Call for Papers Deadline
Call for Conference Papers Charter Litigation and the Use of Social Science Evidence: After thirty years what have we learned? What could we do better? University of Toronto, St. George ... Read More
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Reference Re Assisted Human Reproduction Act
Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision November 4-5, 2011 Bennett Lecture Hall Faculty of Law University of Toronto 78 Queen’s Park Cres, Toronto, ON The Supreme Court of Canada released ... Read More
Free Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
Reference re. Assisted Human Reproduction Act Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Reference re. the Assisted Human Reproduction Act this ... Read More
Catholic Schools and Gay Students Associations
CONSTITUTIONAL ROUNDTABLE Co-sponsored by Out in Law Speakers: R. Douglas Elliott, Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Robert Keel Monday, November 28, 2011 12:30 – 2:00 Bennett Lecture Hall, Flavelle House 78 Queen’s ... Read More
Lawyers and the Media – In the Public Interest
The media often shows intense interest in the court cases that shape social policy in Canada. Constitutional and human rights related cases such as the recent Insite decision (Canada (Attorney ... Read More
The Omnibus Crime Bill: Bill C-10
On September 20th, 2011, federal justice minister Rob Nicholson tabled Bill C-10, the Safe Streets and Communities Act. Forty five sitting days later, on December 5th, the bill passed in ... Read More
Counsel and expert witness reflect on Carter v Canada
Prof. Wayne Sumner (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Toronto, expert witness on ethics in the Carter case) and Joseph Arvay, Q.C. (counsel for the plaintiffs in Carter and leading ... Read More
Of Irregular Votes and Robocalls: Resolving Disputed Elections in Canada and New Zealand
Andrew Geddis, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Otago Abstract: This paper begins with the broader question of how a constitutional order based upon a liberal-democratic commitment to letting the ... Read More
Judging Social Rights
CONSTITUTIONAL ROUNDTABLE and the International Human Rights Program present Jeff King, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University College, London Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:30 – 2:00 Room FLC, Flavelle House, ... Read More
Social and Economic Rights – A South African Perspective
Zak Yacoob Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Event date: Thursday, February 14, 2013, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Location: Room B, Flavelle House, Faculty of ... Read More
The Indigenous as Alien
Constitutional Roundtable Harney Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies & Canada Research Chair in Citizenship and Multiculturalism present Leti Volpp UC Berkeley School of Law The Indigenous as Alien ... Read More
“Generous” to a Fault? The Supreme Court of Canada’s Approach to Section 6(1) of the Charter
CONSTITUTIONAL ROUNDTABLE SERIES presents John Norris Constitutional Litigator in Residence David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights "Generous" to a Fault? The Supreme Court of Canada's Approach to Section 6(1) of ... Read More
Wishful Thinking: The Supreme Court of Canada Looks at Canadian Democracy in the Charter Era
Mary Eberts Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights University of Toronto Moderator: Yasmin Dawood University of Toronto Faculty of Law NOTE DATE CHANGE: Tuesday, November 18th 2014 12:30 ... Read More
Constitutional Roundtable- Richard Stacey
Constitutional Roundtable presents Richard Stacey, Faculty of Law University of Toronto 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 Room 101, Victoria College Constitutional Law in the Absence of ... Read More
Constitutional Roundtable – Cristina Rodriguez
Constitutional Roundtable presents Cristina Rodriguez, Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Location: Victoria College, Room VC 115 The ... Read More
Constitutional Roundtable – Zaid Al-Ali
Constitutional Roundtable presents Zaid Al-Ali, Law and Public Affairs Fellow at Princeton University 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 Solarium, Falconer Hall The Absence of Social Solidarity ... Read More
Asper Centre and Aboriginal Law Program Presentation: Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe
Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada In Aamjiwnaang First Nation (near Sarnia, Ontario) the female to male birthrate is 2:1. Community members experience abnormal incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, ... Read More
Asper Centre Immigration & Refugee Law student working group presents Senator Ratna Omidvar
J140 Jackman Law Building 78 Queen's Park Cres, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe Asper Centre's Immigration & Refugee Law Student Working Group is honoured to host Senator Ratna Omidvar for a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday March 7, 2018 at 12h30. All students are welcome ... Read More
Asper Centre’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
Jackman Law Building, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 78 Queens ParkView the event photo gallery Read our "Celebrating 10 Years" Magazine Read the Asper Centre's 2017 - 2018 annual report Watch the video of the event on YouTube It's been ... Read More
Asper Centre Panel on Indigenous Child Welfare & Self-Governance
J130 Jackman law building 78 Queen's Park, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Jackman Law Building Atrium, Toronto, CanadaAsper Centre Constitutional Roundtable Presents a Panel on Indigenous Child Welfare & Self-Governance with Prof John Borrows (the Loveland Chair of Indigenous Law, UofT Law), Prof Maggie Blackhawk (NYU Law) ... Read More