TORONTO, February 26, 2015 – Christopher J. Williams, a Toronto-based activist and scholar specializing in issues of criminal justice and racial marginality, was presented with The Honourable Lincoln Alexander ’53 Award yesterday from the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. The BLSA created the Lincoln Alexander Award to pay […]
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Law, Arts & Culture Come Together at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, February 24, 2015 – If Osgoode Hall Law School Artist in Residence Julie Lassonde has her way, the Law School will be turned into “a playground” for the next month with the performance and installation of her Counterbalance project involving a 12-foot long seesaw made of steel and recycled wood. Lassonde, a performance artist […]
York University Centre for Business and Law Honours Corporate Leader with Medal for Career Achievement
TORONTO, February 10, 2015 – The Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University presented the 2014 Hennick Medal for Career Achievement to Marianne Harris (JD/MBA ’83) on Monday, February 9. “In a long and extraordinarily successful career in corporate and investment banking, Marianne Harris has demonstrated that she is a […]
Osgoode Hall Law School experts can comment on Supreme Court decision on doctor-assisted suicide
TORONTO, February 6, 2015 − The Supreme Court of Canada today unanimously struck down the ban on doctor-assisted suicide for Canadian adults who are mentally competent and suffering intolerably. Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin, Professor Bruce Ryder and Professor Allan Hutchinson are available for comment on the constitutional and legal aspects of the […]
Osgoode Hall Law School professor to publish new book on corporate board diversity
TORONTO, November 17, 2014 – New research by Professor Aaron Dhir of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School offers compelling insights into the role law can play in addressing the lack of gender diversity in corporate boardrooms. In his forthcoming book, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity, to be published by Cambridge University Press in February, Dhir analyzes […]
Osgoode conference looks at corruption and what to do about it
TORONTO, November 3, 2014 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will host a major conference on November 6 and 7, 2014 that will look at corruption in business, finance, government and enforcement. “Understanding and Taming Public and Private Corruption in the 21st Century” will bring together top Canadian and international legal, political and media […]
York University congratulates alumnus John Tory on election as Mayor of Toronto
TORONTO, October 28, 2014 – York University congratulates John Tory on his election as Mayor of the City of Toronto in a solid mandate to lead a new era in municipal government for Canada’s largest urban centre. “We are extremely proud that our new Mayor is an esteemed alumnus of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law […]
