Former sex worker at Osgoode tells her story

By: Law is Cool · November 24, 2009 · Filed Under Law School · 1 Comment 

From selling sex to Osgoode Hall

Daniel Dale writes for the Toronto Star:

Even at diverse York University, the woman in the front row is a curious sight. She takes notes on an unlined piece of white paper. Her arms are tattooed. Her brown hair is streaked pink. And her bespectacled gaze is firm.

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Government makes a submission in the prostitution case

By: Law is Cool · October 23, 2009 · Filed Under Civil Rights, Criminal Law · Add Comment 

Prostitution laws not irrational, lawyer argues

Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star:

Just because prostitution is illegal in public and commercial venues in Canada but not in hotel rooms and homes doesn’t mean the law is “irrational,” a lawyer for the Ontario government argued today.

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Prostitution laws challenged in court

By: Law is Cool · October 6, 2009 · Filed Under Civil Rights, Criminal Law · Add Comment 

Sex workers set to launch landmark challenge

Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star:

“The one thing I can tell you from looking at this, both as an academic and as a person constructing a case, is that we have not had a really rational discourse on this topic because political ideology, emotional reactions and stereotypical thinking have dominated,” said Alan Young, an Osgoode Hall Law School professor who is Bedford’s lawyer.

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