Prof. Ayelet Shachar's research profiled in Edge magazine

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Edge, the magazine about research at the University of Toronto, has profiled the work of Prof. Ayelet Shachar, who recently published her second book, The Birthright Lottery, in the Spring of 2009.

Read the Edge profile (PDF).

Prof. Shachar and The Birthright Lottery are also profiled in the Summer 2009 issue of Nexus.

Prof. Michael Trebilcock - "Windmills: Bigger waste than eHealth"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

In the Financial Post, Prof. Michael Trebilcock has published a commentary about a new Danish study of wind power that questions its economic value ("Windmills: Bigger waste than eHealth," September 30, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

Article: Ziegel - "You can't say that: muzzled lawyers"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

You can't say that: muzzled lawyers

by Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the National Post on December 12, 2009.

It was bound to happen, and now it has. From the earliest days of Confederation, many practicing lawyers, bar associations, presidents of the Canadian Bar Association and academics (both legal and non-legal) have complained about abuses by successive federal governments in exercising their judicial appointment powers — all to little avail.

Prof. Anita Anand - "Why macro is prudent"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Prof. Anita Anand has written a commentary in the Financial Post looking at proposals for "macroprudential regulation" of the financial sector ("Why macro is prudent: Canada should heed the call for macroprudential rules," September 23, 2009).

Read the full commentary

Law Foundation of Ontario supports community justice fellowship at UofT Law

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).

Prof. Colleen Flood's analysis of health Charter challenges featured in CMAJ

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

An analysis by Prof. Colleen Flood of health care-related legal challenges based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been featured in detail in an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ("Outcome of health-related legal challenges is sometimes surprising," October 9, 2009).

Read the full article on the CMAJ website.

Faculty Unveils Major Innovations to First Year Curriculum

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

In the Fall, newly admitted law students will experience first-hand major innovations to the first year curriculum at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, including improvements that are the first of their kind in North America.

Article: Ziegel - Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed

Friday, December 4, 2009

Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed

by Prof. Jacob Ziegel

This article was first published in The Lawyers' Weekly, November 20, 2009.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel interviewed about Islamic law by John Downs on radio AM640

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Prof. Mohammad Fadel was interviewed by host John Downs of radio station AM640 on July 8, 2009 about the origin of Islamic laws and customs, especially those restricting women in Saudi Arabia.

Listen to the interview (MP3 format).

Prof. Ed Morgan - "An insidious cultural campaign"

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Ed Morgan counters claims that the Israel Museum should not be the custodian of the Dead Sea Scrolls ("An insidious cultural campaign," July 2, 2009).

Read the full commentary.