In a commentary in the "Report on Business" section of the Globe and Mail, Jane Kidner, Assistant Dean, Professional Legal Education, describes the value for business executives of having a legal education ("Why more corporate executives now have extensive legal training," August 11, 2015).
Memorial Ceremony for Stefan at the Faculty of Law
Thursday October 22nd, 9:30 – 10:30 in Alumni Hall, Victoria University
All are welcome
The Faculty of Law is deeply saddened to announce the passing of JD/MBA student Stefan Djordjevic on August 8, 2015. He had completed his second year of the combined program, and was a member of the Class of 2017.
Three Years Later: Making Sense of the Changes in Canadian Copyright
University of Toronto Library’s Scholarly Communication and Copyright Office and the University of Toronto Bora Laskin Law Library are organizing a national conference on the state of the nation three years after the Copyright Pentalogy and the Copyright Modernization Act. Aimed at academics, practitioners, and students, this conference hopes to examine the effects of the Pentalogy and the Act, as well as to serve as a forum for discussion on where we
The Wilson-Prichard Award honours a recent graduate of the Faculty of Law (5-10 years since graduation) who demonstrates the highest standards of professional integrity, excellence and leadership, and who has made a significant contribution to the legal profession and/or community through his or her public interest work, pro bono activities and/or community service. The recipient will be selected by the Law Alumni Association Council Nominations Sub-Committee and the award will be presented bi-annually at the Distinguished Alumnus Award Dinner.
Three new books by recent doctoral graduates of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, developed from their dissertations and published by major academic presses, showcase the importance of the international and comparative law research conducted by students in the doctoral program.
"These three books show the caliber of the students recruited into our doctoral program, and the hard work that we put into providing them with the skills needed to make all their talents flourish," says Prof. Mariana Mota Prado, associate dean, graduate program.
In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Audrey Macklin and Prof. Penelope Simons of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law argue that Canada can and should more closely regulate the conduct of Canadian oil, gas and mining companies operating overseas ("We need to better regulate Canadian companies abroad," July 25, 2015). The commentary responds in part to the report by the UN Human Rights Committee on Canada published a few days prior.
This form is for those invited to participate in the conference Oxford-UCLA-Toronto Colloquium in Legal, Political and Moral Philosophy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Conference date and location: June 22 and 23, 2017, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
