Two U of T law students are at the COP21 Paris climate talks and blogging about their experiences and the progress of the talks.

2L JD student Alissa Saieva is a COP21 U of T Student Delegate. She is pursuing two Certificates, one in Environmental Studies and one in Aboriginal Legal Studies, as part of her JD program.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman argues that the reason there has been a reaction to Prime Minister Trudeau hiring childcare workers for his children at public expense is that many Canadians still see child care as a private, largely female domain rather than a collective responsibility ("Because it’s (only) 2015: Trudeau’s childcare still considered his wife’s job," December 3, 2015).

Prof. Mohammad Fadel was interviewed by host Michael Enright on CBC radio's The Sunday Edition about "about whether ISIS represents a perversion of Islam, and why conflict in the Middle East gives rise to such extremism." ("Is Islam a religion of peace?" November 29, 2015).

Listen to the interview on the CBC website. (17:57 minutes long)