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The Faculty of Law's International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Programme has co-written a friend-of-the-court brief with the Center for Reproductive Rights in the case ABC v. Ireland before the European Court of Human Rights. A decision was given in the case on Dec. 16, 2010.

University of Toronto Faculty of Law students swept the pool in the Insolvency Institute of Canada's Student Essay Competition 2010, placing first, second and third.

The competition is held annually and is open to JD students across the country. Essays must be on a restructuring-related topic. First prize is $5,000, second prize is $3,500 and third prize is $1,500. The winner is invited to the IIC's Annual Meeting where there is a formal presentation. Our three prize winners were as follows:

In its Winter 2011 issue, UofT Magazine has chosen ten "Next Big Ideas" from the hundreds of ideas generated by University of Toronto faculty each year. One of these ideas is provided by the Faculty of Law's Prof. Douglas Sanderson, who discusses the importance of "Restoring a Way of Life" for Canada's indigenous peoples.