Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Laws In February 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that s. 241 (prohibiting physicians from assisting in ending life) and s. 14 of the Criminal Code infringed s. 7 of the Charter and were not justified under s. 1. They were held to be of no force and effect, to the extent that they “prohibit physician-assisted death for a competent adult person who (1) clearly...
[I’m very grateful to Heidi Young for raising the questions and concerns set out in this article. Following the publication of the article, Jeffery Sperling and I met with Heidi and other students to discuss these issues. Over the summer, we will work on addressing these issues, and in September, Heidi and I plan to co-author an article for Obiter Dicta setting out the resolutions and...
By the time this article is published, reading week will be over. Many 1Ls will have interviewed with top firms through the first year recruit, only to face a subsequent rejection letter or simply be “ghosted”. Others will not have gotten any interviews at all. While rejection can be disappointing, it’s important to remember that most 1Ls will not receive a summer placement as a result of the OCI...
Midterms have arrived for 1Ls. The length of time allowed for each midterm varies from a few hours to a few days, but one thing is consistent: for Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law, midterms might be the first substantial graded work of the semester. For students who have been working very hard with little graded feedback, the stakes seem high even for no-downside midterms, which count for zero...
In a Time of Remote Learning, Students on Campus Face Additional Challenges Remote learning and social distancing have had a significant impact on law students at Osgoode, some of whom are facing these strange circumstances while living on campus at Osgoode Chambers. One major change is that students who live in residence are forced to attend the bulk of their classes via Zoom in their rooms...
On Friday, September 18, 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away as a result of complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. Reportedly, she died at home in the company of her family. Her death meant the end of a 27-year stint sitting as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), and for many, the end of a legal and feminist icon. Ginsburg is...