Osgoode Hall Law School conference explores “Crimes of the Powerful”

TORONTO, May 17, 2017 – A two-day conference at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, entitled "Revisiting Crimes of the Powerful: A Global Conversation on Capitalism, Corporations and Crime," will bring together international and multidisciplinary experts on corporate crime to discuss what can be done to stop corporate abuses of power. The conference – which […]

Osgoode Hall Law School appoints two journalists in residence

TORONTO, May 15, 2017 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University today announced the appointment of two award-winning journalists in its inaugural Journalist in Residence Program that will get underway this fall. Gail J. Cohen, former Editor-in-Chief of Thomson Reuters-owned Canadian Lawyer magazine and its family of publications, and Roxana Olivera, a Canadian investigative […]

20th Annual Constitutional Cases Conference on April 7 at Osgoode Hall Law School

TORONTO, April 5, 2017 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University’s highly regarded annual analysis of the constitutional decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada will take place on Friday, April 7, from 8:30am to 5pm in the Moot Court Room (Room 1005) of the Law School at York University’s Keele campus. Members of […]

Osgoode and CIGI announce new partnership in fostering innovation

TORONTO, February 23, 2017 – IP Osgoode, the celebrated intellectual property law and technology program at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, and the International Law Research Program (ILRP) at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) today announced a partnership to expand a student-focused innovation initiative to assist start-up companies, entrepreneurs and inventors with […]

Osgoode students participating in “Hackathon” designed to improve access to justice

  TORONTO, February 1, 2017 – Students, legal professionals, computer programmers, computer scientists, software developers, members of the public and professionals of various disciplines will come together Feb. 3 and 4 for a two-day “hackathon” designed to create technology applications that will improve access to justice. HackJustice, which is organized by the Winkler Institute for […]

Osgoode Hall Law School announces Journalist in Residence Program

TORONTO, January 30, 2017 – As debates about the future of media and journalism intensify, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University today announced the establishment of a new Journalist in Residence Program that will get underway this fall. Applications from broadcast, print, digital and multimedia journalists are being accepted until Friday, March 24, 2017 […]

Media Advisory: Summit focuses on economic strategies for underserved communities

TORONTO, January 25, 2017 – Creating strategies and opportunities for Canada’s disadvantaged and underserved communities, including youth, is the goal of a summit at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School this Thursday and Friday. The Creating Opportunities Summit 2017 will explore strategies and initiatives to remove barriers to inclusion. What: Creating Opportunities Summit 2017 Who: […]

Summit aims to improve economic well-being and quality of life for disadvantaged

TORONTO, January 19, 2017 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will be the venue this month for an important two-day event  – the Creating Opportunities Summit 2017 – that will explore local, regional and national economic development issues in Canada and how to remove barriers to inclusion. The Creating Opportunities Summit, which will run […]

York U experts available to comment on CETA

TORONTO, October 31, 2016 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union yesterday, October 30, in favour of free trade between Canada and the EU. York University experts in international trade and related topics are available to comment on the new trade deal with the […]

Re-Imagining Child Welfare Systems in Canada Symposium

TORONTO, October 18, 2016 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will be the venue on Friday, October 21, 2016 for a major symposium, entitled “Re-imagining Child Welfare Systems in Canada,” that will bring together academics, front-line service providers, advocates, and community-based organizations to deepen understanding of how race intersects with the over-representation of […]