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Two U of T teams participate in the Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Kawaskimhon Aboriginal Moot team
The U of T teams taking a break from the proceedings at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Pictured, L-R: Gillian Reiss, Justin Basinger, Jay Potter, Promise Holmes Skinner, Jonathan Charland, Lisa Del Col and Cliff Anderson

By Lisa Del Col, Aboriginal Law Program Coordinator, Faculty of Law

See Yourself Here open house event wows students once again

Thursday, April 12, 2012

See Yourself Here

The Faculty of Law was a hub of student activity on March 2, 2012, as law students played host to more than 100 interested and eager youth from across the GTA who are pondering legal careers.

Newfoundland & Labrador native lands prestigious June Callwood Fellowship in Aboriginal Law

Thursday, April 12, 2012

March 7, 2012

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has awarded the prestigious June Callwood Fellowship in Aboriginal Law to Newfoundland and Labrador native Glenn Wheeler, a member of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation, to conduct a research project of special significance to the band. The June Callwood Fellowship in Aboriginal Law provides financial assistance for legal studies of special significance to Aboriginal people.

Law men in heels for "Walk a Day in Her Shoes" raise more than $6K for charity

Thursday, April 12, 2012

 Participants in "Walk a Day in Her Shoes"
Participants in "Walk a Day in Her Shoes"

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

They started off 'pumped' but by the end of the day, many male law professors and students were in considerable pain (unsurprisingly) after wearing high heels on International Women's Day, March 8, 2012.

Donor Appreciation night a chance for students to say 'Thank You'

Thursday, April 12, 2012

<p > Donor appreciation night
Paul Michell '94, Dean Mayo Moran '99, John D. Gregory '74 and John B. Laskin '76

More than 40 law alumni, benefactors and students attended the Donor Appreciation Reception in the Faculty Lounge on April 3, 2012.

Students' Law Society Fellowships announced

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Each year, the Students' Law Society awards 3 Fellowships to U of T law students to fund their public interest projects during the summer. Candidates must find a public interest organization where they would like work, obtain that organization's support for their project, and submit a proposal to the SLS. This year there were many excellent proposals submitted, making the selection process highly competitive. We are pleased to announce the three law students whose projects have been selected: Robin McNamara, Teresa MacLean, and Megan Strachan.

Prof. Arthur Ripstein receives the University of Toronto Alumni Association Faculty Award

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Congratulations to Prof. Arthur Ripstein, who has received the University of Toronto Alumni Association Faculty Award for consistently demonstrating excellence in both teaching and research.

See the full list of UTAA Awards of Excellence recipients.

Profs. Fernandez and Dubber publish new book, "Law Books in Action"

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Law Books in ActionProfs. Angela Fernandez and Markus Dubber are the co-editors of Law Books in Action: Essays on the Anglo-American Legal Treatise (Oxford: Hart Books, 2012). The book's 11 chapters include articles by Prof. Fernandez and U of T Profs. Stephen Waddams and Jim Phillips.

From the publisher:

Andrea St. Bernard, JD 2005, heads to the London Olympics

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Andrea St. Bernard, JD 2005

McMillan associate to represent Grenada in taekwondo

By Karen Gross

Center for Transnational Legal Studies featured in the New York Times, Prof. Rittich quoted

Monday, April 9, 2012

The Center for Transnational Studies, of which the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is a founding partner, is featured in the New York Times ("Four-Year-Old Center in London Is Devoted to Growing Field of Transnational Law," April 8, 2012).

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