Laverne Jacobs

In Canadian courts, who gets to decide if race-based biases are likely to impact a legal outcome? More importantly, when is it appropriate to raise allegations of bias?

Professor Sujith Xavier will analyze these questions in his latest research project: “Who Gets to Decide? A Detailed Survey of Canadian Jurisprudence on Recusal Motions on Bias, Race & Decision Makers.”

This month, second-year law student Roxana Jahani Aval is applying her Human Dignity course learnings to the world of podcasts.

The Canadian Bar Association has recognized Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) Laverne Jacobs for her work to promote equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, and the legal community in Canada.

Master of Law students are conducting research to assess how COVID-19 has impacted UWindsor students.

The pandemic is one of the most significant events of our time, and its changing situations, containment protocols, and medical advances are experienced differently by different members of society.

In a recent Lawyer's Daily article, Associate Dean Laverne Jacobs comments on the significance of the Court of Appeal overturning a Human Rights Tribunal decision in an Ontario university admissions case. 

Dr. Jacobs says the decision is important for people with disabilities, their advocates and for universities considering their admissions processes.

Last week, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough met virtually with some exceptional advocates in Windsor-Essex for people with disabilities including the Law, Disability and Social Change Project (LDSC) at Windsor Law.