Social Commentary on Law School, Society, the Legal Profession and the Justice System

by Selwyn Pieters, B.A., LL.B.



Selwyn Pieters is Barrister & Solicitor. He has a special interest in Charter litigation, International and domestic human rights law and policy, administrative law and issues surrounding anti-Black racism including racial profiling. Selwyn has recently been involved in a documentary Selwyn by Bryan Friedman, is a story of one determined young man who fought his denial of admission to law school, was finally admitted, successfully passed, graduated, completed bar ads, articling and was called to the Bar. This documentary is scheduled to be aired on CBC Newsworld on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, 10:00 p.m. He can be reached at selwyn.pieters@utoronto.ca.


The Quest for a harassment free workplace updated March 19, 2004

Selwyn A. Pieters, "Litigation Race-Based Cases - A View from a Client" Presented at the Legal Ethics and Professionalism Bridge, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto - January 08, 2003

Racial Profiling of Black Canadian Citizens at Port(s) of Entry in Canada by Selwyn Pieters, March 26/2000

York Admit by Selwyn Pieters, April 05, 2000

Anti-Poverty Activists Remain Defiant!: Allan Gardens Protest to Continue Despite Police Brutality by Selwyn Pieters, November 20, 2000

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Racial Minorities, particularly Blacks, in Ontario Have nothing to Cheer about or Celebrate by Selwyn Pieters, December 05, 2000.

Professor Carol Aylward Human Rights Complaint of Systemic Racism as against Dalhousie University Faculty of Law, Dalhousie Faculty Association and others raises disturbing questions about Systemic Anti-black racism in Law School by Selwyn Pieters, January 04, 2001

The CUPE 3903 Strike - its impact on Osgoode Hall Law School by Selwyn Pieters, January 09, 2001

Petition for Juris Doctorate Degree at Osgoode Hall Law School by Greg Knight, January 09, 2001

The other Side: Juris Doctorate Degree at Osgoode Hall Law School? Is this What we Really Want by Selwyn Pieters, January 09, 2001

On the Prohibited Financial Cost of Legal Education by Selwyn Pieters, January 12, 2001

On the Racial Climate at Osgoode Hall Law School by Selwyn Pieters, January 15, 2001

Race and Law: Smoke and Mirrors by Asha Kushal, February 19, 2001

The Interesting Subjective Comparison of Section A and Section D Selwyn Pieters, March 06, 2001

A Reply to Patrizia Bruzio Selwyn Pieters, March 12, 2001

Letter by Selwyn Pieters to Dean Peter W. Hogg, Osgoode Hall Law School in reference to Anti-Islam Article in the Obiter Dicta entitled "In ALLAH We Trust" by Demitry Papasotiriou Selwyn Pieters, March 15, 2001

Beyond the Post-It Notes by Jonathan Myers | A critical look at Teaching and Learning in an Era of Corporate Sponsored Globalization March 20, 2001

Race and Law: Bay street or African liberation? by Charles Roach, April 07, 2001

Student Response to the Report of the External Review Committee (the Iacobucci Report) April 2001

Picture courtesy of Law Times
November 27, 2000


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