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Former Dean Prof. Frank Iacobucci releases report on Canadians tortured abroad

Friday, December 12, 2008

Former Dean and current faculty member of the Faculty of Law Prof. Frank Iacobucci has released a report investigating the Government of Canada's actions towards three Canadians who were detained and mistreated by foreign governments (October 21, 2008).

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "The Omar Khadr Case: Redefining War Crimes"

Friday, December 12, 2008

Prof. Audrey Macklin visited Guantanamo Bay on Oct. 22, 2008 to observe the Omar Khadr pre-trial for Human Rights Watch. On the Jurist website, she describes her observations and analyzes the military commission system and the arguments made by prosecution and defence ("The Omar Khadr Case: Redefining War Crimes," October 31, 2008).

Read the full commentary on the Jurist website.

Article: Ziegel - Disappointing catch in the Supreme Court

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Disappointing catch in the Supreme Court

by Jacob Ziegel 

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on November 21, 2008.

One of the important roles of the Supreme Court of Canada is to resolve conflicts among lower courts on difficult issues of law and, in the commercial sphere and other areas of consensual law, to develop rules and doctrines that promote predictability of outcomes and enhance the free-flow of goods and services among contracting parties.

David Asper founds Centre for Constitutional Rights with $7.5 million gift

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Recent alumnus David Asper (LLM '07) has made a $7.5 million gift to the law school to establish the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights.  David's gift is the largest contribution ever made by an individual to a law school in Canada. It will have a transformative effect on educational opportunities for students at our law school, and will play a vital role in articulating Canada's constitutional vision to the broader world.

Read the press release (PDF)

New Asper Centre Executive Director Cheryl Milne profiled

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Cheryl Milne, the new Executive Director of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, has been profiled in the National Post ("Ready for a new constitutional challenge," August 27, 2008).

Read the full story on the National Post website.

Asper Centre featured - "New lab to study constitutional court challenges"

Saturday, November 15, 2008

The new David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights has been featured in the National Post on the occasion of its launch on September 5, 2008. The story describes the genesis of the Centre in a donation from David Asper, and the colloquium featuring major constitutional experts that marked its opening. It also quotes Dean Mayo Moran and the Centre's executive director, Cheryl Milne. ("New lab to study constitutional court challenges," September 6, 2008).

Prof. Jacob Ziegel: "Reform needed in selection system for Supreme Court judges"

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Prof. Jacob Ziegel has written a commentary in the National Post discussing the current instability in establishing a process for selecting Supreme Court justices, and arguing for the need for a better system ("Reform needed in selection system for Supreme Court judges," September 11, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Kent Roach - "Guilt by association? Not quite"

Saturday, November 15, 2008

In a commentary on the Toronto Star website, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the implications of the recent conviction of a young offender in the Toronto terrorism case ("Guilt by association? Not quite," September 30, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

Article: Morgan - Fight Bad Speech With Good Speech

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Fight Bad Speech With Good Speech

By Ed Morgan

This commentary was published in the National Post on November 4, 2008. It was originally published in Canadian Jewish News.

Article: Ziegel - Unsecured creditors have the most to lose

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Unsecured creditors have the most to lose

by Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on November 4, 2008.

Last August, 4,500 Zoom Airlines passengers found themselves stranded across North America, the West Indies and various European countries when the airline ran out of money and grounded its planes. Passengers were left to pay for their return journey home and figure out how to recover the payments they had made to the airline. Their prospects were dim.

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