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New faculty member Prof. Nehal Bhuta analyzes Saddam trial

Friday, June 23, 2006

Incoming faculty member Nehal Bhuta, who will begin teaching at the U of T law school in the 2006-07 academic year, has written a commentary in Lebanon's Daily Star analyzing the trial of Saddam Hussein before the Iraqi High Tribunal ("Despite TV images, Saddam has not undermined his own trial," May 18, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Lorne Sossin analyzes human rights system reform in Ontario

Friday, June 23, 2006

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Lorne Sossin analyzes recent proposals by the Ontario government for reform to the province's human rights system ("We should skip a step in human rights cases," May 2, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Kent Roach - "Inquiry about the future as well as the past"

Friday, June 23, 2006

Prof. Kent Roach has published a commentary in the Toronto Star regarding the recently established public inquiry into the Air India bombing ("Inquiry about the future as well as the past," May 8, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Richard Owens - "Intellectual property laws need a rewrite"

Friday, June 23, 2006

Richard Owens, Executive Director of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, has written a commentary in the National Post analyzing the current state of copyright laws in the wake of the Da Vinci Code copyright lawsuit ("Intellectual property laws need a rewrite," May 10, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Colleen Flood Appointed New Scientific Director of CIHR Institute

Friday, June 23, 2006

Prof. Colleen Flood has bee appointed as incoming Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR). This appointment is effective September 1, 2006.

Prof. Brenda Cossman - "Room in the bed for everyone"

Friday, June 2, 2006

Prof. Brenda Cossman has written a commentary for the weekly Xtra on the question of polygamy ("Room in the bed for everyone: Reconsidering the similarities between polygamy & same-sex marriage," Thursday April 13, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Lorraine Weinrib - "The abortion law black hole"

Friday, June 2, 2006

In her monthly Law Times column, Prof. Lorraine Weinrib analyzes the issues arising from the idea of re-establishing laws regulating abortion in Canada ("The abortion law black hole," April 24, 2006).

Read the full commentary.

Faculty Mourns the Loss of Beloved Scholar Douglas Sherbaniuk

Friday, June 2, 2006

Professor Emeritus Douglas John Sherbaniuk, who taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for more than 30 years, passed away on April 8th, 2006.

The following notice was published in The Globe and Mail:

DOUGLAS JOHN SHERBANIUK, Q.C., L.L.M. RETIRED PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN TAX FOUNDATION.

Law faculty members part of international project on ethnicity and governance

Friday, June 2, 2006

Law school faculty members Richard Simeon, Sujit Choudhry, Karen Knop and Ayelet Shachar are among the University of Toronto faculty participating in a major international project focused on understanding the causes of ethnic conflict and suggesting policy prescriptions that promote democracy and peace. The project, which includes universities and institutions both in Canada and abroad, has been awarded a $2.5 million SSHRCC grant as a major collaborative research initiative.

Prof. Darlene Johnston highly sought after for expertise on native land claims

Friday, June 2, 2006

Prof. Darlene Johnston, specialist in First Nations issues, has been highly sought after recently with regard to the disputed land at the heart of the continuing native occupation in Caledonia, Southwestern Ontario. 

On April 22, Professor Johnston stated in the Montreal Gazette: "I don't think it's clear cut.  I think the fact there's been land claims research done for 30 years, and a case filed in the court more than a decade ago, shows it's not frivolous."

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