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Former Dean and current faculty member of the Faculty of Law Prof. Frank Iacobucci has released a report investigating the Government of Canada's actions towards three Canadians who were detained and mistreated by foreign governments (October 21, 2008).

One of Canada's most important and accomplished legal scholars, Professor Darlene Johnston of the Faculty of Law has been awarded the designation of Indigenous People's Counsel from the Indigenous Bar Association of Canada, (IBA), a non-profit professional organization for Indian, Inuit and Métis persons trained in the field of law.

The new David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights has been featured in the National Post on the occasion of its launch on September 5, 2008. The story describes the genesis of the Centre in a donation from David Asper, and the colloquium featuring major constitutional experts that marked its opening. It also quotes Dean Mayo Moran and the Centre's executive director, Cheryl Milne. ("New lab to study constitutional court challenges," September 6, 2008).

In a commentary on the Toronto Star website, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the implications of the recent conviction of a young offender in the Toronto terrorism case ("Guilt by association? Not quite," September 30, 2008).

Read the full commentary.