The University of Toronto Faculty of Law, in collaboration with ASCL (American Society of Comparative Law) and the Diritto Pubblico Comparato ed Europeo Association, present the conference “The Canadian Constitution in Global Context: An Italian-Canadian Dialogue”.
September 16-17, 2017
Conference Room fl219, University of Toronto Faculty of Law – 78 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5
Saturday, September 16
10.15-10.50 Registration
10.50-11.00 Welcome Address
Edward Iacobucci
Dean of the School of Law – University of Toronto
11.00-12.00 Constitutional history
Edmondo Mostacci, Bocconi University
David Schneiderman, University of Toronto
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.00 Federalism
Cristina Fasone, LUISS University
Patrick Macklem, University of Toronto
14.00-15.00 Government
Simone Penasa, University of Trento
Richard Stacey, University of Toronto
15.00-15.30 Tea Break
15.30-16.30 Judicial system
Eleonora Ceccherini, University of Genova
Fabien Jelinas, McGill University
16.30 Reception
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Sunday, September 17
9.30-10.30 Constitutional rights
Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, Bocconi University
Kent Roach, University of Toronto
10.30-11.30 Linguistic and ethnic minorities
Mauro Mazza, University of Bergamo
Dwight Newman, University of Saskatchewan
11.30-12.00 Tea Break
12.00-13.00 Antidiscrimination law:
Other minorities
Nausica Palazzo, University of Trento
Bruce Ryder, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
13.00-13.20 Conclusive remarks
Patrick Macklem, University of Toronto
Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, Bocconi University
13.20 Reception
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With the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto.