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Faculty of Law lands top spot on Maclean's law school rankings list

Saturday, September 8, 2012

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has once again landed the top spot on Maclean’s magazine annual Law School Rankings, posted online today. The rankings look at graduate quality, hiring rates to elite law firms, national scope of law alumni, number of Supreme Court of Canada clerkships, and faculty hiring, quality and number of journals citations.

The Faculty of Law was first in elite firm hiring rates, faculty hiring/quality and number of journal citations. The law school ranked second in number of SCC clerkships.

Prof. Brenda Cossman named a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada

Thursday, September 6, 2012
Brenda Cossman

The Faculty of Law congratulates Prof. Brenda Cossman on her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in recognition for outstanding scholarly work. Cossman is one of 71 new Fellows to the RSC, who span a wide range of disciplines and academic backgrounds.

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman in Maclean's - "Harper v. The Judges"

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman has written an article in Maclean's magazine looking at the way many important issues facing the country are being tackled not by Parliament, but by the courts ("Harper v. The Judges," August 21, 2012).

Read the full article on the Maclean's website.

Canadian Press highlights new free LSAT prep course for low-income students

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

A story in the Canadian Press about law schools seeking diversity in their student body highlights the Faculty of Law's new free LSAT prep course for low-income students ("Law School Diversity: Canadian Universities Want Range Of Students," Aug. 21, 2012).

The story features quotes from two students who are currently taking the course, and also from Assistant Dean, Students, Alexis Archbold.

Prof. Anver Emon publishes new book, "Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law"

Friday, August 17, 2012

Religious Pluralism and Islamic LawProf. Anver Emon has published a new book, Religious Pluralism and Islamic Law: Dhimmis and Others in the Empire of Law (Oxford University Press, 2012).

From the publisher:

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman writes in Maclean's - "Aboriginal students: An education underclass"

Thursday, August 9, 2012

JD student Andrew Stobo Sniderman has written an article in Macleans's magazine looking at the under-funding of aboriginal education by the federal government and recent attempts to resolve this problem ("Aboriginal students: An education underclass," August 8, 2012).

Read the full article on the Maclean's website.

JD student Josh Mandryk in the Toronto Star - "Ontario College of Trades a win for skilled tradespeople and consumers"

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

JD student Josh Mandryk has written another commentary in the Toronto Star, "Ontario College of Trades a win for skilled tradespeople and consumers" (August 7, 2012). Mandryk is a summer law student with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793.

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website.

JD student Louis Century writes in Law Times - "Forcing judges to judge old law erodes democracy"

Monday, July 30, 2012

JD student Louis Century, a summer law student with the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, has written a commentary in the "Speaker's Corner" section of the Law Times, "Forcing judges to judge old law erodes democracy," (July 30, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Law Times website.

In the New York Times, Prof. Ayelet Shachar debates Olympic citizenship requirements

Friday, July 27, 2012

In the "Room for Debate" section of the New York Times, Prof. Ayelet Shachar has contributed to the discussion "Which Country Did You Say You Were Playing For?" about Olympic citizenship requirements. Her contribution, "Serious Moral Quandaries," (July 27, 2012) picks up on her article "Picking Winners" in the Yale Law Journal. (See also the Nexus magazine article, "Picking Winners", about Shachar's work).

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