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.

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).

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.

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).