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Prof. Ed Morgan - "Canadian educators need education on hate speech"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Prof. Ed Morgan has published a commentary in the National Post online edition about the limited scope of Canada's hate speech laws ("Canadian educators need education on hate speech," March 22, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Patrick Macklem - "Conditions on all reserves in Canada violate Constitution"

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

In a commentary for The Hill Times, Prof. Patrick Macklem discusses how conditions on reserves violate the rights of First Nations communities in Canada ("Social, economic conditions on all reserves in Canada violate Constitution," March 1, 2010).

Read the full commentary here.

Prof. Douglas Sanderson discusses "The State of Aboriginal Affairs" on TVO's The Agenda (webcast)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Prof. Douglas Sanderson took part in a panel discussion about "The State of Aboriginal Affairs" on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin on Feb. 19, 2010.

Watch the panel discussion on the TVO website.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission faces challenges in its quest

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

Justice Murray Sinclair
Justice Murray Sinclair speaks at the Faculty of Law

View the webcast of Justice Sinclair's speech 

(webcast includes introductory remarks)

Prof. Ian Lee provides Canadian perspective in Australia's Charter of Rights debate

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Prof. Ian Lee is currently a visiting scholar at the Sydney law school, University of Sydney. In a commentary in the Western Australia news site WA Today, Prof. Ian Lee contributes some insights from the Canadian experience to the current debate in Australia about establishing a charter of rights ("Look to past policies, not present, to gauge charter's need," March 1, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

New book out by International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal PerspectivesCongratulations to Prof. Rebecca Cook and Simone Cusack on the publication of their book, Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal Perspectives, now available in hardcover from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Prof. Mohammad Fadel on "The Agenda" panel discussing "The End of History at 20"

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Prof. Mohammad Fadel appeared on TVO's "The Agenda" on Jan. 11, 2010 as part of a panel discussion on the 20th anniversary of philosopher and political economist Francis Fukuyama's ground-breaking essay "The End of History?". The panel discussed how his thesis has held up over the past 20 years.

Watch the panel discussion on the TVO website.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "You can't say that: muzzled lawyers"

Saturday, March 13, 2010

In the National Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel has written a commentary about the power of provincial law societies to charge lawyers for opinions they express about the judicial system, and how this relates to the right of free speech guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("You can't say that: muzzled lawyers," December 12, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

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