Headnotes - Dec 3 2018

Announcements

Web Site and Headnotes

New videos on the website: talk on gene editing, debate on payment for surrogacy

Two new videos dealing with current issues in Health Law have been posted on the Faculty of Law website.

One of them is remarkably current - the talk by Josephine Johnston on "Genetics, Parents and Children: How Novel Technologies Challenge Ideas about Parental Responsibility" was given just before the recent news about a gene splicing experiment on embryos in China was revealed.

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Deans' Offices

Factum Writing Session

This factum writing session is intended to help mooters working on their facta, but anyone with an interest is welcome to attend!  Please join us in J140 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 22nd.

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Wright Lecture: Mark Tushnet on Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This year's Wright Lecture will be delivered by Mark Tushnet.  The lecture is titled, “Institutions for Protecting Constitutional Democracy: Some Conceptual Preliminaries” and will be delivered on Tuesday, January 22, starting at 4:10 pm in Jackman 140.  Please join us for this exciting academic event. 

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Student Office

Reminder about supports

Dear students:

As we approach the end of the term, please remember that there are a number of supports available if you find that you are struggling to cope with stress and anxiety.  In addition to the expected stress of exams, life can sometimes present a range of challenges that seriously impact our well-being. For a list of supports at the law school, the university, and in the community, please go to the law school’s web page here: http://www.law.utoronto.ca/student-life/personal-support/health-and-well-being/health-and-wellness-law-school

 

Please take a moment to remind yourself of the law school’s academic policies as well as our accommodations policies.  It is much easier to find workable remedies to problems if they are called to our attention sooner, rather than later, so we urge you to take a few minutes to review these policies.

 

Please also remember that the assistant deans and students services staff are happy to speak with you about any questions or concerns you may have. Our doors are always open.

 

Best regards

Alexis  

 

Alexis Archbold LL.B

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

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Exam Locations, ExamSoft & Final Paper Information

Dear Law Students,

 

Please review all the important information below about your upcoming exams and final papers.

 

Exam Locations

  • The December exam room assignments are now available for viewing online. Please check the schedule carefully and make sure that each of your room assignments is clear to you. Let us know if you have difficulty locating an exam room, or if you cannot determine the alphabetical group to which you are assigned.
  • Before the start of the exam period, please take some time to review the Examination Guidelines and Procedures. For purposes of identification, all students must present their T-Card upon arrival at the exam room. No student will be permitted to write an exam without a T-Card.  

ExamSoft (Examplify)

  • If you have not done so already, please ensure that your laptop meets the minimum system requirements for Mac or PC devices. Any computer-related concerns should be reported to the Records Office immediately.
  • In advance of the exam period, we recommend that you download and test the “Mock_Exam_2018-2019_EssayOnly” to familiarize yourself with the Examplify software. Please also have your other in-class exams downloaded on Examplify before you arrive at your assigned exam room.  

Final Papers

  • Unless your instructor has specifically set an earlier deadline, all final papers are due to the Records Office by Thursday, December 20 at 10am sharp.
  • Written work should be submitted electronically to assignments.law@utoronto.ca. We will not accept any hard copy submissions.  
  • Please include the written work cover page as the first page of your paper, and follow the correct document naming format (example: LAW239H1F-Environmenal Law-Green-Butterfly)

 

If you have any questions about the above information don’t hesitate to contact us!

 

All the best,

Tammy & Vannessa

_______________________

Records Office, Faculty of Law

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Mental health services during the exam period

Dear students,

 

To increase access to support services during the exam period, our Health & Wellness office is offering additional availability and an easy-access booking process for short notice counselling appointments during the month of December. If you have previously accessed counseling supports at the law school you can simply email Yukimi Henry or Salima Jadavji directly to book a meeting. If you have never accessed counseling services previously at the law school, please send an email requesting an appointment to wellness.law@utoronto.ca indicating your availability. The counsellors at the law school will make every effort to see students as quickly as possible during this period of time, typically within 2 business days.

 

Please be aware that Salima Jadavji is at the law school Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Emails sent to Salima outside of these days may not be returned until her return to the law school.

 

If you require urgent mental health related supports during this period of time, please be aware of the following resources:

  • Good2Talk: Post-secondary student distress line, available 24/7, 1-866-925-5454
  • Toronto Distress Centre: Telephone distress line, available 24/7, 418-408-4357
  • The Gerstein Centre: Telephone support line and mobile crisis services, available 24/7, 416-929-5200
  • CAMH Emergency Dept: emergency psychiatric and substance use assistance, available 24/7 at 250 College Street.

 

Good luck with exams and stay well!

Health & Wellness Office

 

 

Alexis Archbold LL.B

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

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Centres, Legal Clinics, and Special Programs

Write for the Asper Centre

Image result for david asper centre for constitutional rights

Premier Ford's use of the non-withstanding clause, cannabis policing, the new sex-ed curriculum, the use of segregation in penitentiaries... Interested in these or any other constitutional rights issues? Want to express your opinions on a platform with wide reach? Write a piece for the Asper Centre!

We are looking for short blog posts or longer pieces for our annual newsletter. The blog posts can be written at any time in the year. The newsletter pieces would need to be in by the end of January.

We are looking for students from all years.

If you are interested or have questions, email Jasmit De Saffel at jasmit.desaffel@mail.utoronto.ca.

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Career Development Office and Employment Opportunities

Job Postings This Week on UTLC
Upcoming Events on UTLC

Bora Laskin Law Library

Extended Hours at the Bora Laskin Law Library (Updated)

Extended Library Hours: Begin on Monday, November 19 and continue to Wednesday, December 19. During this time, the Bora Laskin Law Library will close later as follows:

  •         Monday through Friday: 8:45 am until midnight
  •         Saturday and Sunday: 10 am until 10 pm

Dec 19th All-Nighter: The Law Library will be open all night on Wednesday, December 19th to provide law students with access to resources and study space leading up to the Dec 20 deadline for written work. Reference Librarians will be available to assist students until midnight on Dec 19th and from 8:00 am on Dec 20. Please note that there will not be a Reference Librarian available between midnight and 8 am although the circulation desk will be staffed by students. Study rooms are also now available to book for the all-nighter.

Research Help:  As deadlines for papers approach, remember that the reference librarians are available to advise you on research strategy, databases and citation style. Please feel free to contact John Bolan, Sooin Kim, Susan Barker or Alexia Loumankis. 

Study Rooms: The Law Library has 11 bookable group study rooms. Details are here: http://library.law.utoronto.ca/book-study-room.  If you have experienced trouble logging into the online booking system please e-mail your UTORid to angela.gibson@utoronto.ca to be added to the database. In addition, the UofT Library has a list of bookable and non-bookable study rooms available at libraries across campus: http://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/group-study-rooms

Exam Preparation – Past Exams: The past five years of exams are available on e.Legal: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/e-legal/library-resources/past-exam-database. You will need to enter your e.Legal password to access PDFs of the exams.

 

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Bookstore

2019 Is Coming!

2019 Planners in the Law Bookstore!

A variety of daily and weekly planners for 2019 are now available at the Law Bookstore.

Plan Ahead! Get yours today!!

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Holiday Sale at the Bookstore!

Holiday Special!

Nov 30-Dec 20 in the Bookstore

Save on purchases of multiple gift items (clothing, drinkware, bags)

December Hours: Monday-Thurs 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, Friday 3 pm - 7 pm

Open for all your exam study needs plus course materials for January are arriving daily.

Holiday Special
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December Hours in the Bookstore

December Hours:

Monday-Thurs 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, Friday 3 pm - 7 pm

Open for all your exam study needs PLUS course materials for January are arriving daily.

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Other Notices

2019 Promise Auction: Call for Promises

The 2019 Promise Auction is coming up soon, and we are now accepting pledges for promises! Here’s how it works: members of the law school community provide “promises,” people bid on them, and the funds raised at the auction are donated to the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto and the First Nations Family and Caring Society of Canada. The auction itself will take place in mid- to late January 2019, but the deadline for pledging promises is December 19th, 2018.

If you would like to pledge a promise, please fill out and submit the Google Form linked here, or contact law.promiseauction@gmail.com. In the past, promises have included everything from baked goods, to trips to Costco, to personalized media training, to custom tattoo designs. Get as creative as you’d like! All members of the Faculty of Law community are encouraged to contribute.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepAmeuD3YDZbbNV4akXj4jAkEKZNYF...

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External Announcements: Events

MODERN VAGRANTS LGBTQI LIVES, DISCRIMINATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION IN THE CARIBBEAN
MODERN VAGRANTS

MODERN
VAGRANTS

LGBTQI LIVES,
DISCRIMINATION,
AND STRATEGIC
LITIGATION IN
THE CARIBBEAN


TUES. 04.12.2018
4:00–6:00PM
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Room 2098
University of Toronto ––– OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


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Robarts Holiday Market
Holiday market

Visit the Robarts Library Holiday Market and find the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for everyone on your list. Choose from an array of unique University of Toronto items, including the brand new, limited edition Library Collection. While you shop, enjoy free holiday treats. Great prizes to be won!  

Drop by and see us at Robarts Library on the 2nd floor, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 11 AM-2PM.

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Rights on Trial: How U.S. Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality

Rights on Trial: How U.S. Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality

Dr. Ellen Berrey, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto and an affiliated scholar of the American Bar Foundation

Date: Thursday December 6th, 2018
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Location: Ericson Seminar Room (room 265)

A light lunch will be served at 12:00 noon in the Lounge.


The talk will begin at 12:30pm in the Ericson Seminar Room (room 265)
Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies,
14 Queen’s Park Crescent West, Toronto, ON Canada, M5S 3K9


If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation, please contact Anjelica Cole at 416-978-3722 x226 or email anjelica.cole@utoronto.ca and we will do our best to make appropriate arrangements.

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Kiskinohamatowin: An International Academic Forum on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Kiskinohamatowin: An International Academic Forum on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Kiskinohamatowin academic forum will run Friday and Saturday, January 18 & 19, 2019, at Robson Hall at the University of Manitoba. Canadian Law and Society Association members are welcome to attend both days, although on Saturday, January 19, the Kiskinohamatowin events will run alongside the CLSA midwinter conference and attendance at the events will conflict. The registration site for the Kiskinohamatowin conference is here: http://law.robsonhall.com//?s=Kiskinohamatowin&x=0&y=0.

The Kiskinohamatowin conference is a forum for Indigenous peoples, policy makers, advocates and academics. It will profile research that can assist states and Indigenous peoples in implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Featured speakers are international experts, including current and former members of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, speaking on topics of international standards, norms, laws and mechanisms related to the human rights of Indigenous peoples and on regional case studies. 

The Kiskinohamatowin conference is sponsored by the Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre and Robson Hall Faculty of Law. 

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External Announcements: Other

Law Students Wanted to Participate in Provincial Roundtables on Jury Representation

Law Students Wanted to Participate in CIAJ’s Provincial Roundtables on Jury Representation
In the spring and fall of 2019, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) will organize provincial roundtables on the topic of systemic barriers to the representation of Indigenous peoples and racialized minorities on juries in Canada. The roundtables will take place in Manitoba (April 6, 2019), British Columbia (June 1, 2019), Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada respectively (specific dates to come). Law students studying or living in these provinces will be invited to work alongside members of the Roundtable Planning Committee.

How to participate
Students are encouraged to send their CV and a cover letter explaining their willingness to participate in this project. Please submit your documents to ciaj@ciaj-icaj.ca by January 31, 2019.

Details: https://ciaj-icaj.ca/en/featured-call-for-students/

Isabelle Ligot

Chef des communications

Institut canadien d’administration de la justice

Further Information
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Justice Roger Hughes keynoted annual Patent Colloquium

Friday, November 30, 2018

"What is a patent? It's a ticket to sue!"

By German Andres Guberman and Amanda Wolczanski, JD students

Justice Roger Hughes gave a candid and engaging talk on the patent system, as part of the keynote for the seventh annual Patent Law Colloquium, organized by the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. His self-proclaimed “rant” was an informal analysis of the patent system's cast of characters (including patent officers, judges and lawyers), deficiencies, and potential fixes.

U of T Faculty of Law startup Blue J Legal raises US$7 million, plans cross-border expansion

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Prof. Benjamin Alarie speaks about Blue J Legal

By Chris Sorenson

A University of Toronto legal startup that uses artificial intelligence to predict the outcomes of tax and employment law cases has raised US$7 million in financing – money that will be used to fund a U.S. expansion.

Prof. Gillian Hadfield writes "We’re going to live in a world of bots. They need to be polite" in Washington Post

Friday, November 30, 2018

In a commentary in the Washington Post, Prof. Gillian Hadfield discusses the importance of seemingly minor rules of behaviour in human interaction and the challenges robots with artificial intelligence may face as a result ("We’re going to live in a world of bots. They need to be polite," November 21, 2018).

Prof. Carol Rogerson awarded one of the 10 in 10 Awards of Excellence in Family Justice

Thursday, November 29, 2018
Portrait of Professor Carol Rogerson

Professor Carol Rogerson was awarded one of the 10 in 10 Awards of Excellence in Family Justice by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Ontario Chapter). The AFCC is a multi-disciplinary family justice organization with chapters in the United States, Canada, and Australia

Headnotes - Nov 26 2018

Announcements

Web Site and Headnotes

New video on the website - Holocaust Education Week: Lessons of the Holocaust

The video of the Jewish Law Students Association Holocaust Education Week event, "Lessons of the Holocaust," is now available on the Faculty of Law website.

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Deans' Offices

Factum Writing Session

This factum writing session is intended to help mooters working on their facta, but anyone with an interest is welcome to attend!  Please join us in J140 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 22nd.

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Wright Lecture: Mark Tushnet on Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This year's Wright Lecture will be delivered by Mark Tushnet.  The lecture is titled, “Institutions for Protecting Constitutional Democracy: Some Conceptual Preliminaries” and will be delivered on Tuesday, January 22, starting at 4:10 pm in Jackman 140.  Please join us for this exciting academic event. 

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Student Office

LEADERSHIP SKILLS – INSIGHT #3: Do you have trouble identifying yourself as a leader?

LEADERSHIP SKILLS – INSIGHT #3

Do you have trouble identifying yourself as a leader?

Check out Sloane Davis' blog post
https://leadingaslawyers.blog/2018/05/24/start-where-you-stand/

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November Health & Wellness Bulletin

Happy November!

Check out all of the health & wellness related events and activities happening this month:

- safeTALK workshops

- Health & Wellness Open House

- Test & Exam Services Registration deadline

- Dodgeball

And much more!

november_health_wellness_bulletin.docx
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UofT Law Mindfulness Program: Exam Session

UofT Law Mindfulness Program: "Enhancing Concentration & Focus through Mindfulness"

Just in time for exams, join us for another Mindful Monday. Learn from our expert facilitator all about using mindfulness skills and practice to enhance your cognitive efficacy. Monday, November 26th from 12:30-2:00pm in J225.

Lunch will be provided.

Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/uoft-law-mindfulness-program-improving-conce...

For questions please contact Yukimi Henry at yukimi.henry@utoronto.ca

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Reminder about supports

Dear students:

As we approach the end of the term, please remember that there are a number of supports available if you find that you are struggling to cope with stress and anxiety.  In addition to the expected stress of exams, life can sometimes present a range of challenges that seriously impact our well-being. For a list of supports at the law school, the university, and in the community, please go to the law school’s web page here: http://www.law.utoronto.ca/student-life/personal-support/health-and-well-being/health-and-wellness-law-school

 

Please take a moment to remind yourself of the law school’s academic policies as well as our accommodations policies.  It is much easier to find workable remedies to problems if they are called to our attention sooner, rather than later, so we urge you to take a few minutes to review these policies.

 

Please also remember that the assistant deans and students services staff are happy to speak with you about any questions or concerns you may have. Our doors are always open.

 

Best regards

Alexis  

 

Alexis Archbold LL.B

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

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Academic Events

Lunch Series on Comparative Law and Foreign Legal Systems: "Angola, a New President, but the Same Legal System - What Has Changed?" - 28 November

Lunch Series on Comparative Law and Foreign Legal Systems: 
"Angola: A New President But the Same Legal System - What Has Changed?"

Date & Time:  Wednesday 28 November, 12:30--2:00 PM
Location:  Falconer Hall, Room 212

Please join us for the second talk of this academic year's Lunch Series on Comparative Law and Foreign Legal Systems. On Wednesday 27 November, LL.M. Student Ibrahim de Carvalho will share his insights about the (inter)relations between law & politics in the specific context of Angola.

Ibrahim's talk will take place in Room FA 212 on the first floor of Falconer Hall. As last time, there will be ample time for questions and discussion after the talk.

A light lunch will be served.  Please bring your own mugs for coffee.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!
 

About the Lunch Series:  The Lunch Series on Comparative Law and Foreign Legal Systems aims to provide a friendly forum for graduate law students to discuss and exchange with their peers about selected aspects of non-Canadian law and legal systems.

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Student Activities

iTrek Israel Trip

Come to Israel with your fellow U of T Law students on iTrek!

iTrek is a 7 day trip to Israel from April 27th – May 4th open to all U of T Law students. Over the course of the trip we will explore Israel’s cultural landscape, legal environment, nightlife, high-tech industry, history, and politics. All led by your fellow law students! 

Due to the overwhelming success of the trip last year, we are expanding and are now looking for 30-45 participants. Applications are due November 30th and early registration payments ($350 USD) are due January 15th. Late registration payments ($400 USD) will be due Feb 1st.

To apply, please fill out the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/QJ6nIuOheC0ifzrf2

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Career Development Office and Employment Opportunities

Job Postings This Week on UTLC
Upcoming Events on UTLC

Bora Laskin Law Library

Extended Hours at the Bora Laskin Law Library

Extended Library Hours: Begin on Monday, November 19 and continue to Wednesday, December 19. During this time, the Bora Laskin Law Library will close later as follows:

  •         Monday through Friday: 8:45 am until midnight
  •         Saturday and Sunday: 10 am until 10 pm

Research Help:  As deadlines for papers approach, remember that the reference librarians are available to advise you on research strategy, databases and citation style. Please feel free to contact John Bolan, Sooin Kim, Susan Barker or Alexia Loumankis. 

Study Rooms: The Law Library has 11 bookable group study rooms. Details are here: http://library.law.utoronto.ca/book-study-room.  If you have experienced trouble logging into the online booking system please e-mail your UTORid to angela.gibson@utoronto.ca to be added to the database. In addition, the UofT Library has a list of bookable and non-bookable study rooms available at libraries across campus: http://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/group-study-rooms

Exam Preparation – Past Exams: The past five years of exams are available on e.Legal: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/e-legal/library-resources/past-exam-database. You will need to enter your e.Legal password to access PDFs of the exams.

 

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Bookstore

November Bookstore Hours

Bookstore Hours in November

CLOSED Reading Week, Nov 5-9

OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN

the rest of November

Mon-Thurs 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Friday 3 pm - 7 pm

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Book Deals!

Great Deals on Books!

Feld & Mendelson Venture Deals, 3rd Edition only $15 until Nov 30 or supplies run out. There are a LIMITED number of copies at this great price.

There are still a FEW out-of-date editions of select law books for $5 -- these are almost gone! Get them while you can!

 

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2019 Is Coming!

2019 Planners in the Law Bookstore!

A variety of daily and weekly planners for 2019 are now available at the Law Bookstore.

Plan Ahead! Get yours today!!

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Other Notices

2019 Promise Auction: Call for Promises

The 2019 Promise Auction is coming up soon, and we are now accepting pledges for promises! Here’s how it works: members of the law school community provide “promises,” people bid on them, and the funds raised at the auction are donated to the Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto and the First Nations Family and Caring Society of Canada. The auction itself will take place in mid- to late January 2019, but the deadline for pledging promises is December 19th, 2018.

If you would like to pledge a promise, please fill out and submit the Google Form linked here, or contact law.promiseauction@gmail.com. In the past, promises have included everything from baked goods, to trips to Costco, to personalized media training, to custom tattoo designs. Get as creative as you’d like! All members of the Faculty of Law community are encouraged to contribute.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepAmeuD3YDZbbNV4akXj4jAkEKZNYF...

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External Announcements: Events

MODERN VAGRANTS LGBTQI LIVES, DISCRIMINATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION IN THE CARIBBEAN
MODERN VAGRANTS

MODERN
VAGRANTS

LGBTQI LIVES,
DISCRIMINATION,
AND STRATEGIC
LITIGATION IN
THE CARIBBEAN


TUES. 04.12.2018
4:00–6:00PM
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Room 2098
University of Toronto ––– OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


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Tue, Nov 27: Deepfakes, Deep Harms (w/ Regina Rini & Leah Cohen)

Deepfakes, Deep Harms

Imagine that an online video appears, showing you doing or saying something you would never do. You know it is fake, but not everyone believes you. This scenario may soon be possible, thanks to the use of machine learning to fabricate convincing video and audio recordings, so-called ‘deepfakes’. We look ahead to the dangers of this technology, distinguishing the variety of ways it can harm or wrong people: material, reputational, and existential.

☛ please register here

Regina Rini & Leah Cohen
York University
Philosophy


04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
200 Larkin

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Wed, Nov 28: Contract as an Ethical Frame for Employment, Tenancy, and Consumption (w/ John Enman-Beech)

Contract as an Ethical Frame for Employment, Tenancy, and Consumption

What happens when we think employment, tenancy, and consumption (ETC) through the ethical frame of contract? This frame sees ETC as a collection of individual deals that assign obligations to the deals’ parties. The ETC system is justified if the individual deals are justified, and a deal is justified if it is the product of voluntary and informed agreement. But deals are rarely if ever fully voluntary and informed in ETC. This calls the contractual frame into question, but it continues to be used everywhere, from legal doctrine to economic analysis to political rhetoric to individuals’ conceptions of their relationships to their cell providers. My hypothesis: contract perversely conscripts people into choosing and re-choosing the existing social order, entrenching patterns of preferences and entitlements, and thereby (through people’s desire to feel in control of their choices) to identify with their roles.

☛ please register here

John Enman-Beech
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
Doctoral Fellow

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
200 Larkin

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Thu, Nov 29: Self, Others and the State: Relations of Criminal Responsibility (w/ Arlie Loughnan)

Self, Others and the State: Relations of Criminal Responsibility

The paper aims to make the case for a fresh examination of the topic of criminal responsibility. An assessment of the criminal law literature reveals that criminal responsibility is regarded as significant in three main ways: (1) as the normative heart of the criminal law; (2) as serving the coordination and legitimation needs of the criminal law; and (3) as a platform for the development of the modern criminal law. These three accounts of the significance of criminal responsibility correspond to the work of a group of scholars, or, in the case of (2) and (3), single scholars – Nicola Lacey and Lindsay Farmer – who have developed sui generis analyses. This is not all there is to the significance of criminal responsibility, however. I suggest that criminal responsibility is significant because it encodes keys sets of relations – between self, others and the state – as relations of responsibility. My account of criminal responsibility as encoding relations of responsibility assists in identifying the significance of criminal responsibility outside the criminal law. As I discuss in this chapter, on my account, the significance of criminal responsibility arises from the dynamic inter-relation between criminal responsibility and social ideas about responsibility, according to which considerations of power, subjectivity and relationality make themselves felt in the criminal law in particular ways.

☛ please register here

Arlie Loughnan
University of Sydney
Law

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
200 Larkin

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"Thinking about guilt and responsibility" - featuring Professor Alan Norrie - with Profs. Chiao and Thorburn - Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

Thinking about guilt and responsibility

A forum featuring Professor Alan Norrie, Warwick University

"Animals who think and love: law, identification, and the moral psychology of guilt"

Comments and discussion will follow, with Prof. Vincent Chiao and Prof. Malcolm Thornburn, U of T Faculty of Law, and Prof. Ben Berger, Osgoode Hall Law School
Moderator: Prof. Mariana Valverde

Date: Friday November 30, 2018

Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:
CrimSL Ericson Seminar Room (room 265)
Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies,
14 Queen’s Park Crescent West, 2nd floor,
Toronto, ON Canada, M5S 3K9


All welcome

If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation, please contact Maria Wowk at 416-978-3722 x239 or email crim.admin@utoronto.ca and we will do our best to make appropriate arrangements.

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Robarts Holiday Market
Holiday market

Visit the Robarts Library Holiday Market and find the perfect gift or stocking stuffer for everyone on your list. Choose from an array of unique University of Toronto items, including the brand new, limited edition Library Collection. While you shop, enjoy free holiday treats. Great prizes to be won!  

Drop by and see us at Robarts Library on the 2nd floor, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 11 AM-2PM.

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External Announcements: Opportunities

Justis International Law & Technology Writing Competition - entry deadline 1st December 2018

Open to all students around the world


The Justis International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2019 has a grand prize of £2,000 available for the best 1,000-word blog-style article on one of four topics.


Visit the Writing Competiton page to find out more about this year's topics, prizes, our partners and how to enter. All entries must be submitted using the form on the competition page by 1st December 2018.
 
You can also view guidance and inspiration for this year's competition here.




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Info session: St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award, an all expenses paid conference May 2019 (note: time has changed)

AWARD FOR ALL EXPENSES PAID CONFERENCE IN SWITZERLAND - MAY 2019

Open to JD, LLM and SJD students

Info session @ Jackman

Tuesday Nov 27 @ 11:30am in J125

RSVP online to attend, email valentine.daendliker@symposium.org

Would you like to share your vision of the future with world leaders such as
Dominic Barton, Professor Niall Ferguson, Kersti Kaljulaid, Christine Lagarde, or Jack Ma?

Discuss your ideas with the global elite, create an impact and enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland.

Seize the opportunity to qualify as one of 200 “Leaders of Tomorrow” for the 48th St. Gallen Symposium (www.symposium.org) by competing for the 31st St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award. A special jubilee symposium awaits you with a prize money of CHF 20,000 and various festivities.

Here some more highlights if you make it to St. Gallen:

  • Meet 600 top managers, entrepreneurs, politicians and scientists from around the world
  • Share your ideas with the symposium’s global audience
  • Small and intimate gatherings with world leaders, exclusively for the Leaders of Tomorrow
  • Meet 200 of the world’s brightest young minds and become member of a global community

 

The 49th St. Gallen Symposium will be held from 8–10 May 2018 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and is devoted to the theme “Capital for Purpose”. The St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award is the world’s foremost student essay competition giving you the extraordinary opportunity to share your voice and opinion with some of the world’s most influential luminaries.

Have a look at competition question and requirements at www.symp.sg/competition, register now to receive the latest news and tips, and hand in your essay no later than February 1, 2019.

To get more insights check out www.youtube.com/user/StGallenSymposium and follow us on our Social Media channels.

I look forward to seeing you at our presentation in Jackman on Tuesday Nov 27 at 11:30am in J125. 
RSVP by email to attend the presentation to valentine.daendliker@symposium.org

 With best regards,

Valentine Daendliker
Responsible for Leaders of Tomorrow
valentine.daendliker@symposium.org

www.symposium.org

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Late announcements

Ultra Vires Recruitment Special Prints on Wednesday!

Ultra Vires Recruitment Special prints on Wednesday! Join us in the Rowell Room at 12:30 for fresh-out-of-the-oven donuts and fresh-off-the-press copies of UV! Hope to see you there!

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U of T Careers: Markus Dubber on the work of an ethicist

Friday, November 23, 2018

Prof. Markus Dubber

From The Bulletin Brief

Markus Dubber, a scholar and professor of law and ethics, might surprise you when he tells you about what motivates him to create learning opportunities for students outside the classroom. “I want them to not hate school as much as I sometimes did,” he says with a laugh.

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