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Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Playing politics with refugees" (with Prof. Sean Rehaag)

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Prof. Audrey Macklin, with Prof. Sean Rehaag of Osgoode Hall Law School, has published a commentary in The Toronto Star arguing that Bill C-49, the federal government’s bill on human smuggling, is deeply flawed ("Playing politics with refugees," December 3, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

Dean Mayo Moran re-appointed to second term

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Dean Mayo Moran(Nov. 18, 2010) Prof.  Mayo Moran has been re-appointed dean of the law school, effective July 1, 2011 and ending on June 30, 2016.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to continue as dean of this outstanding law school,” says Moran. “Our Faculty is stronger than ever, and I’m very proud of what we have collectively achieved over the past four years.”

Prof. Anita Anand - "Another take on the Lortie report"

Saturday, February 19, 2011

In the December issue of Investment Executive, Prof. Anita Anand has written a guest column offering a rebuttal of a report that challenges the need for a national securities commission prepared by Pierre Lortie, former head of the Montreal Exchange ("Another take on the Lortie report," December 2010).

Read the full commentary (PDF).

IHRP intern Morgan Sim at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Morgan Sim on Stone Town Beach, TanzaniaEvery year, the Faculty of Law's International Human Rights Program sends interns to work at human rights programs around the world during the summer months.

Article: MacIntosh - A saga of political futility

Friday, February 18, 2011

National securities regulation: A saga of political futility

by Jeffrey MacIntosh

This commentary was first published in the February 18, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.

The political naiveté of champions of a national scheme of securities regulation is astonishing. The last 15 years have been replete with statements from countless Canadians of gravitas that a national regulator is about three months away. It’s amazing how long it has taken those three little months to come and go.

Reunion 2010 renews ties once again

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Reunion 2010

(Oct. 22, 2010) It takes a certain type of lecture to draw more than 100 listeners to a talk on a Friday afternoon at 4 pm. And the topic presented by Prof. Michael Trebilcock, “Why foreign aid mostly fails,” certainly did.

Leadership Lunch with Ambassador John Hannaford

Friday, January 7, 2011

Ambassador John Hannaford '93(Oct. 21, 2010) Canada’s ambassador to Norway, John Hannaford, JD  ’93, took part in a “Leadership Lunch” today,  a Faculty of Law program where visiting alumni have an informal lunch with students and talk about their career track, in or outside traditional law practice.

Miss the Grand Moot? Want to experience it again? The 2010 Grand Moot webcast is now available

Friday, January 7, 2011

The video of the 2010 Grand Moot is now available on the Faculty of Law website, along with photos and other information about the event.

The Moot argued the case of a bystander arrested at a political protest who is suing for breach of her Charter rights and is seeking damages.

Watch the video on the 2010 Grand Moot web page.

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