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OJEN’s 2nd province-wide Twitter Moot took place on Wednesday, March 10th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with students debating the question: “Does a law requiring mandatory vaccinations violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?” Taking into consideration the differing ways classes are structured during Covid-19, students had a variety of options for participation. […]
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OJEN’s popular Access to Justice Game is now available in digital format in French as well as English. Accès à la justice: le jeu de rôle! offers French language students a fun, interactive learning experience highlighting some of the difficulties encountered by people dealing with everyday legal problems. OJEN developed the game as a way […]
OJEN welcomed 6 new directors at the first board of director’s meeting of 2021. OJEN’s board consists of representatives from all three levels of court in Ontario, as well as leading justice and education sector institutions. With an additional 5 at-large director positions, the OJEN board of directors brings a wide range of expertise to […]
The OBA-OJEN Competitive Mock Trial (OOCMT) program is one of our most popular annual activities. Each spring since 2014 until the arrival of Covid-19 last year, hundreds of students throughout the province compete in regional tournaments held at local courthouses. The experiential nature of the mock trial and the exposure to justice sector professionals make […]
By Kevine Ishimwe M and John Abdelsayed Kevine and John are members of OJEN’s Francophone Youth Leadership Team The Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN) is a charitable, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with a province-wide mandate. OJEN is developing a Francophone mock appeal program. This program will give French-speaking students in Ontario an opportunity to gain a […]
OJEN is happy to announce the finalists for the Fall 2020 Charter Challenge! Please join us in congratulating: The Appellant: Feldman and Gan Legal Counsel from Bloor Collegiate Institute in Toronto. and The Respondent: Law Society of Dufferin Grove, also from Bloor Collegiate Institute! OJEN and our reviewers from Osgoode Hall Law School and the […]
On October 29th, OJEN and Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) hosted a day-long conference for community workers as part of the Law Society of Ontario’s 5th annual Access to Justice Week. “Law and Community in 2020: Updates and Action for Community Workers” offered community workers access to front-line lawyers and community organizers who provided updates […]
The OBA-OJEN Competitive Mock Trial (OOCMT) program has undergone some changes this year to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic. After consulting with teachers throughout the province, OJEN has created a plan to allow as many students as possible to participate in the program. To accommodate both the quadmester system used by many school boards, and […]
On November 17th, OJEN staff, directors and guests met by Zoom for our 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM). Approximately 60 people attended the virtual event to celebrate a successful year of justice education activities and to honour three OJEN award recipients. Board Co-Chair, Justice Katrina Mulligan of the Ontario Court of Justice, opened the AGM […]
Students from schools across Ontario participated in OJEN’s first province-wide Twitter Moot. The online debate focused on the question – should we allow peremptory challenges in criminal jury trials? Before the event, participants prepared for the moot with the aid of an OJEN resource package including background information and a suggested reading list. Based on […]
Are you looking for an engaging activity that works for both virtual or physical classrooms? The Charter Challenge is Ontario’s only mock appeal competition for secondary schools, and it adapts well as both a remote and in-person activity for students anywhere in the province. OJEN will release a mock judicial decision in which complex Charter […]