civil rights

Professor Jody Berland to lecture on cultures of militarization December 8

Humanities Professor Jody Berland will take a critical look at how militarization has become so common in society that it is now seen as the norm. Berland's lecture, “Cultures of Militarization”, takes place today from 4 in the Vanier Senior Common Room, 010 Vanier College. All are welcome. The lecture's title and topic are borrowed from Cultures of Militarization, which Berland co-edited with […]

Osgoode Professors Sossin and Young weigh in on post-G20 debate

It's always a delicate balance between protecting civil liberties and ensuring public safety, wrote the Toronto Star June 28: This G20 summit weekend, while peaceful protests did turn violent, some believe the police – who with their sheer numbers in full riot gear – went too far, at times, in their actions, proportionately to the […]