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Confronting the Cost of Collective Action: Professor Jutta Brunnée featured by Research2Reality (R2R)

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Research2Reality (R2R) shines a spotlight on world-class scientists engaged in innovative and leading-edge research in Canada. R2R celebrates the success and impact of researchers who are shaping the new frontiers of science

Professor David Dyzenhaus named a Guggenheim Fellow

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Faculty of Law Professor David Dyzenhaus has been named a 2020-21 Guggenheim Fellow.

Established in 1925 by former United States Senator and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Borders in the Time of COVID-19: Professor Ayelet Shachar

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Professor Ayelet Shachar

Professor Ayelet Shachar, Faculty of Law and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (photo credit: MPI-MMG 2020)

“The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the significance of borders,” says University of Toronto’s Ayelet Shachar, a professor of law, political science and global affairs at the Faculty of Law and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.

Canada the Good? Professor David Dyzenhaus for the Verfassungsblog

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Canada’s Almost Full State of Emergency

Canada is in almost full emergency mode in its bid to flatten the pandemic curve. But so far the federal government has not declared a federal state of emergency in terms of the Emergencies Act (1985), although it has discussed publicly the pros and cons of taking this step and has been urged to do so on the basis that such a declaration would enable a nationwide testing program. There are four main reasons for this hesitation to declare a national state of emergency.

Professor Gillian Hadfield awarded Mundell Medal for great legal writing

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Gillian Hadfield

(photo courtesy of Gillian Hadfield)

In recognition of her distinguished contribution to law and letters, Professor Gillian Hadfield has been awarded the Mundell Medal in celebration of great legal writing,

Professor Brenda Cossman writes about the Weinstein verdict’s impact on the #MeToo movement: Globe and Mail

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Should we celebrate the Weinstein verdict? It’s complicated writes U of T Law Professor Brenda Cossman, director of the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at U of T. 

In an op-ed for the Globe and Mail, Cossman writes: 

"In a New York court, Judge James Burke cautioned the jury not to see the case as a referendum on #MeToo. He is absolutely right; the criminal trial was about the exacting standards of proof that had to be established by the prosecution to find the former Hollywood mogul criminally responsible.

Give the Wet’suwet’en space to conduct their law-making, away from barricades: Professor Douglas Sanderson, Policy Options

Monday, February 24, 2020

The Wet’suwet’en have resolved land issues for millennia with their own legal system. An all-clans Feast could help resolve the current dispute.

Professor Douglas Sanderson, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, writes for Policy Options:

Professor Audrey Macklin receives the President’s Impact Award and the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award

Saturday, February 22, 2020

 

Professor Audrey Macklin

For the profound impact she has made on migration and citizenship law, business and human rights, Professor Audrey Macklin has received the President’s Impact Award.

Expert Advisory Group Releases Report on Assisted Dying and Mental Disorders

Friday, February 14, 2020

Following comprehensive review of the available evidence, the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) released a report February 13 cautioning that evolving assisted dying policies must not put the lives of Canadians who live with mental illness at risk. MAiD in Canada is for medical conditions with irreversible decline, yet unlike other medical conditions mental illnesses can never be predicted to be irremediable.

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