TORONTO, March 5, 2014 – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru episode when Canada turned away 376 migrants of South Asian origin aboard a Japanese steamship in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, the South Asian Law Students’ Association (SALSA) at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School is launching Komagata Maru Week (March 10-15) […]
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Justice Donald McLeod of Ontario Court of Justice to receive Lincoln Alexander Award
TORONTO, February 24, 2014 – A judge whose family immigrated to Canada and who was raised in Toronto’s Regent Park will receive The Honourable Lincoln Alexander ’53 Award tomorrow from the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. The Honourable Justice Donald McLeod was called to the bar in […]
Osgoode Faculty Council Condemns Trinity Western University Law School “Covenant”
TORONTO, February 12, 2014 – Faculty Council at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University has passed a motion, with near-unanimous support, calling on Trinity Western University (TWU) to eliminate language from its Community Covenant Agreement that discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students, faculty, and staff. "The Osgoode motion reaffirms […]
Parkdale Community Legal Services marks million-dollar milestone in helping ‘precarious’ workers
TORONTO, January 31, 2014 – Although precarious employment grows in Ontario, many workers in these poorly paid, insecure and unprotected jobs do fight back. Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS), which was established in 1971 and was the first community-based legal aid clinic in Ontario, has been fortunate enough to work with some of these […]
Distinguished Indian Jurist to Visit Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, September 18, 2013 – The Honourable Justice Dalveer Bhandari – one of India’s most distinguished jurists – will visit York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School from September 22 to 26. Bhandari is a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, President of the India International Law Foundation and a former […]
Osgoode Students Learn Role of Public Service in a Legal Career
TORONTO, September 12, 2013 – A group of 150 student volunteers from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will be fanning out throughout Toronto starting in October to provide critically important, free legal services to low-income individuals and community organizations. For the next six months, the Osgoode students – under the watchful eyes of supervising […]
Osgoode visiting faculty collaborate with students and put law into action
TORONTO, June 11, 2013 – A Canadian-Croatian visual artist; a lawyer and community advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities; a general counsel to a First Nation community; a lawyer who has served on several high-profile commissions of inquiry; and a law firm partner who has acted on numerous precedent-setting cases will be among […]
