Here are the final results for the 2016 mooting season

Faculty of Law students wrapped up another banner mooting season, in a variety of competitions, with six first-place victories, five second-place spots, six general oralist awards, in addition to five best facta and two other facta awards, thanks to the dedication and time of many students, faculty and alumni.

Prof. David Schneiderman wrote an oped in the Globe and Mail analyzing why an investment court for a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) is not the way to proceed, even though there are some advantages to the system. He argues "as long as a broad set of rights are conferred upon foreign investors and their interpretation is left to a cadre of investment-law personnel, the regime will remain flawed. It certainly is not worth saving by way of a new investment court."

Story/Photos by Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The freshly renovated Bora Laskin Law Library has reopened for business, and it didn’t take long for law students to stake out their new study spots in the stunning, light-filled Torys Hall.

And as if on cue, the snow fell outside, and photos of the study hall lit up social media with its vast views of Philosopher’s Walk and stately Trinity College pristinely covered in in the white stuff.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and University of Ottawa Prof. Craig Forcese enumerate multiple reasons why stripping citizenship from dual citizens is not a useful way to address the dangers of terrorism ("Why stripping citizenship is a weak tool to fight terrorism," March 3, 2016).

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In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand argues that a federal government bailout of Bombardier Inc. won't address the company's fundamental problems, family control and dual-class shares ("A bailout won’t fix Bombardier’s biggest problems: family control and dual-class shares," February 29, 2016).

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University of Toronto law students Rona Ghanbari and David Tortell assisted United Nations Special Rapporteur Leilani Farha

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Trudo Lemmens and constitutional lawyer David Baker dissect the report of the joint parliamentary committee on physician-assisted death, noting numerous areas of concern ("Assisted dying report goes beyond scope, ignores evidence," February 27, 2016).

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