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A bold initiative in pursuit of equality rights, the Women's Court of Canada (WCC), was launched on March 6, 2008.

The Women's Court of Canada is a group of academics, activists, and litigators who have undertaken to rewrite Supreme Court of Canada equality judgments in order to challenge conventional thinking about equality. They have started with six significant cases that deal with child care, equal pay, pension rights, social assistance, participation in constitutional negotiations, and integration of children with disabilities in public schools.

In a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes how criminal law is used in dealing with securities offences in Canada, and argues that the existing laws need to be better enforced ("Securities law needs more enforcement, not more laws," March 21, 2008).

Read the full commentary on The Lawyers Weekly website.

Arnup Cup moot

The University of Toronto was pronounced the winner of the 2008 Arnup Cup moot, a competition in criminal law among Ontario law schools.  Our team - Jenn Strate and Ellen Silver - conducted their trial and did a superb job as Crowns. The University of Toronto now has the privilege of competing in the National Trial Advocacy competition - the Sopinka Cup competition - which will be held in March in Ottawa.

JD students Moya Teklu and Paul Waldron spoke on CBC radio's Metro Morning show on January 17, 2008, about the upcoming event "See Yourself Here." Taking place on Saturday January 19, this event has been organized by the law school's Black Law Students' Association (BLSA) to encourage young black high school and undergraduate students to pursue professional studies at the Faculty of Law.

Listen to Moya Teklu and Paul Waldron on Metro Morning (RealPlayer file).