CHRIS ENGLISH. The Osgoode Society notes with deep regret the passing of one of our authors, Christopher (Chris) English, in St John’s on August 11, 2023. Chris was for many years a Professor of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and a distinguished scholar of the history of France. In 1990, in the midst of… Read more »
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September 4, 2023 - In Memoriam
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Message from the Editor in Chief
A Message from the Editor in Chief The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History was established in 1979 to promote the publication of work on the history of Canadian law, and to create and preserve an oral history archive. We have been very successful at both of these. As of 2023 we have published exactly… Read more »
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Student Tour of Osgoode Hall and Reception
The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is pleased to offer law students the chance to tour Osgoode Hall, which houses the Ontario Court of Appeal. Osgoode Hall is a Toronto architectural landmark of great current and historic significance to Ontario’s legal system. Students will be welcomed by a Justice of the Ontario Court of… Read more »
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Student Ambassador Programme
The Osgoode Society has a Student Ambassador Programme at each of the Toronto law schools. Student Ambassadors organize periodic legal history events to promote the Society and subject to interested colleagues. The events also give the students the opportunity to connect with the lawyers and judges who comprise the Society’s directors. In October 2023 the… Read more »
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2024 Events
The Osgoode Society will be having a series of evening legal history lecture events which will be held over Zoom. Please register for each event to receive Zoom login information. Ian Binnie on Wednesday, May 1st. Former Supreme Court of Canada judge Ian Binnie will talk to the Osgoode Society about four prominent litigators whose… Read more »
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May 6, 2015 - Osgoode Society awarded 2015 Hugh Lawford Prize for Excellence in Legal Publishing
The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History book series was the winner of the 2015 Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing awarded by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries at their annual meeting in Moncton. Congratulations to President/founder R. Roy McMurtry, editor in chief Jim Phillips, associate editor Philip Girard, and our authors past, present and… Read more »
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June 6, 2019 - The Osgoode Society Awards Announced
The Osgoode Society Awards honour emerging and established scholars, promote Canadian legal history Toronto — The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is honouring four scholars at a special ceremony on June 19, in recognition of the recent contributions they have made to furthering Canadians’ understanding of the country’s legal history. At the Osgoode… Read more »
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Desmond H. Brown
Desmond Brown is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta. His research and teaching focused on the history of Canadian criminal justice and he has written extensively on the history of criminal law in Britain and Canada. Dr. Brown has also done extensive scholarly consultation work. He has… Read more »
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Ian Bushnell
Ian Bushnell is a legal scholar and was a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. His book, The Captive Court: A Study of the Supreme Court of Canada, was a finalist for the 1995 Foundation for Legal Research Walter Owen Book Prize.
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Paul Craven
Paul Craven-(B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto; C.S.C.L, Osgoode Hall Law School) Paul Craven is a retired York University professor who practices as a labour arbitrator and mediator in Ontario. He has published books and scholarly articles on labour relations and economic history as well as legal history.
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