Commentary
Reflections at the Asper Centre’s Ten Year Anniversary Event
by Josh Foster On October 17th, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law opened its doors in celebration of the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights’ 10th Anniversary. To borrow from the submissions of Joseph Arvay in Carter … Read More
Implementing UNDRIP: Opportunities and Challenges
By Catherine Ma On October 22, 2018, the Faculty of Law’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives hosted Professor Brenda Gunn to discuss the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous … Read More
Above the Law? Understanding the Notwithstanding Clause
By Catherine Ma On September 20, 2018 the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights convened a panel with U of T Law Professors Yasmin Dawood and Lorraine Weinrib, and Goldblatt … Read More
Asper Centre Students in Focus: Brittany Cohen
Brittany Cohen, a rising second-year J.D. candidate, is another student research assistant working at the Asper Centre this summer. Building on one of its student working group projects this past academic … Read More
External audit of immigration detention review shows pattern of serious Charter violations
By Cheryl Milne On July 20, 2018, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada released an external audit performed by independent auditor, Katherine Laird, on Canada’s immigration detention review system. … Read More