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Brian Langille Appointed Interim Dean

Friday, October 7, 2005

Professor Brian Langille has been appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law, effective July 1, 2005. Prof. Langille will serve as Interim Dean until a new Dean is chosen to replace Dean Ronald J. Daniels, who was appointed Provost of the University of Pennsylvania in April 2005.   Professor Langille's research and teaching interests include labour law, contract law and legal theory, and his recent work addresses issues of international economic integration and labour policy.

"Shades of grey on Sharia" - by Prof. Anver Emon

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Prof. Anver Emon has written a commentary in the National Post on the subject of the proposal to implement Sharia arbitration panels in Ontario ("Shades of grey on Sharia," July 29, 2005).

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Prof. Sujit Choudhry Appointed to City of Toronto External Advisory Panel

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Professor Sujit Choudhry has been appointed by the Toronto City Council to a three-member external advisory panel to provide advice and support to the City's review of its system of governance. Working pro bono, Prof. Choudhry is expected to file a report in late fall along with panel members Ann Buller, President of Centennial College and Martin Connell, co-owner of ACE Bakery Limited.

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Prof. Lemmens to Chair Inquiry over Seizure of Medical Research

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Prof. Trudo Lemmens has been appointed chair of a three-person inquiry, on behalf of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), into the seizure of materials belonging to a research project being conducted by a University of Ottawa professor of medicine.

Prof. Benjamin Alarie and JD student Matt Sudak comment on NHL Freeloaders

Saturday, September 3, 2005

In a commentary in the National Post ("NHL Freeloaders," March 9, 2005), Prof. Benjamin Alarie and JD student Matt Sudak discuss the tax-free status of the NHLPA's  lockout payments to NHL players.

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Prof. Morgan comments on academic boycott

Saturday, September 3, 2005

In a column in the National Post, Prof. Ed Morgan commented on the British Association of University Teachers' decision to boycott two Israeli universities ("Cover for a Deeper Prejudice," April 27, 2005).

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"Saving Darfur shouldn't be this hard" - by Noah Novogrodsky

Saturday, September 3, 2005

Noah Novogrodsky, Director of the International Human Rights Program, has published a commentary in the National Post regarding the situation in Darfur, Sudan ("Saving Darfur shouldn't be this hard," May 26, 2005).

"Canada's feeble response is all the more inexcusable given that preventing and accounting for human rights abuses on the scale of Darfur has been Canada's signature foreign policy objective for the past decade," he says.

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Law School Hosting International Conference on the Rights of Sexual Minorities

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

The International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) is holding its third conference in Toronto from June 26-29, 2005, co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and the Law Society of Upper Canada. "Rights are Right" incorporates three main themes "Right to Live · Right to Sexuality · Right to Love."

The International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) unites people around the world who are dedicated to the principle of equality under the law for lesbians and gay men, and bisexual and transgendered persons.

Prof. Ziegel comments on proposed Supreme Court selection process

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel published a commentary in the Globe and Mail online edition arguing that the government's proposals for a new Supreme Court selection process are flawed ("Supreme Court selection process needs more thought", April 13, 2005).

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