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Carissima Mathen is a law professor at the University of Ottawa.  She is an expert in the Constitution of Canada, criminal law, and U.S. Constitutional law.  She has a special interest in the Supreme Court of Canada, judicial review, the separation of powers, criminal justice, and the relationship, between law and social media. YCPPL will […]

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will present its 22nd annual Constitutional Cases Conference on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 8:30am to 5pm at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. Recognized as the leading constitutional law conference in Canada, the event will bring together many of Canada’s most […]

York Centre for Public Policy & Law presents: BRINGING THE PIECES TOGETHER Short interventions & a Chance to Reflect on: Bill 5 (the Better Local Government Act) & City of Toronto v. AG Ont our city governance/the place of the city in the country & constitution the Province's use of the notwithstanding clause Agenda and […]

On Friday February 2, 2018, IP Osgoode, held a one-day international conference on the fundamental questions that arise when machines start to think for themselves. Conference panelists from government, industry and academia discussed topics including: the risks and opportunities that AI presents for ethics and public policy, intellectual property and commercialization, cybersecurity, international risks, and […]

Osgoode’s Constitutional Cases Conference is the leading constitutional law conference in Canada and a much anticipated annual event. The Conference, now in its 21st year, brings together constitutional law experts and practitioners for insightful analysis of the past year’s Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) constitutional judgments.  YCPPL was a proud sponsor of this event.

  A presentation by Professor Ronald E. Pearlman, PhD DETAILS Date and Time: November 23, 2016 @ 12:00 pm-1:30 pm Location: Osgoode Hall Law School, Room 1005 (The Moot Court) Cost: Free (light lunch and refreshments will be provided) RSVP to: ianstedman@osgoode.yorku.ca SPONSORED BY  &     ABSTRACT: Recent advances in molecular biology focused on genome science leading to the ability […]

On April 9th the YCPPL hosted the annual student conference Exploring Cultural Policy in an Era of Globalization. Over the course of the day students presented research papers which explored the various ways in which cultural policy impacts national identity and cultural citizenship, the representation and heritage of First Nations People, labour markets and "creative […]

YCPPL was pleased to welcome Dr. Nikos Vogiatzis from the University of Liverpool, to provide the keynote address at a workshop titled "Optimizing Fairness through Ombuds: Does an Omelet Require Breaking Something First?"

Justice Dalveer Bhandari visited Toronto for 3 days in September, and YCPPL sponsored his talk on Public Interest Litigation in India. University of Toronto Faculty Club provided help.

On March 31, 2013 YCPPL Director Trevor Farrow along with other notable experts on access to justice spoke to Michael Enright on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition. Discussing key issues and barriers facing low to middle income Canadians as they attempt to gain access to the justice system, the panel discussion featured a profile of the […]