Stockholms Akademiska Forum Press Release

On 25 November, a webinar under the Stockholm Explorative Talks umbrella will cover the topic ‘Taking Climate Change to Court? Law as a Driving Force for the Climate’. Jutta Brunnée, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University Professor and James Marshall Tory Dean’s Chair, will represent U of T.

On Oct. 28, the The Law Foundation of Ontario announced the selection of 25 nonprofit organizations participating in the second cycle of Catalyst, the Foundation's highly competitive core funding program.

 Dr. Scott Guan China Law Practice Awardees D'Arcy White and James Flynn with Dr. Scott Guan at U of T Law in 2019

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law is ranked first in Canada and among the top 20 law schools in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 by subject. 

Charter: A Course is a podcast created by the Faculty of Law's David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights. 

Hosted by the Centre’s Executive Director Cheryl Milne, the podcast focuses on Canadian constitutional law and litigation.

News Statement: Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General)

In a deeply divided 5 to 4 decision released today, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Better Local Government Act, 2018 as constitutional. This legislation was enacted by the newly elected Ford government in 2018, midway through an ongoing municipal election. The legislation reduced the number of wards of Toronto City Council from 47 wards to 25 wards.

The new award will recognize the best annual submission to the Faculty of Law's student-edited Indigenous Law Journal

Métis lawyer Justin Basinger (1987-2020), a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, is being remembered through the establishment of an annual prize designated to the academic journal he once co-edited. Family, friends and colleagues united to contribute more than $35,000 to establish the endowed award.