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In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman discusses her experience working with Justice Robin Camp after his sexist remarks at a sexual assault trial, and argues for the value of education in overcoming sexism in the judiciary ("For Judge ‘knees together’ Camp: Education is power," December 1, 2016).

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The Faculty of Law has initiated the Law & Philosophy Visitorship program. The program will bring emerging and leading academics working on issues in legal, moral and political philosophy to the Faculty of Law for short-term visits.

Law & Philosophy Visits are short but intense periods of immersion in the intellectual life of the faculty. The primary aim of the program is to provide scholars an opportunity to advance their scholarship through intellectual exchange with members of our large and diverse law and philosophy group at the University of Toronto.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and co-authors Stephen Toope and Carmen Cheung look at the lessons to be learned from other nations' experiences with with strategies to “prevent radicalization to violence” ("Our national security needs a global perspective," October 27, 2016).

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In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes an Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision that required a shareholder vote to approve a proposed merger via a plan of arrangement ("Why the court got it right on the Alberta Oilsands, Marquee merger," October 20, 2016).

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