Powers to deal with convoy protest constrained by Charter, uncertainty: U of T Law profs

Friday, February 18, 2022

Legal issues of the convoy panel

On February 16, the Faculty of Law hosted a snap panel about the convoy and Canada's legal institutions: "How Freedom Rules and the Rules of Freedom: Convoys and Legal Institutions".

R. Philip Campbell (LLB 1982) awarded the prestigious G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal by the Criminal Lawyers Association (CLA)

Thursday, February 24, 2022

In 2020, the Criminal Lawyers Association (CLA) awarded the prestigious G. Arthur Martin Criminal Justice Medal to Faculty of Law alumnus Philip Campbell (LLB 1982).

U of T to confer honorary degrees on 11 academic, business and community leaders including retired Justice The Honourable Gloria Epstein (LLB 1977)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

An iconic Canadian musician who has championed charitable and social issues. A change-maker who paved the way for full marriage equality under Canadian law. An award-winning entrepreneur, author and human rights activist who founded the country’s first “urban contemporary” radio station. And renowned innovators in puppetry who have advanced human and animal rights around the world.

The legal defence of extreme intoxication is not inherently anti-feminist: JD student Vanshika Dhawan, 3L

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

In an op-ed published in the Globe and Mail Feb. 14, JD student Vanshika Dhawan, 3L, explains how the system was never built to support survivors of sexual violence.

U of T alumni Norman and Gay Loveland endow new chair in Indigenous law

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Norman and Gay Loveland

Norman (JD 1972) and Gay (BA 1965 Trinity, BEd 1972, MEd 1972) Loveland (photo by Nick Wong)

Alasdair Roberts (LLB 1984) receives the Fred Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement

Monday, January 31, 2022

Faculty of Law graduate Alasdair Roberts (LLB 1984) a Professor of Public Policy and Director of the School of Public Policy
at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been recognized by the Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) with the 2022 Fred Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement.  

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