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Prof. Denise Réaume - "‘Dead hand of the Church’ evident in Quebec’s debate on values"

Friday, September 20, 2013

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Denise Réaume argues that, in the name of secularism and rejection of Quebec's religiously claustrophobic past, the Parti Québécois' Charer of Values in fact re-enacts that history of insularity ("‘Dead hand of the Church’ evident in Quebec’s debate on values," September 19, 2013).

Prof. Ariel Katz cited in Supreme Court of Israel decision on copyright

Friday, September 6, 2013

On Tuesday, Sept, 3, the Supreme Court of Israel issued an important decision regarding the interface between copyright and competition law and the oversight of collective rights management organizations. The decision includes three citations of two articles by Prof. Ariel Katz.

The decision was written by Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, previously a law professor at Tel Aviv University, who was a Distinguished Visitor at the Faculty of Law several times recently before her appointment to the Supreme Court last year.

Islamic scholars at Faculty of Law Summer Institute visit gay and lesbian mosque

Monday, August 26, 2013

Prof. Anver Emon (centre) leads participants in Summer Institute on Islamic Studies
Prof. Anver Emon (centre, blue shirt) leads participants in Summer Institute on Islamic Studies on one of their visits.

By Vito Cupoli

Most visitors to Toronto are not taken on a surprise trip to the city’s only Islamic mosque for gays and lesbians.

Centre for the Legal Profession announces Distinguished Visiting Jurist, The Honourable Robert P. Armstrong

Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Centre for the Legal Profession is delighted to announce that its Distinguished Visiting Jurist for 2013/2014 will be The Honourable Robert P. Armstrong.  He was appointed directly from the Bar to the Court of Appeal for Ontario on January 25, 2002. He served on that court until March 6, 2013.  He is presently at Arbitration Place in Toronto where he serves as an arbitrator and provides related ADR services.  

New issue of U of T Law journal features focus section on "Sex, HIV and Non-Disclosure"

Monday, July 15, 2013

The new issue of the University of Toronto Law Journal (63:3) features a focus section on "R V Mabior and R V DC: Sex, HIV, and Non-disclosure, Take Two." Co-edited by Prof. Martha Shaffer, with Isabel Grant and Alison Symington, the section offers three perspectives on the recent Supreme Court of Canada judgments in R v Mabior and R v DC, which attempted to clarify when a person living with HIV will be subject to criminal liability for failing to disclose this condition prior to engaging in sexual intercourse.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel interviewed on CBC Radio "Metro Morning" about the situation in Egypt

Friday, July 5, 2013

Prof. Mohammad Fadel was interviewed by Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio 1's Metro Morning show, about the recent ousting of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (June 4, 2013).

Listen to the interview on the CBC Radio website.

Professors Katz and Thorburn join the Faculty of Law

Friday, July 5, 2013

The Faculty of Law welcomes Professors Larissa Katz and Malcolm Thorburn who officially joined the law school on July 2, 2013. The scholars were hired in 2011 but were on sabbatical at the University of Oxford, then taught for a final year at Queen’s University. 

Prof. Shachar wins award for chapter on “Citizenship” in the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Prof. Ayelet Shachar has been awarded the inaugural Chapter Award of the Migration and Citizenship section of the American Political Science Association. She received the award for her chapter on “Citizenship” in the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Law. Here is the citation by the selection committee:

Prof. Brian Langille and JD student Josh Mandryk: "Ontario PC labour reforms violate core democratic principles"

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

In a commentary published in the Toronto Star, Prof. Brian Langille and JD student Josh Mandryk analyze the Ontario Labour Relations Act reforms being proposed by the opposition Ontario Progressive Conservative party ("Ontario PC labour reforms violate core democratic principles," June 10, 2013).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Attorney General of Ontario announces anti-SLAPP bill at Faculty of Law

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Dean Mayo Moran was part of a Ministry of the Attorney General announcement today, and played an integral role in recommending a proposed bill to protect freedom of speech and public participation while preventing nuisance litigation to deliberately tie up matters in court.

In a media conference at the Faculty of Law, Attorney General John Gerretsen announced the Ontario government’s Protection of Public Participation bill.

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