2024 R. Douglas Elliott Fellow: Katie Bray Kingissepp

Monday, July 15, 2024

Established by the LGBT Purge Fund in 2021 and named in honour of renowned Faculty of Law alumnus R. Douglas Elliott (LLB 1982), the R.

Mary Birdsell named Asper Centre’s 2024 Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

Friday, July 12, 2024

Starting this fall, Mary Birdsell will be joining the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights as the 2024 Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence.

Mary is the Executive Director and Lawyer of Director of Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY).

U of T Law welcomes Assistant Professor Sabine Tsuruda

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

U of T Law is pleased to welcome accomplished legal scholar, Sabine Tsuruda, who join our faculty, effective July 1, 2024.

Assistant Professor Sabine Tsuruda

Sabine Tsuruda

Photo by Andrew Van Overbeke (supplied photo)

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Jacob Ziegel

Friday, January 19, 2024

It is with immense sadness that the Faculty of Law announces the passing of Professor Emeritus, Jacob Ziegel.

Jacob Ziegel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, died in his 97th year, at Hazelton Place in Toronto. 

Asper Centre releases anniversary episode of Charter: A Course

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights recently celebrated 15 years at their special anniversary event on November 15. As part of the celebration, the Centre convened a special live recording of the hit podcast Charter: A Course.

Year in Review 2023: On the bookshelf

Friday, December 1, 2023

Covers of books by U of T Law professors

It was another exceptional year for published work by our faculty and alumni. Each title adds to the intellectual leadership of our community.

Being Indigenous goes well beyond blood: Opinion by Prof. Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii)

Friday, November 3, 2023

In an opinion published in the Globe & Mail (October 31), Professor Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii)Prichard Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy at the Faculty of Law, discusses Indigenous identity.