James Morton, adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and Anne-Marie Ambert, a retired professor in York's Department of Sociology, both spoke to Postmedia News November 5 about divorce insurance being offered to couples in the United States. The story appeared in the Montreal Gazette, among other outlets: Because the “for poorer” part of marriage […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Jinyan Li is one of six people to receive the 2010 Chinese Canadian Legend Award from the Asian Business Network Association. The award was presented to Li on Oct. 30 at a gala in Richmond Hill. Right: Jinyan Li The Chinese Canadian Legend Award recognizes and honours Chinese Canadians who […]
In their new book, The Trouble with Billionaires, York Professor Neil Brooks, a tax law expert at Osgoode Hall Law School, and Canadian author Linda McQuaig make the case that the massive fortunes of the ultra-rich – widely considered benign or even beneficial to society – are actually detrimental to everyone else. The glittering lives of […]
York University will host a TEDxYorkU event at Glendon on Saturday, Nov. 6. Based on the popular TED Conference, TEDxYorkU invites speakers to share their important visions for the future and involves audience participants in sharing ideas, addressing new perspectives and spreading inspiration. York University community members are invited to apply to be an audience participant […]
The latest issue of the online journal Just Labour: A Canadian Journal of Work and Society is now available. The journal, which was launched in 2002, is an initiative of York’s Centre for Research on Work & Society (CRWS). Just Labour – which seeks to explore issues related to the volatile transformation of the Canadian workplace – […]
York law & society Professor Annie Bunting (LLB '88) and The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples are hosting an international workshop on forced marriage in conflict situations today and tomorrow in Room 305 York Lanes on the Keele campus. Left: Annie Bunting Bringing together historians of slavery and women's human rights […]
Volume 2 of Critical Disability Discourse, a bilingual, interdisciplinary journal which focuses on experiences and analysis of disability, is now available. The Critical Disability Studies Students' Association (CDSSA) is currently accepting submissions for Volume 3, scheduled to be published in the summer of 2011. Submissions are due by March 1, 2011. To submit, register as […]
The Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) is calling for papers for its second International Graduate Student Research Conference. The first conference attracted over 70 presenters from Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America, who presented in 20 themed panels over a two-day period. Expert faculty members helped ensure rich […]
A Superior Court justice gutted the federal prostitution law in Ontario on Tuesday, allowing sex-trade workers to solicit customers openly and paving the way for judges in other provinces to follow suit, wrote The Globe and Mail Sept. 29: Justice Susan Himel struck down all three Criminal Code provisions that had been challenged – communicating […]
Corporate and securities regulation appears to be moving rapidly towards a more shareholder (rather than director) centric governance model, wrote Edward Waitzer, Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corprorate Governance in York’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business at York University, in a column about changes in securities rules in the National […]
It wasn’t that long ago that the practice of law was largely the preserve of white males, wrote columnist Jim Middlemiss in the National Post July 21. While they still dominate the ranks of partners at large law firms, the reality is that the face of those practising law is changing – at least in […]
Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at York University. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair for Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability, […]
Over the past year, the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has reviewed the way its funding programs are structured to provide researchers with a simpler, more flexible and more effective system of application and assessment. SSHRC president Chad Gaffield addressed this process during a town hall meeting held with faculty and students […]
It’s safe to say that York student Neil Wilson never expected that his real estate law professor’s idea for an essay topic would land him $3000, wrote Canadian Lawyer Magazine July 5: The Osgoode Hall Law School student’s essay, “Part performance: An invaluable tool in the practice of real estate law”, recently won the 2010 […]
The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes offer an opportunity for York University faculty to recognize outstanding student work at the undergraduate or graduate level in the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies. The annual competition recognizes outstanding scholarly essays of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies from a humanities, social science, business […]
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 […]
Ron Atkey, lawyer and adjunct professor of national security law in York’s Osgoode Hall Law School, spoke about who has security jurisdiction at the G8 and G20 summits, on CBC Radio’s “The Current” June 22. You can listen to his interview on The Current's Website. The interview appears in the show's first part. Professor Atkey's […]
Can you tell a lie from looking at a face? asked The Globe and Mail June 15: It’s a hotly debated question in the legal community, as the courts decide whether a Toronto sexual assault complainant will be allowed to wear a niqab while testifying. Richard Litkowski, adjunct professor in York’s Osgoode Hall Law School, […]
York University’s Jay & Barbara Hennick Centre for Business & Law and Jantzi-Sustainalytics have submitted recommendations to the provincial minister of finance on how the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) can begin to improve corporations’ disclosure of their social practices. The report was released at a press conference on Tuesday morning. It is available to the public on […]
York University hosted two major international events in the field of refugee studies, one of its widely recognized areas of research excellence, during the week of May 17 to 20. On May 17, the War Crimes and Refugee Status Research Workshop took place, followed by a welcome reception to launch the York 2010 International Conference […]