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Prof. Martin Friedland interviewed on TVO's "The Agenda" about the history of U of T

Thursday, November 21, 2013

On the occasion of the publication of the second edition of Prof. Martin Friedland's The University of Toronto: A History, TVO's Steve Paikin interviewed Prof. Friedland on his show "The Agenda" about the project and U of T's storied history.

BrainTrack.com ranks U of T Faculty of Law among Top 5 in the world

Thursday, November 21, 2013

View from Queen's Park of the future Jackman Law Building. (Courtesy B + H Architects/Hariri Pontarini)

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has been selected one of the Top 5 law schools in the world by online post-secondary resource site BrainTrack.com.

These “five ‘best of the best’ law schools,” have an exceptional mix of “schooling, cachet, connections, and career potential.”

Asper Centre symposium examines its impact and charts its future

Thursday, November 14, 2013

By Vito Cupoli

“Constitutional rights seem like an obscure subject for most Canadians, until their own rights are adversely affected,” said alumnus David Asper, LLM 2007. Five years later, a clear picture emerged on Nov. 8, 2013 of the influence of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on the definition of rights in Canada. 

Prof. David Schneiderman and 2L Matthew Burns: “A recipe for deadlock”

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Prof. David Schneiderman and second-year JD student Matthew Burns have written a commentary in the National Post looking at the potential impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's upcoming decision on the constitutional requirements to reform the Senate ("A recipe for deadlock," November 13, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website, or below.

Prof. Kent Roach lands a coveted Trudeau Fellowship

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Prof. Kent RoachProfessor Kent Roach, Wilson-Prichard Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, was awarded an esteemed Trudeau Foundation Fellowship today, worth $225,000, in recognition of his outstanding scholarly and pro bono contributions in constitutional, human rights and anti-terrorism issues.

Prof. Kent Roach - "The Supreme Court’s secret hearing"

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach looks at the Supreme Court’s decision to hold a closed hearing this week as part of a security certificate hearing ("The Supreme Court’s secret hearing," October 8, 2013).

Read the commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website, or below.

Prof. Brenda Cossman - "The law alone can’t change rape culture"

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman reviews the effectiveness of Canada's sexual assault laws, and argues that "Seriously transforming the way in which criminal law deals with sexual assault requires a fundamental transformation of our underlying sexual culture" ("The law alone can’t change rape culture," October 8, 2013).

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

CIHR co-names prize after Prof. Flood

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Headshot Professor Colleen Flood

Today, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-IHSPR) awarded its first CIHR Barer-Flood Prize, named in honour of the outstanding work of alumna (LLM '94, SJD '98) Prof. Colleen Flood, Faculty of Law, and Dr. Morris Barer, the Institute’s first two scientific directors.

Prof. Colleen Flood interviewed on CBC radio about assisted suicide

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Prof. Colleen Flood was interviewed on several CBC radio stations across Canada about the issue of assisted suicide on Sept. 25, 2013.

Listen to the interview on the CBC Radio Vancouver show On the Coast (Sept. 25, at around the 1:01:45 mark to 1:08:00 mark).

Faculty members cited in Ontario Superior Court decision on oath to the Queen

Monday, September 23, 2013

Three faculty members have been cited in a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on whether the requirement for new citizens of Canada to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen. In his decision, Justice Edward Morgan cited articles by Professors Lorraine Weinrib, Ayelet Shachar, and Ran Hirschl. He also cites former faculty member Sujit Choudhry.

See the full decision on CanLII.

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