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Write for UV Ultra Vires is the independent student newspaper of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. We publish six issues a year and are always in search of additional...

Volume 26 – Issue 5 – February 2025

The articles contained in this issue will be published to ultravires.ca within the week. Print copies are available now on stands across the law school....

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As Memory Becomes Legacy: Reflections from the 80th Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz

Five years ago, at the 75th commemoration of Auschwitz’s liberation, over 100 survivors attended. This year, only 50 remained. This stark decline underscores a sobering...

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Volume 26 – Issue 5 – February 2025

The articles contained in this issue will be published to ultravires.ca within the week. Print copies are available now on stands across the law school....

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As Memory Becomes Legacy: Reflections from the 80th Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz

Five years ago, at the 75th commemoration of Auschwitz’s liberation, over 100 survivors attended. This year, only 50 remained. This stark decline underscores a sobering...

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 U of T Law’s Take on EDI: Exclusion, Discrimination, Islamophobia

It’s no secret that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) training at U of T Law is below-par. From surface level sessions with boilerplate talking points...

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 IHRP Working Group: Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

Group Leads: Manreet Brar (3L) and Cassie Heward (2L JD/MPP) Group Members: Daniella Springer (1L), Veronica Axenova (1L), Rachel Brouwer (1L), Chrisoula Angelis (1L), Romina...

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 A Seismic Change

Dr. Ardi Imseis on the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel’s illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territory As a member of the...

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IHRP Working Group: Cameroon Atrocities Project

Verifying Incidents of Human Rights Abuses for Future Accountability Group Leads: Allison Zhao (2L JD/MGA) and Parker Hopkins (2L) Group Members: Ritica Ramesh (1L), Bruce...

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Mini Sudoku

Instructions for mini sudoku: Each row and column must have the numbers 1-4. The numbers inside each bolded box add up to the number stated...

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The Ultra Vires Crossword

Do your readings ACROSS 1 Prex to x 4 Standard of excellence 9 Where Putin put in time, once 12 Libraries do it 14 *Supporter...

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 Ultra Vires Presents: Love is in the Air!

Send this playlist to your crush Romancing, romanticizing, romance!!! Love is in the air—and it’s cool to have feelings! Whether you already have someone special,...

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Yak’s Snack Review

Photos by Rachel Chan. The results are in We at U of T Law have our differences. We have different backgrounds, divergent...

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Various Opiates of the Law School Masses

The soul of soulless conditions Being a law student has its perks. But, do we really benefit from them? Or, are they...

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Do You Believe in Life After Debt?

Three alumni explore long-term ramifications of high tuition On November 13, the Barriers to Excellence campaign hosted “Life After Law School: Managing...

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Trust No One: A List of Suspects

L. H. (2L) & Maud Rozee (3L) A priceless/price-unknown piece of art that was bolted to the wall goes missing from the...

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Art Heist Rocks Bora Laskin Law Library

A break-in. Stolen electronics. A painting, commissioned to honour a deceased classmate, torn from its moorings. This is not a fact pattern—it...

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Women in Law, Judicial Education, and Rising Tuition: An Interview with the Honourable Elizabeth M. Stewart

L. H. (2L) & Chloe Magee (2L) We were pleased to have the Honourable Elizabeth M. Stewart, judge at the Ontario Superior...

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Get to Know Your New Profs: Finance, Flutes, and Feminism

This fall, the Faculty of Law welcomed two new scholars: Professors Margaret Jane Radin and Adriana Robertson. Prof. Radin, who focuses on...

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Tort or No Tort

There are students in all of my courses who persistently interrupt classroom proceedings to ask questions that begin with “So, let’s say...

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