event.

The Moot argued the case of a bystander arrested at a political protest who is suing for breach of her Charter rights and is seeking damages.

Watch the video on the 2010 Grand Moot web page.

Leadership Lunch with Ambassador John Hannaford

Friday, January 7, 2011

Ambassador John Hannaford '93(Oct. 21, 2010) Canada’s ambassador to Norway, John Hannaford, JD  ’93, took part in a “Leadership Lunch” today,  a Faculty of Law program where visiting alumni have an informal lunch with students and talk about their career track, in or outside traditional law practice.

Faculty honoured to be invited to submit clerkship applications to International Court of Justice

Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Faculty is delighted to announce that it has just been invited by the International Court of Justice in The Hague to join a very small number of elite law schools internationally that may submit applications from graduating students to the Court’s nine-month “University Traineeship Programme”.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel on TVO's The Agenda discussing "Who is a Moderate Muslim?"

Thursday, January 6, 2011

On Nov. 25, Prof. Mohammad Fadel took part in a panel discussion on the TVO program The Agenda with Steve Paikin about the question "Who is a Moderate Muslim?"

Watch the episode on the TVO website.

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