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Prof. Anver Emon has published a commentary in the Globe and Mail in response to the Ontario government's decision to ban all forms of family arbitration based on religious law, including Islamic law ("A Mistake to Ban Sharia," Globe and Mail, September 13, 2005).

Read the full commentary.

Professors Kent Roach, Colleen Flood and Lorne Sossin have written a commentary on "A way forward for medicare" in the Toronto Star (September 16, 2005). The commentary is published in conjunction with the conference they have organized on the same day, Access to Care, Access to Justice: The Legal Debate over Private Health Insurance in Canada, which explores the implications of the Chaoulli decision.

Prof. Stephen Waddams has just received the University's highest honour:  appointment as a University Professor.  This honour is a great testament to Stephen's remarkable scholarly career and his foundational contributions to legal scholarship in Canada and beyond.

From the University of Toronto Bulletin:

Anver Emon joined the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law this week as the law school's first Islamic law scholar. In January 2006, the Faculty will welcome a second Islamic law scholar, Mohammad Fadel, who also has an expertise in business law.