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Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Libel-law relief"

Saturday, March 13, 2010

In the wake of two Supreme Court of Canada decisions regarding libel cases, Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes their implications for libel law and free expression in the media ("Libel-law relief," January 5, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Kent Roach: "Keep public inquiries independent"

Friday, February 12, 2010

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the threat to the independence of judicial inquiries in a bill recently introduced by the Ontario government, and argues for the importance of maintaining their independence ("Keep public inquiries independent," November 16, 2009).

Read the full article.

Prof. Valcke's article cited by House of Lords

Friday, February 12, 2010

An article by Prof. Catherine Valcke comparing French and English contract law was cited recently by Lord Hoffman, of the UK’s House of Lords, who called it “illuminating.”

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed"

Friday, February 12, 2010

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel has published a commentary in The Lawyers' Weekly that examines the lack of progress in improving the federal judicial appointments process in Canada ("Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed," November 20, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

Webcast of panel discussion on Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis now available

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

On April 21, 2009, the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights held a book launch for the new book Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis: The Dilemmas, Choices and Future of Parliamentary Government in Canada, edited by Lorne Sossin and Peter Russell and published by University of Toronto Press.

The launch included a panel discussion featuring Peter Hogg, Michael Valpy, David Cameron, and Barbara Cameron, moderated by Prof. Sujit Choudhry.

The webcast of the panel discussion has been archived.

Asper Centre calls for inquiry into background checks of potential jurors

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

In a brief to the Ontario Privacy Commissioner as part of the investigation into the alleged practice of conducting background checks on potential jurors, the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights calls for a public inquiry or wide-ranging independent probe of the issue. The brief was prepared by Prof. Lisa Austin, Research Assistant Kerri Lui (a JD student at the Faculty of Law), and Executive Director Cheryl Milne.

Prof. Ayelet Shachar's research profiled in Edge magazine

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Edge, the magazine about research at the University of Toronto, has profiled the work of Prof. Ayelet Shachar, who recently published her second book, The Birthright Lottery, in the Spring of 2009.

Read the Edge profile (PDF).

Prof. Shachar and The Birthright Lottery are also profiled in the Summer 2009 issue of Nexus.

Prof. Anita Anand - "Why macro is prudent"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Prof. Anita Anand has written a commentary in the Financial Post looking at proposals for "macroprudential regulation" of the financial sector ("Why macro is prudent: Canada should heed the call for macroprudential rules," September 23, 2009).

Read the full commentary. 

Prof. Colleen Flood's analysis of health Charter challenges featured in CMAJ

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

An analysis by Prof. Colleen Flood of health care-related legal challenges based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has been featured in detail in an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal ("Outcome of health-related legal challenges is sometimes surprising," October 9, 2009).

Read the full article on the CMAJ website.

Profs. Trebilcock and Iacobucci write about i4i injunction against Microsoft

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

In a commentary on the Globe and Mail website, Profs. Michael Trebilcock and Edward Iacobucci argue in favour of the recent court injunction on behalf of Toronto technology company i4i against Microsoft's Word software, resulting from Microsoft's infringement of an i4i patent ("Patent protection, the new mother of invention," September 22, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

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