In a commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Prof. Trudo Lemmens and Dr. Scott Kim, a physician and bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) argue that offering medical assistance in dying to people in Canada on the basis of psychiatric illnesses could put vulnerable people at risk ("Should assisted dying for psychiatric disorders be legalized in Canada?," June 21, 2016).

Read the full commentary on the CMAJ website.

Prof. Kent Roach, LLB 1987, co-author of False Security with the University of Ottawa's Craig Forcese, has been recognized with two notable awards.

The Faculty of Law’s The Faculty of Law’s Arthur Ripstein, professor of law and philosophy, and a 2016 Killam Research Fellow, has been designated a University Professor. This designation recognizes remarkable scholarly achievement and pre-eminence, and is the University of Toronto’s most prestigious professorship. It is highly competitive in nature, since no more than two per cent of the professoriate may hold this distinguished designation at a time. 

James Flynn (Diana Tyszko photo)

New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIV

(Toronto, June 20, 2016) — Canada should remove Mexico from its refugee ‘safe’ list because of the country’s serious human rights abuses, the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program (IHRP) said in a new report released today. Failure to do so could place Canada in violation of its international legal obligations.

By Terry Lavender

Two Faculty of Law SJD students are among 15 national recipients of the prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarship for 2016. A total of three U of T doctoral students received the scholarships.

Law students Christopher Campbell-Duruflé researches international law and climate change, and Ido Katri documents the rise of trans rights for gender self-determination.

Photos: Jeff Kirk

More than 200 graduates from the Class of 2016 can now call themselves Faculty of Law alumni, after receiving their degrees at Convocation Day, June 3, and celebrating with family and friends.