It was a busy month at the Faculty of Law with a donor thank-you and ribbon-cutting event for the new Jackman Law Building, three Supreme Court justices presiding at the first Grand Moot in the new Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room, a remarkable Indigenous Law intensive course at Cape Croker Indian Reserve, and more.
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News & Events OCTOBER 2016
The official cut: (L) Lucas Hildebrand, student gonfalonier, Campaign Co-Chair Tom Rahilly, Chancellor Michael Wilson, the Hon. Hal Jackman, Dean Ed Iacobucci, Governing Council Chair Shirley Hoy, the Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade with President Meric Gertler, alumnus and MP Arif Virani and Christina Liao, student gonfalonier.
The official cut: (L) Lucas Hildebrand, student gonfalonier, Campaign Co-Chair Tom Rahilly, Chancellor Michael Wilson, the Hon. Hal Jackman, Dean Ed Iacobucci, Governing Council Chair Shirley Hoy, the Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, U of T President Meric Gertler, alumnus and MP Arif Virani and Christina Liao, student gonfalonier.
Hon. Hal Jackma
Doors open: Alumni thank you event officially opens the Jackman Law Building

“It makes me very proud and somewhat humble that this is the place where the young people who will lead the practice of law and justice in our country will come,” the Hon. Hal Jackman, namesake and chief benefactor of the university’s new home for the Faculty of Law, told the audience who gathered for the Sept. 29 ceremonies. Watch the videos, and view the photo gallery.
 
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L-R: SCC Justices Russell Brown, Rosalie Silberman Abella, and Michael Moldaver
A Grand Moot like no other

The 2016 Grand Moot delivered a rare unanimous verdict. Three Supreme Court of Canada justices, and a packed room of faculty, students and dignitaries, agreed they’d never witnessed an event quite like it at the University of Toronto’s storied law school.
 
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Outside class at Cape Croker Indian Reserve
Law students explore Indigenous law at Cape Croker Indian Reserve

A new U of T law course offered last month introduced law students to Indigenous law from a land-based perspective, meaning the classroom moved outdoors to Cape Croker Indian Reserve on Georgian Bay, where students learned from elders and chiefs about traditional laws.
 
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“No Life for a Child”: IHRP releases report on immigration detention of children

Canada should urgently implement alternatives to detaining children rather than housing them in immigration detention facilities or separating them from their detained parents, the International Human Rights Program says in a new report.
 
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Catherine Dunmore
LLM student Catherine Dunmore is first recipient of the Newton Rowell Fellowship

“Brilliant,” is how Catherine Dunmore describes U of T and the city of Toronto, after several weeks here pursuing her master’s in law. And yes, she is English. She’s spent the past several years working as a lawyer in London and Paris, before joining U of T's LLM program with the support of the new Newton Rowell Fellowship in Public International Law.
 
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Inclusion or over-inclusion?

Faculty of Law scholars and alumni debate the assisted dying issue and how to protect society’s most vulnerable, in this article from the latest issue of Nexus magazine.
 
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Jackman Law Building at night
Public tours of the Jackman Law Building to start in November

All alumni are invited to take part in one of our small group tours of the state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building. After an introduction by Dean Ed Iacobucci, enjoy a guided tour along with fellow classmates and alumni. Registration and further information available online here. Don’t miss it!
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Reunion

Date: Thursday, October 20 to Saturday, October 22, 2016

Classes ending in ‘1’ or ‘6’ return to the law school on October 20, 21, and 22, 2016. Enjoy a wonderful opportunity to catch up with classmates and share memories about your time at the law school.
 
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The Program on Ethics in Law and Business
Are Shareholder Rights Relevant in Today's Capital Markets?

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room, Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen's Park

The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada), the Program on Ethics in Law and Business at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance are pleased to co-host a conference examining shareholder rights in Canada.

This program is eligible for 3 Substantive Hours towards the annual CPD requirement with the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC).
 
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Fifth Annual University of Toronto Patent Colloquium poster
Fifth Annual University of Toronto Patent Colloquium

Date: Friday, November 4, 2016
Time: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Rosalie Silberman Abella Moot Court Room, Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen's Park

The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy invites you to its annual Patent Colloquium. The keynote speaker will be Agnès Lajoie, Assistant Commissioner of Patents, Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
 
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The End of the End of History: Cecil A. Wright Memorial Lecture

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Time: 4:10 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: Room J140, Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen's Park

Prof. Kim Lane Scheppele of Princeton University will deliver the Wright Lecture on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The lecture is tentatively titled, “The End of the End of History.”
 
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David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, University of Toronto
Perspectives on the Future of Charter Litigation in Canada: A Fireside Chat

Date: Wednesday November 23, 2016
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Atrium, Jackman Law Building, 78 Queen’s Park

Please join the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights for a fireside chat and reception with Raj Anand and David Asper as they discuss the effect of the change in government on Charter rights and specifically what the anticipated reinstatement of the court challenges program means for charter litigation in Canada. Moderated by the Asper Centre’s Executive Director Cheryl Milne and brief remarks from Dean Edward Iacobucci, followed by hors d’oeuvres and beverages.
 
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