The Faculty of Law is saddened to announce the passing of Visiting Professor G. Blaine Baker. Professor Baker was an accomplished scholar in the area of Canadian legal history, as well as commercial and administrative law.  He was the recipient of publishing awards from the Canadian Law and Society Association, the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, the American Society for Legal History and the Canadian Historical Association. 

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Anita Anand assesses the Ontario Security Commission's use of no-contest settlements and argues that "We should question whether the alleged benefits of no-contest settlements, including efficiency and deterrence, outweigh the weaknesses of this enforcement program" ("Time for the OSC to revisit its policy on no-contest settlements," July 10, 2018).

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(L) Samer Muscati, Director, International Human Rights Program; Shalini Konanur, Executive Director, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO); Amanda Dale, Executive Director, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic; Angela Wong, Staff Lawyer, Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic (CSALC); and Monette Maillet, Director General, Canadian Human Rights Commission.

By Jenny Mao, 3L

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Lisa Austin argues that "data is not a natural resource but a new informational dimension to individual and community life" ("We must not treat data like a natural resource," July 9, 2018).

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We must not treat data like a natural resource

By Lisa Austin

July 9, 2018

Recent SJD graduate David Sandomierski has received the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal for his work, one of the most prestigious awards for graduate students in Canada. The gold medal is awarded by each university to the graduate students who achieve the highest academic standing.

Dean Edward Iacobucci is delighted to announce that the recipients of the Dean’s Leadership Awards for 1L and 2L students are:

Human Rights Groups Urge Canada to Legislate Against Indefinite Immigration Detention, End Child Detention