| The Spring/Summer 2016 issue of Nexus features "Doors Open"—highlighting the opening and the remarkable features of the new Jackman Law Building. Download the Spring/Summer 2016 issue of Nexus
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Digital Ink | |
| Top 10 news stories of the first half of 2016 From outstanding student achievements to law school memories and faculty honours, here are the stories that made you click in the first half of 2016. |
Features | |
| Redefining patent law to accelerate medical breakthroughs By Peter Boisseau / Photograph by Lucianna Ciccocioppo
Redefining patent law to accelerate medical breakthroughs: students in the Structural Genomics Consortium clinic devise a new material transfer agreement to ensure research is shared. |
| Directors’ duties under scrutiny By Christopher R. Graham, JD 2007 / Illustration by Alex Nabaum Program on Ethics in Law and Business panel dissected the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision on fiduciary duty. |
| Human rights need to be enshrined by international law to exist: discuss By Peter Boisseau / Photography by Nick Wong Scholar Patrick Macklem, author of The Sovereignty of Human Rights, says the law “…is agnostic in terms of what becomes a new human right or not.” |
| Inclusion or Over-inclusion? By Andrew Sniderman, JD 2014 / Illustration by Sandra Dionisi Scholars and alumni debate the assisted dying issue—and how to protect society’s most vulnerable. |
| An evening to thank the Hon. Hal Jackman By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photos by Salathiel Wesser It was a small event to say a big and heartfelt ‘Thank you!’ to the distinguished alumnus who helped to make the new law building a reality: the Hon. Henry (Hal) N. R. Jackman, Class of 1956. |
| Doors Open Illustration by Brian Stauffer We absolutely love the Jackman Law Building—its impressive magnificence, thoughtful and airy design, and abundance of space for teaching, learning, collaborating and socializing. |
| Family ties: Gallant and Betty Ho By Karen Gross / Photo of Prof. Betty Ho by Taffi Rosen The Ho legacy lives on at the Faculty of Law. |
| “Is there something law students can do?” Pro Bono Students Canada @ 20 Alumni reflections on PBSC’s milestone year. |
Nota Bene | |
| Flagged for success By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photography by Jim Ryce Alumnus Mark Falbo leads the family business into new markets around the globe |
Opinion | |
| Red, White, and Kind of Blue? By David Schneiderman, Professor of Law Reflections on Canadian Constitutional Culture. |
Q & A | |
| Q & A with Maureen Sabia, JD 1965, Chairman [sic] of Canadian Tire Corporation Interview by Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photography by Cameron Jenkins On digital innovation in retail, going to law school in the '60s, and the must-have CT product for the summer. |
