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SPINLAW Conference draws stellar panel for annual public interest law forum

Saturday, May 14, 2011

By Jacqueline Labine, 2L

“Canada 2020: The Future of Public Interest Law” was the 2011 theme for the annual Student Public Interest Network Legal Action Workshop (SPINLAW), held March 12, 2011 at the Faculty of Law.

Organized by students from the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall law schools, SPINLAW creates a forum for students, local activists and community members to share their experiences and perspectives on current social justice issues.

Standing room only for annual "See Yourself Here" Open House

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Students and volunteers from the law profession encourage legal careers among youth from under-represented communities

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo 

See Yourself Here 2011  

More than 120 aspiring law students packed the Moot Court room at the law school on March 4, 2011 as part of the annual “See Yourself Here” Open House, a day organized to help demystify the JD admission process.

Prof. Jutta Brunnee receives award for her book "Legitimacy and Legality in International Law"

Friday, May 13, 2011

Prof. Jutta Brunnée and co-author Stephen J. Toope have been awarded one of the American Society of International Law’s three Certificates of Merit for 2011, the "Certificate of Merit for a preeminent contribution to creative scholarship," for their recent book, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law.  The award was presented at the ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, during the Annual Dinner, March 25, 2011.

Dean Mayo Moran on panel about cameras in the courtroom on TVO's "The Agenda"

Friday, May 13, 2011

Dean Mayo Moran was a member of the panel discussing the issue of "Cameras in the Courtroom" on TVO's The Agenda (March 24, 2011).

Watch the discussion on the TVO website.

Prof. Hamish Stewart interviewed on CBC Radio about police use of social media

Friday, May 13, 2011

CBC Radio's show "Spark", which focuses on technology and culture, conducted an extensive interview with Prof. Hamish Stewart about the extent and limits of how much police can use social media in an investigation (March 24, 2011).

Listen to the interview on the CBC website.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel - "Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution"

Friday, May 13, 2011

In Foreign Policy magazine's online Middle East Channel, Prof. Mohammad Fadel has written a commentary on what the new Egyptian government needs to do to address the needs of striking Egyptian workers and establish long-term economic stability ("Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution," February 28, 2011).

Read the full article on the Foreign Policy website.

Judith McCormack of Downtown Legal Services on TVO's The Agenda to discuss access to justice

Friday, May 13, 2011

Judith McCormack, Executive Director of Downtown Legal Services and Acting Assistant Dean, Students, appeared on TVO's The Agenda on March 2, 2011, to take part in a discussion on the access to justice issues raised by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin at the Access to Civil Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium, hosted by the Faculty of Law Feb. 10-11, 2011. Alumna Justice Gloria Epstein ('77) was also a member of the panel.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "The Canada-U.S. subsidy divide"

Friday, May 13, 2011

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Ed Morgan analyzes the differences between the Supreme Courts of Canada and the United States in their approach to third-party spending on election campaigns ("The Canada-U.S. subsidy divide," April 7, 2011).

Read the full commentary.

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