President Meric Gertler invites graduating students, family and friends to U of T's virtual convocation

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The University of Toronto is “immensely proud” of its more than 15,500 graduating students, and is looking forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements, U of T President Meric Gertler says.

In a video address, President Gertler invites graduating students, their families and friends to tune in at noon on June 2, 2020 for the university’s virtual spring convocation.

A terrorism charge isn't the solution to violence against women: IHRP's Vincent Wong

Friday, May 29, 2020

A murder of a massage worker has led to a historic charge of incel-related terrorism. But the writers of an op-ed published by Chatelaine magazine (May 29) say that's not the route to meaningful change for sex workers, or women at large.

Precedent Setter Awards recognize Indigenous Initiatives Office (IIO) Manager, Amanda Carling

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Meet the lawyer who is revolutionizing legal education

Amanda Carling

(Photo by Steph Martyniuk courtesy of Precedent Magazine)

Introductory Zoom Meeting

Dear incoming SJD students,

We would like to schedule a Zoom meeting, where you can meet each other, and meet our upper year SJD students. To help us schedule the Zoom meeting please fill out the following webform.

Thanks,

The Graduate Program Team

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U of T's Centre for Ethics explores ethical questions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Markus Dubber

Markus Dubber, director of U of T's Centre for Ethics, says U of T is uniquely situated to tackle the ethical dimensions of the COVID-19 crisis because it's a "global research university with unusual excellence across the board" (photo by Chris Sorensen)

SJD Candidate Hassan Ahmad wins human rights case on behalf of refugees

Friday, May 22, 2020

Hassan Ahmad

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has found that the Province  discriminated against refugees by not allowing experienced drivers from war-torn countries exemptions to the one-year waiting period before their final driving tests — an option available to other newcomers in Ontario as well as refugees in other provinces.

SJD candidate Léa Brière-Godbout awarded the 2020-21 Viscount Bennett Fellowship: Canadian Bar Association

Friday, May 15, 2020

The Canadian Bar Association’s Fellowship Committee has selected Faculty of Law doctoral candidate Léa Brière-Godbout for the 2020-21 Viscount Bennett Fellowship for her graduate legal studies. The Viscount Bennett Fellowship carries a value of $25,000

Brière-Godbout's research is on equality and the way we define discrimination. Her thesis will “paint picture of (the) current persuasive legal potential” of arguments under s. 15 of the Charter.

JD/MBA graduate Davina Shivratan, co-founder of legal volunteer non-profit, LawLinks

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Law Links

LawLinks is a new non-profit initiative that helps create legal opportunities by connecting law students with flexible volunteer work.

Law Links co-founders

Ontario Tribunal finds policy against refugee drivers discriminatory: IHRP

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Provincial government should allow experienced drivers from war-torn countries to skip driving-test waiting period similar to other newcomers, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Finds

“This is the very essence of arbitrariness”
— Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Shyesh Al-Turki v. Ontario (Transportation) 2020 HRTO 392

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