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Profs. Hirschl and Shachar elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Prof. Ayelet Shachar, professor of law and political science, and Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Multiculturalism, and Prof. Ran Hirschl, professor of political science and law, and Canada Research Chair in Constitutionalism, Democracy and Development, have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.

Prof. Larissa Katz - "It’s not ‘Who took my bike,’ but 'Who really controls the sidewalk?'"

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Larissa Katz looks at the law behind who controls the sidewalk, after the incident in which Brookfield Properties seized bicycles locked to a pole in the public right-of-way in front of the Hudson's Bay Centre at Bloor and Yonge ("It’s not ‘Who took my bike,’ but 'Who really controls the sidewalk?'", August 19, 2014).

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Case of Mohamed Fahmy shows failing of new citizenship rules"

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Audrey Macklin and Lorne Waldman, President of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, show how the new citizenship law recently passed by the Canadian government could be used against jailed journalist Mohamed Fahmy and other Canadians jailed in foreign countries without adequate judicial process ("Case of Mohamed Fahmy shows failing of new citizenship rules," June 29, 2014).

Q & A with Mary Eberts, Asper Centre's Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence

Saturday, June 14, 2014

By Alexandra Wong, 2L

What brings you to the position of Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence at the Asper Centre?

Mary Eberts is Asper Centre's new Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence

Friday, June 13, 2014
Mary Eberts

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Photo by Alexandra Wong, 2L

The Asper Centre has a new Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence for the fall 2014: Mary Eberts.

Eberts, a Toronto-based constitutional lawyer and a former faculty member of this law school, will be teaching constitutional advocacy, drawing upon her extensive experience from her public law litigation practice, and from advocating for the Charter rights of her clients. She will also provide mentoring support to clinic students on their case files.

Prof. Lisa Austin - "Harper’s Privacy Commissioner is wrong for the job"

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Lisa Austin argues that Daniel Therrien, nominated by Prime Minister Harper as Privacy Commissioner of Canada, is not a good choice because of his past involvement with policies that undermine privacy ("Harper’s Privacy Commissioner is wrong for the job," June 2, 2014).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

Prof. Kent Roach - "Missing aboriginal women: More imprisonment is not the solution"

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach argues that increasing the number of people sent to prison will not reduce the number of Aboriginal women who are murdered or go missing ("Missing aboriginal women: More imprisonment is not the solution," May 27, 2014).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Citizenship Act will create two classes of Canadians"

Friday, May 23, 2014

In The Globe and Mail, Prof. Audrey Macklin, with co-authors Michael Adams and Ratna Omidvar, argues that the proposed new Citizenship Act will create second-class Canadian citizens who do not enjoy the same rights as others ("Citizenship Act will create two classes of Canadians," May 21, 2014).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website, or below.

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