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Prof. Ayelet Shachar on using citizenship as an Olympic recruiting tool

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Picking Winners

As the 2012 London Olympics approach, Nexus magazine takes a look at the touchy issue of citizenship as a recruitment tool, and its increasing use and abuse in the worldwide hunt for triumph ("Picking Winners," Spring/Summer 2012).

Prof. Ayelet Shachar has looked at this issue in depth, arguing that passports are becoming a powerful form of international currency. Elite athletes who have no real ties or connections to the countries that covet them are being wooed and enticed—offered the precious prize of citizenship in exchange for a whiff of gold. 

Prof. Ed Morgan appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto

Friday, June 22, 2012

Prof. Ed Morgan has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, effective immediately. Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, made the announcement today

Mr. Justice Morgan has been a professor at the Faculty of Law since 1986 (full professor since 2008). He practised with Davies Ward & Beck from 1989 to 1997 and thereafter maintained a litigation practice. His main areas of practice were commercial litigation, constitutional litigation, private international law and human rights law.

Prof. Audrey Macklin interviewed on CBC radio about C-31 Immigration Bill

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Prof. Audren Macklin was interviewed by host Matt Galloway on CBC Radio's Metro Morning about the federal government's controversial new immigration and refugee Bill C-31 (June 20, 2012).

Listen to the interview on the CBC website (7:26 minutes)

Prof. Trudo Lemmens - "Anglophone Media Using Protest to Attack All Things Quebec"

Friday, June 1, 2012

Prof. Trudo Lemmens has published a commentary in the Huffington Post looking at the coverage in the Anglophone media of the Quebec student protests  ("Anglophone Media Using Protest to Attack All Things Quebec," May 31, 2012).

Read the full commentary in the Huffington Post.

"A building to make the spirit soar" - Dean Mayo Moran discusses the new building project (video)

Thursday, May 31, 2012

"A building to make the spirit soar": watch Dean Mayo Moran discuss the vision and the design for the new Faculty of Law building in a video produced by the new building's architects, Hariri Pontarini Architects.

Prof. Ayelet Shachar - "The Solution to ‘Brain Drain’"

Thursday, May 31, 2012

In the "Room for Debate" section of The New York Times, Prof. Ayelet Shachar has contributed to a discussion about "Can Dual Citizens Be Good Americans?" Shachar argues that "the strategic value of dual nationality is immense," pointing to advantages for nations both sending and receiving immigrants ("The Solution to ‘Brain Drain’," May 22, 2012).

Read the full commentary on The New York Times website.

Prof. Audrey Macklin makes submission on behalf of Asper Centre about proposed refugee bill

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

By Louis Century, JD/MGA student and Research Assistant at the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights

On April 30 of this year, Prof. Audrey Macklin made submissions on behalf of the Asper Centre before the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The Committee was considering Bill C-31, Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, a sweeping piece of legislation with far-reaching changes to refugee determination, detention of newcomers and family reunification, among other issues.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "The difference between lunchtime prayer and a Jesus T-shirt"

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

In a commentary in The Globe and Mail, Prof. Ed Morgan analyzes the constitutional issues around different forms of religious expression in public schools ("The difference between lunchtime prayer and a Jesus T-shirt," May 9, 2012).

Read the full commentary on The Globe and Mail website.

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