The committee is chaired by Adel Sedra, vice-provost of the university, and includes professors from the faculty of law and other faculties, a representative of the Law Society, and the president of the Law Alumni Association. While this team sets up its time-line, an external review committee, consisting of Justice Frank Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada, Michael Crommelin, dean of the University of Melbourne, Professor Janet Halley of Harvard University, Jeffrey Lehman, dean of the University of Michigan and George Triantis, a professor of the University of Chicago, will be meeting with students, faculty and staff on Nov. 21 and 22. This committee is meant to provide an external benchmark and look at how the Faculty can raise itself to new levels of excellence.
Submissions are welcome from anyone.
Although a deadline of Nov. 17 is in place, the Vice-Provost says they will make an effort not to turn any straggling submissions away. New chair appointments made at the Faculty Upon the recommendations of an internal committee chaired by the dean, Adel Sedra, vice-provost of the university, has appointed eight professors to chairs and professorships at the Faculty of Law. Since then, the endowment of chairs has been a way patrons can fund institutions of learning. With funding from a Bay Street law firm in the waiting and the faculty expressing its support, Denis and his volunteers hope to launch a publication that will be a forum for aboriginal law issues. Submissions from the United States, New Zealand and Australia, as well as Canada, will be sought.