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Prof. Martin Friedland interviewed on TVO's "The Agenda" about the history of U of T

Thursday, November 21, 2013

On the occasion of the publication of the second edition of Prof. Martin Friedland's The University of Toronto: A History, TVO's Steve Paikin interviewed Prof. Friedland on his show "The Agenda" about the project and U of T's storied history.

Asper Centre symposium examines its impact and charts its future

Thursday, November 14, 2013

By Vito Cupoli

“Constitutional rights seem like an obscure subject for most Canadians, until their own rights are adversely affected,” said alumnus David Asper, LLM 2007. Five years later, a clear picture emerged on Nov. 8, 2013 of the influence of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights on the definition of rights in Canada. 

Goodman lecturer asks: "Where is the iPhone of law?"

Thursday, October 17, 2013

By David Kumagai, 2L

“Where is the iPhone of law?”

That was the question Professor Gillian Hadfield asked an audience of more than 50 students and professors at this year’s David B. Goodman Lecture in Emmanuel College, Oct. 10.

Groundbreaking Program on Ethics in Law and Business launches

Monday, March 11, 2013

Launch of the Program on Ethics in Law and Business

By Noel Semple, JD 2007, SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for the Legal Profession

The Hon. Lynn Smith presents the 2012-2013 Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

"The Quest for A Charter Equality Test: Has the Longest Way Round Been the Shortest Way Home?"

 By Aoife Quinn, 1L

 

“Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.” James Joyce, Ulysses

R v Morgentaler: how far we have come, and still need to go

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
R v Morgentaler: how far we have come, and still need to go

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo / Illustration by Justin Renteria

Leading constitutional and human rights players gathered at the Faculty of Law on January 29, 2013, for a stimulating discussion to mark the momentous Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck down the country’s restrictive abortion law a quarter century ago.

Full webscast of Residential Schools Settlement conference now available

Thursday, January 31, 2013

The full webcast of the conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation & Settlement Processes is now available on this website. Each individual session has its own webcast. The conference features Chief Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations;  The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, former Supreme Court of Canada justice who led the settlement process; The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and many others involved in this historic agreement.

Webcast of Access to Justice Town Hall now available

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The webcast of the Access to Justice Town Hall on Nov. 21, 2012 is now available.

The town hall discussed the latest developments in Ontario on access to justice, particularly for middle income citizens. The event celebrated the launch of Middle Income Access to Justice from UofT Press, and follow up on the Faculty's international colloquium on this issue. It featured leading figures from the Ontario legal community in a discussion moderated by Ellen Roseman of the Toronto Star.

Convocation Day, June 8, 2012 - Webcast

Friday, June 1, 2012

Convocation

The Faculty of Law's Convocation ceremony on June 8, 2012 will be webcast live here, starting just before 10 am.

Our guest speaker is: The Hon. Justice Robert Sharpe, LLB 1970, a former dean of the Faculty of Law.

"A building to make the spirit soar" - Dean Mayo Moran discusses the new building project (video)

Thursday, May 31, 2012

"A building to make the spirit soar": watch Dean Mayo Moran discuss the vision and the design for the new Faculty of Law building in a video produced by the new building's architects, Hariri Pontarini Architects.

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