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The official X account of Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. A proud history of over 130 years of leadership and innovation in legal education.
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Canada is hypocritical by not supporting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, says Professor Heidi Matthews (@Heidi__Matthews) via @ConversationCA.
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1939-2020: Osgoode mourns the passing of our beloved colleague, Peter W. Hogg CC, QC, FRSC, Professor Emeritus and former Dean, and Scholar-in-Residence at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.
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The Osgoode community is immensely proud of Lorne Sossin, Professor & former Dean (2010-18), who has been appointed a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. Congratulations, Justice Sossin!.
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Congratulations to Professor Trevor Farrow on being appointed dean of Osgoode Hall Law School. Read more:
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We mourn the loss of Professor Alan Young, a trailblazer in Canadian law & beloved educator at Osgoode. Co-Founder of Osgoode’s Innocence Project, he mentored students in overturning wrongful convictions & inspired many careers in criminal law. Read more:
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Dr. Rabiat Akande will be joining Osgoode's faculty on July 1. Akande works in the fields of legal history, law and religion, constitutional and comparative constitutional law, Islamic law, International law, and (post)colonial African law and society.
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Congratulations to Professor Obiora Okafor (@obioraokaforc) on the renewal of his York Research Chair position. This renewal supports the continuation of Okafor’s research on Canada’s human rights engagements with various African countries.
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Congratulations @LorneSossin on your appointment to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Great to see an Osgoode grad (Class of 1992) and former Osgoode Professor and Dean soaring to new heights!.
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Congratulations to Professor @blberger on his appointment as the York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law.
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Guess who’s back, back again. Lorne’s back, tell a friend. 🎶
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Congratulations pouring in for Professor Mary Condon who was appointed Dean of Osgoode today for a four-year term starting July 1, 2019. Professor Condon has served as Interim Dean of Osgoode since May 1, 2018.
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Congratulations to Professor Jeff Hewitt on being awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, effective July 1. #PeopleofYU
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Directors on Canadian corporate boards are legally obligated to address climate risk, says corporate governance expert & lawyer Carol Hansell in a ground-breaking opinion paper for the Canada Climate Law Initiative at Osgoode & UBC's @AllardLaw.
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Benjamin Berger, Osgoode Professor and York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law, has been elected a Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
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A beautiful fall day at Osgoode.
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Heartwarming swearing-in ceremony today of the Honourable Madam Justice Llana Nakonechny and the Honourable Mr. Justice Lorne Sossin as Judges of the Superior Court of Justice for the Toronto Region. @LorneSossin
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Congratulations to Professor Signa Daum Shanks who will receive the Women's Law Association of Ontario 2020 President's Award at the WLAO Annual Awards Virtual Gala on August 6. @wlao_1919
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Dr. De Stefano will join Osgoode’s faculty in January 2022. His research interests focus on the intersection of labour law with technology, innovation and the broader society. He is currently working on AI & algorithmic management impact on workplaces.
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Rhonda L. Lenton, President & Vice-Chancellor of York University, today announced the appointment of Professor Mary Condon as the new Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2019. @YorkUPresident
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On his last day as Dean of Osgoode, @DeanSossin will appear on CBC Radio's @metromorning (99.1 FM in Toronto) on Monday, April 30 at 6:50 a.m. to discuss the evolution of legal education in Canada and the role of law schools. Tune in! @YorkUnews @YorkUPresident
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Student, professor, dean and now Court of Appeal judge @LorneSossin welcoming the Class of 2026. #fullcirclemoment
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Congratulations to Prof Roxanne Mykitiuk & Associate Dean @blberger who have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor. @DeanSossin
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The Law School is delighted to welcome 2 new faculty members Professor Kate Glover Berger and Professor Jonathon Penney. @kgberger specializes in the areas of administrative law & public law while @jon_penney focuses on the intersection of law, technology and human rights.
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Exciting News: Professor Heidi Matthews (@Heidi__Matthews ) and her colleagues received over half a million dollars to fund their research project that will advance gender equality in the social and economic response to COVID-19. #YUResearch.
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Congratulations to Osgoode Professor Poonam Puri (pictured) and alumna Susan Kyle '91 who are among the recipients of this year's Law Society Medal. @PPuri_Osgoode .
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The passing of the baton!The last Dean’s Alumni Reception for @LorneSossin and the first for Interim Dean Mary Condon. We are lucky to have two such talented and committed leaders. @yorkuniversity @YorkUPresident @YorkUnews
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Welcome to Osgoode, Class of 2023! We’re so glad nearly the entire class joined us this morning as we did a virtual meet and greet with our faculty, staff and student leaders. #WelcomeYU
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Welcome to Osgoode Class of 2022!
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#tbt 1989: @DeanSossin on his first day at Osgoode. Looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2020 next week, on their first day!
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Congratulations to Osgoode Professor Poonam Puri (@ppuri_osgoode), who was named the Royal Society of Canada's 2021 Yvan Allaire Medal winner for her outstanding contributions in governance of public & private organizations. @RSCTheAcademies
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Today we remember a true trailblazer, Osgoode alumnus the Honourable Lincoln Alexander ’53. He was Canada’s first Black Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. #LincolnAlexanderDay
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Congratulations to Osgoode Professor and York University Interim Vice-President & Provost Lisa Philipps on receiving “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” award from the Women’s Executive Network.
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Preparations are underway for the First Day of Law School. The Class of 2022 will be here before we know it!
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Congratulations to Dean (Interim) Mary Condon who has been chosen as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women Top100™ Award winners for 2018! Several Osgoode alumnae on the list too, which we'll showcase in another tweet!
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"Be cautious of single stories. Continue to learn from peoples, laws and cultures which are not your own," said Borrows. Indigenous scholar John Borrows receives an honorary degree from York University .
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Felicitations to Osgoode Professor Poonam Puri (@PPuri_Osgoode ) on being named the 2020 David Walter Mundell Medal recipient for excellence in legal writing. #YUPeople #YUResearch
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Twelve graduating Osgoode JD students receive 2019 Dean's Gold Key Awards for outstanding contribution to the life of the Law School.
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Congratulations to Professor Andrée Boiselle and Professor @DaumShanks who have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor.
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Welcome Class of 2024 to your first day of law school!
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To mark #InternationalWomensDay we will be profiling some of the incredible women from the Osgoode community. Here’s a photo of some (but not all) of our amazing female faculty.
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Congratulations to the following Osgoode alumni who were named one of Canadian Lawyer’s (@CanLawMag) Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers:.• Maneesha Gupta '17 .• Avnish Nanda '14.• Sara Gwendolyn Ross '18 PhD.
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The Law School bid farewell today to beloved Law Library assistant Sal Tunzi (pictured with Professor Emeritus Marilyn Pilkington). Thank you, Sal, for 50 years of dedicated service. We'll miss you! Best wishes for a wonderful retirement!
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Osgoode Class of 2019 steps up to fund summer internships for students. (Pictured is Rick Frank '19, student-in-law at Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman LLP.) @petersankoff #100interns.
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Check out "A Fireside Chat on Diversity with Marie Henein and Professor Sonia Lawrence" @Eventbrite.
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Osgoode PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar Jake Okechukwu Effoduh selected as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Frontier Risks .@CraigScottCA @effodu
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#BestofYU: PhD candidate and Vanier Scholar Jake Okechukwu Effoduh was selected as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Frontier Risks.
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Osgoode is delighted to welcome two new faculty members starting July 1:.Dr. Suzanne Chiodo (@ChiodoAccord ) who’s research interests are Civil Procedure, Access to Justice, and Class Actions. Dr. Patricia McMahon who specializes in Civil Procedure, Equity, and Legal History.
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#tbt: The Class of 2019's First Day of Law School. We are looking forward to celebrating their graduation tomorrow. #YorkUConvo
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Osgoode mourns the passing of The Honourable Doctor R. Roy McMurtry ’58, ’91 (LLD), former Attorney General and Chief Justice of Ontario, and Chancellor of York University.
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Great to see members of the Class of 2023 in person and on video at today’s plenary for ethical lawyering in a global community. #welcomeyu
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On this day, Lincoln Alexander Day, we remember Lincoln Alexander - a champion of equity - who graduated from Osgoode in 1953, practised law until 1968, then became the first Black Member of Parliament, serving four consecutive terms. In 1985, he was appointed Ontario Lt.-Gov.
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Congratulations to Craig Scott, Karen Drake, Shelley Kierstead, Brad Ross, Sasha Baglay, Leslie MacLeod and Patrick Case who are this year’s recipients of Osgoode teaching or service awards. @CraigScottCA @KarenDrake @Shelleykshelley.
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Osgoode Hall Law Journal is now on CanLII! 🍎
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Eighty law professors, including 14 Osgoode professors, send letter to Ontario Premier and the Attorney-General critical of the provincial government's use of the notwithstanding clause.
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“It was because of CLASP that I was able to first walk into a criminal courtroom and that moment inspired me to keep walking back in. Osgoode allowed me the breathing room that I needed to take my first steps as a lawyer and for that, I will be forever grateful.” #MeetYU
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Congratulations to Osgoode doctoral student Roojin Habibi, for being named a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar (@fdnPETF) for her work in global health law. #PeopleofYU
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Professor Jeffery Hewitt to join Osgoode faculty on July 1.
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Osgoode Hall Law School adopts new Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement: "A genuine watershed moment," says @DeanSossin.
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Congratulations to Professor Mary Condon on her first day as Dean (Interim) of Osgoode! Formerly Associate Dean (Academic), Professor Condon will serve in the role until June 30, 2019 while a search is underway for the Law School's next Dean.
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Osgoode students rocking OCIs
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Osgoode welcomes the Class of ’26 and celebrates the start of a new academic year. Read more:
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Excited to welcome the Class of 2026!
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Congratulations to Osgoode Professor Poonam Puri on her appointment to the inaugural Board of Directors of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB).
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Two of Osgoode’s longest serving and most respected adjunct faculty, Dale Lastman and Reuben Rosenblatt, have decided to retire from teaching. Each has served the Law School for more than 30 years and both decided that this would be their last year.
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Vera Parsons (1889-1973) graduated from Osgoode in 1924 and went on to become the first female criminal defence lawyer in Ontario, likely the first woman to appear before judge and jury, and the first to defend an accused murderer. #IWDYorkU2018
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Professor Philip Girard announced as co-winner of 2023 W. Wesley Pue Book Prize for "A History of Law in Canada Volume Two." Congratulations 🎉 .Read more:
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Today, we remember the life, legacy and celebrate the accomplishments of The Hon. Lincoln M. Alexander. Alexander graduated from Osgoode in 1953, became the first Black-Canadian to serve as a Member of Parliament, federal Cabinet Minister and to be appointed Lt. Gov. of Ontario.
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The Class of 2018's First Day of Law School. Looking forward to celebrating their graduation tomorrow. #YorkUConvo #oz2018 #tbt
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Join us on October 19th at 12:30pm ET for a book launch and panel with Osgoode Professor @saptarishi_b on his book "All is Well: Catastrophe and the Making of the Normal State." Register at
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Proud moment - Osgoode PhD student Deanne Sowter was cited in last Friday’s @SCC_eng decision. Colucci v Colucci, 2021 SCC 24: Sowter, Deanne M. “Advocacy in Non‑Adversarial Family Law: A Recommendation for Revision to the Model Code” (2018), 35 Windsor Y.B. Access Just. 401.
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Four new full-time faculty to join Osgoode on July 1. From left: Fay Faraday, Adam Parachin, Adrian A. Smith and Emily Kidd White.
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Congratulations to Professor Jinyan Li on receiving the Canadian Tax Foundation's most prestigious award: The Lifetime Contribution Award.
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Big thanks to Osgoode Professors @emilykiddwhite, @sonialawprof, & @blberger for putting on an outstanding #ozconcases conference, with hundreds tuning in from all over Canada.
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After 60 remarkable years of teaching, Angela Swan has delivered her final contract law class at Osgoode. A trailblazer in Canadian contract law, she has shaped generations of lawyers and left an enduring mark on legal education. Read more: | #YUPathways
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Congratulations to Osgoode alum Gerald Chan ’06 (@Gerald_Chan_law) on your appointment to the Board of Trustees for The Law Foundation of Ontario (@LawFoundationOn).
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Osgoode Chief Law Librarian Yemisi Dina elected to the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD).@CALLACBD @YemisiDina.
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Congratulations to @uocommonlaw Prof and Osgoode grad Carissima Mathen '92 (@cmathen) on being awarded the David Walter Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing.
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Congratulations to Graduate Program Assistant Chantel Thompson on receiving the 2019 Louella Sturdy Leadership Award for outstanding contribution to the Law School through her leadership and teamwork with members of the Osgoode community.
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Kudos to PhD candidate Joshua D.M. Shaw on receiving the 2023 Austin Sarat Award from @Law_Cult_Huma for his paper “Humic Lawscapes.” . Read more:
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Congratulations to Osgoode PhD candidate Jake Effoduh ’18 (LLM), on your appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University (@LincAlexLawTMU).
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The REDress Project hanging in Gowlings Hall.
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"Bearrister" Spirit Bear is the star of a new picture book aimed at introducing children to the principles of reconciliation in Canada, and the symbol of @cblackst's new project: the "Spirit Bear Plan."
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The Osgoode Library houses the rare Supreme Court of Canada factum collection (1877–1981). Prof McMahon is leading efforts to index it, making it accessible to researchers & the legal community, with plans to digitize & preserve it for future generations.
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Read @Heidi__Matthews latest article for @macleans on why all Canadians should be very concerned with how mainstream conservatives have turned to overtly racist rhetoric of the “outside agitator” to oppose #Wetsuweten solidarity protests and blockades.
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Congratulations to Osgoode Professor Poonam Puri on her appointment for a two-year term as a Commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission! .
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Thank you to Supreme Court Justice Sheilah L. Martin for delivering the keynote address today at our annual Constitution Cases Conference. #ozconcases
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Osgoode PhD candidate Sanaa Ahmed to begin two-year Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dalhousie University starting this September.
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The Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) kicked off Black History Month at Osgoode today with the best music, poetry and food! @BLSAOsgoode
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