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Constitutional Cases Conference to reflect on Charter

TORONTO, May 2, 2012 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will present its 15th annual analysis of the constitutional decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada on May 4 and 5, 2012 at Osgoode Professional Development Centre in downtown...

York University Celebrates Completion of Renovations at Osgoode Hall Law School

TORONTO, Ontario, April 18, 2012 — The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Greater Toronto Area, along with Gregory Sorbara, MPP, Vaughan on behalf of the Honourable John Gerretsen, Attorney General of...

Opening of Osgoode building at York University draws Canada’s Finance Minister and Ontario’s Attorney General

TORONTO, April 16, 2012 – The official opening of the Ignat Kaneff Building at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 1 to 2.30 p.m.  The event, hosted by York President and Vice-Chancellor...

Former Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff to discuss "Standing in Law, Standing in Politics" at Osgoode Hall Law School

TORONTO, Mon. March 12, 2012 – The battle for standing determines who gets heard in politics. Michael Ignatieff, former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and currently senior resident at Massey College, University of Toronto, will talk about...

Osgoode Hall Law School Students take top spot in world's first Twitter Moot

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2012 – Nikki Petersen and Emelia Baack, students in York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, are the winners of the first Twitter moot court (@Twtmoot). On Tuesday, Feb. 21, teams of students from law schools at Dalhousie...

#Legalhistory:Osgoode Hall Law School students argue first case using Twitter

TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2012 – Students from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will make their case in increments of 140 characters or less, in what’s billed as the world’s first Twitter moot court (@Twtmoot). On Tuesday, Feb. 21, five teams from...

Three Osgoode High Achievers Honoured

TORONTO, December 1, 2011 – Professors Poonam Puri and Aaron Dhir and student Chanakya Sethi at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School have received prestigious awards honouring their leadership skills, legal talent and commitment. Puri, who is...

In the Public Interest: The Law and Ethics of Investigative Journalism

TORONTO, October 6, 2011 – Leading investigative journalists, media lawyers and academics from Canada, the US and the UK will gather at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University on Friday, October 14, 2011 for a day-long, original program dealing...

Ryerson's Graduate School, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, offer Reciprocal Interdisciplinary Studies

TORONTO, September 22, 2011 – A unique and exciting new partnership between Ryerson University and York University will see Ryerson graduate students enrolled in courses at York’s Osgoode Hall Law School and Osgoode students taking graduate school...

Law in Action Within Schools’ newest partner, Osgoode Hall Law School, allows program to expand to three more high schools

TORONTO, September 15, 2011 – Law in Action Within Schools, an innovative law and justice-themed education and mentoring program, will announce a new partnership with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School on September 20, 2011, that allows LAWS...

Canadian Forum on Civil Justice receives $1 million for study

TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2011 – The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, which is housed at York University, a $1 million grant for an in-depth study of the...

Parkdale Community Legal Services celebrates 40th anniversary

TORONTO, June 23, 2011 – On Friday, June 24, 2011 from 2:30 to 6:30pm, Parkdale Community Legal Services will celebrate its 40th anniversary with its clients and its partner agencies and neighbours at a street party at the corner...

Professor Alan Young and the Innocence Project featured on CBC's fifth estate

TORONTO, March 31, 2011—York University Professor Alan Young, director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall School, along with law students Alex Melfi and Ziba Heydarian, will be featured on CBC’s The fifth estate airing April 1,...

Osgoode completes first phase of $50 million reno

TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2010 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will mark an important milestone in its $50 million renovation and expansion project with a “Launch of the School Year Event” on Wednesday, Sept, 8, 2010 from 12:30 to 2:30pm in...