The Faculty of Law's Youth Summer Program, a one-week intensive program on law for high school students that starts off with a simulated crime scene in Flavelle House, has been featured in the media, including CTV news (on Tuesday July 16). The Youth Summer Program is a collaboration between the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, and New College.

Visiting scholar and fellow in aboriginal law Douglas Sanderson has published a commentary in the Toronto Star analyzing the potential positive impact on northern Ontario First Nations communities of proposed changes to Ontario's Mining Act ("Quiet revolution in relations with natives," July 23, 2008).

Read the full commentary.

On June 4, 2008, the Faculty of Law hosted a Roundtable on the Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick decision from the Supreme Court of Canada (handed down in March of 2008).  The aim of the Roundtable was to explore the implications of this decision for the development of Administrative Law, and in particular the Court's wide-ranging discussion of the standard of judicial review of administrative action, deference, and the applicability of procedural fairness to public office holders.

On May 1, 2008, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, in partnership with the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, hosted a summit entitled “Developing Aboriginal Economies.”  The summit was a one-day symposium featuring two roundtables with a diverse group of panelists.  The goal of this summit was to provide a forum for new ideas and new approaches to economic development in Aboriginal communities.

The proceedings of this summit were recorded and can now be viewed over the web.