Judith McCormack receives Guthrie Award from LFO for contributions to access to justice

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Judith McCormack

Judith McCormack, long-time Executive Director of student law clinic Downtown Legal Services (and currently Acting Assistant Dean, Professional Legal Education), is the recipient of the 2011 Guthrie Award from the Law Foundation of Ontario for her contributions to access to justice.

Prof. Audrey Macklin interviewed on CBC radio about "The Changing Face of Canada"

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Prof. Audrey Macklin was interviewed on the CBC Radio 1 program Here and Now about "The Changing Face of Canada." New census say immigrants could solely account for Canada's population growth in the coming decade, and Prof. Macklin discusses how this could have an impact on future public policy.

Listen to the full interview on the CBC website

The IHRP "Rights Review" - 25th anniversary edition

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The International Human Rights Program has published its latest issue of "Rights Review" (issue 5:2, February 2012). This special issue marks the program's 25th anniversary and celebrates the program’s achievements through the lens of its current students and alumni.

Read the February 2012 issue of "Rights Review" (PDF)

IHRP celebrates International Women’s Day with Update of Key Women’s Rights Resource

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March 8, 2012 - To celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is pleased to announce key updates to the Women’s Human Rights Resources (WHRR) database on the Bora L

IHRP Launches Permanent 25th Anniversary Online Exhibition

Friday, February 24, 2012

With the close of its highly successful 25th Anniversary exhibition, Transformative Human Rights: 25 Years in the Field, at the University of Toronto Art Centre, the IHRP has launched a permanent online exhibition 

IHRP Announces its 2012 Summer Interns

Friday, February 24, 2012

The IHRP is pleased to announce its 2012 summer interns who will be travelling across the globe to advance the field of humna rights - from China to Geneva to Peru.  See the list of interns 

Prof. Jeff MacIntosh on securities regulation: "Let provinces run it"

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Jeff MacIntosh examines aspects of a provincially-run securities regulatory regime ("Let provinces run it," January 26, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Financial Post website.

Webcast and recap of conference on SCC Copthorne Holdings decision

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

On Friday, January 6, 2012, the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and the National Centre for Business Law at the University of British Columbia jointly sponsored a conference on the Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous judgment of December 16, 2011 in Copthorne Holdings Ltd. v. The Queen.