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$4 Million Provincial Grant for New Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

In response to a growing need and awareness of the plight of internationally trained lawyers seeking accreditation to practice law in Ontario, the Government of Ontario has made an unprecedented $4 million investment in a new partnership with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.

Best Interests of the Child conference report released

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The report of the conference "Best Interests of the Child: Meaning and Application in Canada", hosted by the Faculty of Law and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights in February 2009, has been released (June 25, 2009).

The report calls for a new approach to application of the Best Interests of the Child, a core principle in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The report brings together research and the voice of practitioners who gathered for the national, multi-disciplinary conference on this subject.

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.

Article: Trebilcock - Windmills: Bigger waste than eHealth

Friday, October 2, 2009

Windmills: Bigger waste than eHealth

By Michael Trebilcock

This article was first published in the Financial Post on September 30, 2009.

ntarians take note. A detailed new Danish study shatters most of the myths that the Danish-based wind turbine industry has been propagating in Canada and around the world as to the virtues of wind power. The study, Wind Energy: The Case of Denmark by the Centre for Policy Studies in Copenhagen, strongly reinforces reservations that I have noted in previous op-eds in this newspaper.

Article: Trebilcock and Iacobucci - Patent protection, the new mother of inventi

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Patent protection, the new mother of invention

A win for a Canadian startup was a win for innovation and the free market

by Michael Trebilcock and Edward Iacobucci

This commentary was first published on the Globe and Mail website on September 22, 2009.

Article: Anand - Why macro is prudent

Friday, September 25, 2009

Why macro is prudent

Canada should heed the call for macroprudential rules

By Anita Anand

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on September 23, 2009.

Report on Privacy and Access to Genetic Research Data released

Thursday, September 10, 2009
As part of its commitment under the "Privacy and Access to Genetic Research Data" research project funded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Professors Trudo Lemmens and Lisa Austin hosted a workshop on privacy and biobanking on March 13, 2009 which brought together experts in privacy and access to information, research ethics and genetics. A report on the workshop proceedings has been prepared by the project team and can be downloaded below. Please note that this is a pre-publication version, and is subject to change prior to publication.

Webcast of BCE Roundtable now available

Friday, August 21, 2009

On Friday March 27, the Faculty of Law hosted a Roundtable to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in the BCE case. The Roundtable was recorded, and the video can be viewed from the BCE Roundtable webpage on the Faculty of Law website.

New "Women in Transition" executive education program featured in Globe and Mail

Friday, August 21, 2009

In a story about the difficulties women lawyers experience when taking time off to have children, and subsequently when returning to the workforce, the Globe and Mail highlights the Faculty of Law's new "Women in Transition" executive education course ("Lawyer-moms aim to change law firms' punishing work culture," April 11, 2009). The story quotes Dean Mayo Moran.

Read the story on the Globe and Mail website.

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