Friday, September 23, 2016
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration (Room: Toronto I/II Foyer)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Reception (Room: Toronto I/II)
5:20 PM
Introductory Remarks (Room: Toronto I/II)
Introductions
Dean Lorne M. Sossin, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
George Thomson, Senior Director, International Programs, National Judicial Institute, Ottawa, ON
5:40 PM
Keynote Speaker (Room: Toronto I/II)
Keynote Speaker
The Honourable Justice David H. Doherty, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Toronto, ON
Saturday, September 24, 2016
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast (Room: Toronto III)
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration (Room: Toronto I/II Foyer)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Introduction (Room: Toronto I/II)
Welcoming Remarks
The Honourable Stephen T. Goudge Q.C., Counsel, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, Toronto, ON
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
The Law of Evidence
Justice Rosenberg made significant contributions to Canadian Evidence law, from his work educating the bench and bar on the implications of the Goudge Inquiry to his decisions on character evidence and evidence in sexual assault cases. This session will explore those contributions and the larger issues they raise for the justice system.
Moderator
Associate Dean Benjamin Berger, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
Presenters
Professor Lisa Dufraimont, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
Professor Hamish Stewart, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Professor David Tanovich, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Health Break (Room: Toronto I/II Foyer)
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Preventing Wrongful Convictions, and Social Justice (Room: Toronto I/II)
This session will focus on two related areas of particular meaning for Justice Rosenberg: the prevention of wrongful convictions and meaningful access to counsel.
Moderator
Professor Palma Paciocco, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
Presenters
Dr. Emma Cunliffe, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Breese Davies, Breese Davies Law, Toronto, ON
Professor Kent Roach, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Professor Alan N. Young, Co-Founder and Director of Osgoode’s Innocence Project, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch (Room: Toronto III and Casson)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Constitutional Rights (Room: Toronto I/II)
This session will explore Charter rights as promoted by Justice Rosenberg, in three areas:
- The rights of accused persons during police investigations and at trial;
- Challenges to the constitutional validity of legislation; and,
- The role of the judge and counsel in promoting Charter values.
Moderator
Kate Kehoe, Managing Senior Advisor, Education Resources, National Judicial Institute, Ottawa, ON
Presenters
Joseph Di Luca, Certified Specialist (Criminal Law), Di Luca Dann LLP, Toronto, ON
The Honourable Justice Renee M. Pomerance, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Windsor, ON
The Honourable Lynn Smith Q.C., Honorary Professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Health Break (Room: Toronto I/II Foyer)
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Legal Education, the Role of the Judge, and the Administration of Justice (Room: Toronto I/II)
This session will focus on what we can learn from Justice Rosenberg’s contributions to the administration of justice through:
- The role he played in legal and judicial education in Canada and around the world;
- His efforts to improve justice systems in Canada and internationally;
- His efforts to promote civility in the courtroom both by his example and in his decisions and teaching; and
- His conception of the role of the judge.
Moderator
The Honourable Justice James Stribopoulos, Ontario Court of Justice, Brampton, ON
Presenters
L'honorable juge Guy Cournoyer, Superior Court of Québec
Montréal, QC
The Honourable Justice J. Michal Fairburn, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Brampton, ON
George Thomson
The Honourable Justice Gary T. Trotter, Superior Court of Justice (Ontario), Toronto, ON
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
Associate Dean Benjamin Berger, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON
Kate Kehoe, Managing Senior Advisor, Education Resources, National Judicial Institute, Ottawa, ON
