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Article: Ziegel - Consumers take the credit

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Consumers take the credit, then they take the blame

by Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the Globe and Mail on February 14, 2008.

Law school building proposals receive extensive media coverage

Thursday, February 28, 2008

The concepts for the renovation and expansion of the Faculty of Law buildings presented by three of Canada's leading architectural firms, which were unveiled on Thursday, October 11th at an evening event for the faculty's alumni community and members of the Bloor and Queen's Park communities, have received extensive media coverage. Here are some of the stories:

The UofT Bulletin writes about Faculty of Law building project

Thursday, February 28, 2008

An in-depth article describing the Faculty of Law's building project has appeared in The Bulletin, the University of Toronto newspaper.

Read the full story.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "No need to intervene"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Prof. Ed Morgan has written a commentary in the National Post examining federal Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson's refusal to intervene in the case of Canadian double muderer Ronald Smith, who faces the death penalty in the United States ("No need to intervene," December 4, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Article: Morgan - Law must trump politics

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Law must trump politics

by Ed Morgan

This commentary was first published in the National Post on February 21, 2008.

Leslye Knox's husband Aaron was killed when a bomb exploded at a bar mitzvah in the town of Hadera, Israel. Yishai Ungar's parents, Yaron and Efrat, were killed in a drive-by shooting on an Israeli highway on the way to a family wedding. The two American citizens share more than celebrations-turned-tragic. They share a commitment to using the law to repair their lives.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Insolvency bill never got proper scrutiny"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes the complex situation and the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of the federal government's attempts to reform bankruptcy legislation ("Insolvency bill never got proper scrutiny," December 18, 2007).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Anver Emon - "A Malignant Vestige Of 'Tradition'"

Saturday, February 23, 2008

In light of the murder of a Missassauga teenager, allegedly by her father for refusing to cover her head, Prof. Anver Emon has written a commentary in the National Post that poses important questions about the intersection of traditional customs with modern Canadian society.

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Anver Emon in web dialogue on Aqsa Parvez case

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Prof. Anver Emon has engaged in a web dialogue with Amita Handa, author of Of Silk Saris and Mini Skirts: South Asian Women Walk the Tightrope of Culture, regarding the implications of the Aqsa Pervez case and the reactions to it ("A dialogue on the Aqsa Parvez case,"  NP Posted (National Post blog), December 15, 2007).

Read the dialogue on the National Post website.

LAWS student reports on working for the U of T Faculty of Law

Thursday, February 14, 2008

As part of the LAWS summer mentorship program for high school students, Central Technical School student Kimberely Rhoden is spending a month working at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. She wrote the following report after her first two weeks working with the Faculty's Communications office. For the rest of the month, Kim will be spending a week at each of the Faculty's Career Services and Admissions offices.

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