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North Korean Defector Visits Osgoode

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Bio: Trevor J. Fairlie is the Director of Policy on the HanVoice Development Committee, and is the President of HanVoice’s York Chapter. He is a 2L Osgoode student and the Vice Chair of Student Caucus.   On Tuesday, October 17th, Osgoode hosted Ellie Cha, a North Korean defector who now studies in South Korea. Ellie came to York University as part of the HanVoice Pioneers Program, which hosts a...

The Success and Failures of Development: Comparing the Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals

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On September 25, the United Nations ushered in the Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), a fifteen-year plan to end poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. Titled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” the SDGs came into effect on January 2016 and replaced the Millennium Development Goals (“MDGs”) that expired in 2015. Notably, the SDGS form an...

JCR Opens Again … Finally

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NADIA GUO
<News Editor>
The JCR bar opened again tonight much to the delight of the overworked and sleep-deprived everywhere in Osgoode. “Another great reason to procrastinate” was the general consensus of people I spoke to, and don’t we all need those from time to time to retain our precarious sanities.

Looking Back and Beyond: Equality for Women in Law Schools and the Profession

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JIHEE (MARIE) PARK <Staff Writer> More and more women are being admitted to law schools, a trend that is being observed across the country and over the past many decades. A long time ago, it was a remarkable struggle to be able to attend law school as a woman, but today the statistics show that women trump men in this calling, at least in number. Of the entering class of 2012 of the first...

Our Favourite Profs Comment on the Constitutional Issues behind Dr. Tourloukis vs. The Anti-Bullying Act

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NADIA GUO
<News Editor>
Following the passage of Bill 13 in the Ontario legislature, which effectively became The Accepting Schools Act (or better known as the anti-bullying act), Steve Tourloukis, a dentist and father of two, raised concerns about his children being “indoctrinated” about issues like same-sex marriage in ways contrary to his faith.

No More Docking, No More Peeking

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CITLALLY MACIEL <Contributor> What do a paparazzo and a gas station have in common? Well, if you have been attentive to the news lately, you may know that these refer to two events. Although seemingly different, they have brought about a series of legal questions and discussions back to the table. One is the issue of privacy, relating to some topless pictures of Kate Middleton. On the other...

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