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Legal Aid Ontario provides $100K annual funding boost to Downtown Legal Services
Wednesday, September 30, 2015The Faculty of Law’s Downtown Legal Services received a $100,000 annual boost to its funding from Legal Aid Ontario, as part of the LAO’s overall increase to the seven...
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IHRP launches International Human Rights Law Primer for journalists
Thursday, October 1, 2015The International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law has launched a new publication, Understanding the Right to Freedom of Expression: An...
View Article"Don't feed the trolls", they say. What if the Prime Minister is the Prime...
Denise Réaume, Faculty of Law, University of TorontoIn the blogosphere, we’re advised not to respond to outrageous comments. "Don't feed the trolls" we're told; "they’re only trying to get a rise out...
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Faculty of Law welcomes Samer Muscati '02 as new director of the IHRP
Thursday, October 15, 2015The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Samer Muscati (JD2002) has been hired to lead the International Human Rights Program (IHRP). The IHRP, including its...
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Alumnus Harvey Lam spearheads #LearnSyria educational tablets drive for...
Friday, November 13, 2015The Al-Salam School in Turkey asked Rumie for tablets to help teach Syrian refugee children. By Lucianna CiccocioppoHarvey Lam, JD 2010, saw first-hand the transformative power...
View ArticleIHRP director Samer Muscati co-authors "An inexcusable travesty: Canada sent...
Thursday, February 18, 2016In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, International Human Rights Program (IHRP) director Samer Muscati and Carmen Cheung, executive director of the Global Justice Lab at the...
View ArticleOSGOODE HALL/UTLAW CDO EVENTFOR 1L STUDENTS: Public Interest Day
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 2:00pm to 4:00pmLocation: The Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall Law School and The University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, would like to invite you to participate in the...
View ArticleJoint Parliamentary Committee Assisted Dying Report Goes Beyond Scope,...
This blog post follows my earlier posting about Balancing Access to Physician Assisted Dying and Protecting the VulnerableThe following op-ed with David Baker was first published on the Globe and Mail...
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Prof. Jennifer Nedelsky receives a Jackman Humanities Institute Research...
Monday, April 18, 2016Prof. Jennifer Nedelsky has been awarded a Jackman Humanities Institute Research Fellowship from the U of T’s Jackman Humanities Institute. The Fellowship and the Institute are...
View ArticlePBSC Director Nikki Gershbain and Dean Edward Iacobucci pen "How students can...
Monday, May 30, 2016In an commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Nikki Gershbain, National Director of Pro Bono Students Canada, and Dean Edward Iacobucci write about the valuable role students can play in...
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Two SJD students awarded prestigious Trudeau Scholarships for 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016By Terry LavenderTwo Faculty of Law SJD students are among 15 national recipients of the prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarship for 2016. A total of...
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Canada Should Remove Mexico from Refugee ‘Safe’ List: new IHRP report
Monday, June 20, 2016New report highlights how Mexico remains unsafe, particularly for people affected by HIV(Toronto, June 20, 2016) — Canada should remove Mexico from its refugee ‘safe’ list because...
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Panel Discussion: Gender Dimensions of the Refugee Crisis
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 6:00pm to 7:30pmAdd to CalendariCalendarOutlookGoogleYahooLocation: Victoria College, Alumni Hall, 73 Queen’s Park CrescentPlease join the International Human Rights Program...
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Prof. Brenda Cossman receives Lexpert Zenith Award
Tuesday, June 21, 2016Prof. Brenda Cossman is the recipient of a 2016 Lexpert Zenith Award. This year’s awards were presented to those who have demonstrated excellence, action and thought leadership...
View ArticleProf. Albert Yoon co-authors massive "Gavel Gap" report on representativeness...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016Prof. Albert Yoon has co-authored a comprehensive report with Tracey George of Vanderbilt University that examines whether US state judges reflect the demographics of their...
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Nikki Gershbain and Sarah Pole receive Community Leadership in Justice...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016Two leaders of programs founded at and supported by the Faculty of Law have been awarded Community Leadership in Justice Fellowships (CLJF) from the Law Foundation of...
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International Human Rights Program takes student from classroom to refugee...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016"This work set my soul on fire," says U of T law gradBy Veronica ZaretskiWhen Petra Molnar graduated this year with a JD from U of T’s Faculty of Law, she carried with her...
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Faculty of Law hosts first international conference in the new Jackman Law...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016First international conference hosted in the new Jackman Law Building: attendees of the joint International Journal of Clinical Legal Education (IJCLE) and Association for...
View ArticleApplications open for International Legal Fellowships for recent alumni
Thursday, September 8, 2016Applications Open for International Legal Fellowships for Canadian LawyersThe IHRP is pleased to announce the next round of fellowships in its post-graduate legal fellowship...
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IHRP and PEN report on India reveals culture of stifling dissent,...
Thursday, September 15, 2016An inefficient legal system and what amounts to unchecked abuse of vague and overbroad legislation have contributed to a chilling effect on free speech within India’s...
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