IRSHP Fellow Lisa Kelly - "Why anti-john laws don't work"

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

In the Toronto Star, International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program Fellow Lisa Kelly has co-authored a commentary with lawyer Katrina Pacey arguing against recent calls to criminalize the purchase of sexual services ("Why anti-john laws don’t work," Oct. 19, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website.

IHRP Students Engage with ICC Prosecutor on Recent Visit

Friday, November 18, 2011

Andrew Max (2L) who interned at the International Criminal Court last summer, had a chance to interview the Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, on his recent visit to Toronto.

Faculty of Law research highlighted in new U of T Social Innovation Catalogue

Friday, November 18, 2011

An ambitious new census of social innovation research at the University of Toronto highlights several different areas in which the Faculty of Law is active.

Latest issue of IHRP "Rights Review" features interns' summer experiences

Friday, November 18, 2011

In the latest issue of the International Human Rights Program's Rights Review, IHRP interns write about their summer experiences at placements with human rights organizations around the world.

Read Rights Review on the IHRP website.

Profs. Stern and Lemmens call for fraud charges against "guest authors" of ghostwritten articles

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

(Toronto, Aug. 2, 2011) Two University of Toronto Faculty of Law professors argue that academics who ‘lend’ their names, and receive substantial credit as guest authors of medical and scientific articles ghostwritten by industry writers, should be charged with professional and academic misconduct and fraud, even if the articles contain factually correct information.

"A Courtroom Drama" - JD student Lwam Ghebrehariat featured in "Canadian Lawyer 4 Students" magazine

Saturday, November 12, 2011

JD student Lwam Ghebrehariat has been profiled in Canadian Lawyer 4 Students magazine ("A Courtroom Drama," Spring 2011). In the profile, Ghebrehariat discusses the role that his acting career has played in his path to law school.

Read the profile on the Canadian Lawyer 4 Students website.

TVO The Agenda panel on "Five Questions About 9/11" includes Prof. Mohammad Fadel

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Prof. Mohammad Fadel was a member of a panel on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin that discussed "Five Questions About 9/11" (Sept. 9, 2011) to mark of the 10th anniversary of the attack.

Watch the video on the TVO website.

Year 1 of Internationally Trained Lawyers Program draws to a successful close

Saturday, November 12, 2011

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

 ITL program graduates
The first cohort of the Internationally Trained Lawyers Program

Prof. Mohammad Fadel - "Why Egyptian progressives should be chanting 'economy first'"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Prof. Mohammade Fadel has written a commentary in Foreign Policy magazine's The Middle East Channel arguing that Egypt's reformers should focus on economic issues first ("Why Egyptian progressives should be chanting 'economy first'", July 18, 2011).

Read the full article on the Foreign Policy website.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Who can regulate Canadian securities?"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel provides an overview of the constitutional issues that the Supreme Court of Canada will have to consider in the Securities Act reference ("Who can regulate Canadian securities?", July 15, 2011).

Read the full article on the Faculty Blog.