Windsor Law Professor Gemma Smyth is the inaugural recipient of the Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education’s (ACCLE) Buhler Award. Named in honour of Sarah Buhler, long-time ACCLE board member and professor at the College of Law University of Saskatchewan, the award is presented to a professor whose work intersects academic and clinical approaches to clinical and experiential legal education.
— Published on Jun 22nd, 2020
Professor Richard Moon provided comment in a June 19 CBC Toronto article about an Oshawa store selling products that symbolize hate on their website.
According to the article, the owner of a military surplus store in Oshawa, says he didn’t know Nazi and Confederate flag items were for sale on his website. The owner continues to say that a third-party listed the products on his site without his knowledge.
— Published on Jun 19th, 2020
In May, when terrorism charges were added against a suspect in the killing of Ashley Noelle Arzaga, it marked the first time in Canada they were invoked against violence by “incels,” a group that identifies as involuntary celibate — rejected sexually by women.
Windsor law professor Reem Bahdi and Fahad Ahmad, a doctoral student of public policy at Carleton University, argue that adopting anti-terrorism strategies against incel ideology may make matters worse.
— Published on Jun 19th, 2020
— Published on Jun 16th, 2020
The Ontario Legislature is back in session. For the next three days, the Standing Committee on Justice Policy is hearing from and questioning witnesses about Bill 161, an omnibus bill that proposes changes to several statutes, including the Class Proceedings Act, Legal Aid, and others.
— Published on Jun 10th, 2020
Windsor Law Professor Beverly Jacobs co-authored an opinion piece that was published in the Globe and Mail this week. The article, co-authored by Meggie Cywinkwith, addressed the inactivity surrounding violence against Indigenous women (MMIWGT2S+).
— Published on Jun 8th, 2020
We condemn the recent, senseless violence leading to the deaths of Black individuals in the United States and Canada. We grieve the loss of George Floyd, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Ahmaud Arbery and many additional Black lives. Anti-Black racism is pervasive in Canadian society, including in its universities and law schools. We acknowledge that there has been a history of Anti-Black racism at Windsor Law.
— Published on Nov 3rd, 2020
Professor Reem Bahdi comments on terrorism laws in a recent Maclean's op-ed.
“It’s really troubling and puzzling why the court would conclude in Bissonnette’s case that his hatred of Muslims was irrelevant to the fact that he shot Muslims,” says Professor Bahdi.
"[V]iolence associated or perpetuated by Muslims is terrorism. Violence perpetuated against Muslims is not as easily identified as terrorism.”
— Published on Jun 1st, 2020
Kaitlyn Drury and Imad Alame have been awarded Board of Governors Medals
for achieving the highest academic standing in their respective law programs.
Two Windsor Law graduates will be honoured for their outstanding academic achievements during the University of Windsor’s Fall Convocation ceremony.
— Published on May 29th, 2020
Windsor Law Professor Bill Bogart's latest op-ed, "Attention Progressives: The Deficit Hawks Are Circling" appeared in The Hill Times this week. The opinion piece considers a way forward in a post-pandemic climate.
— Published on May 28th, 2020
