A History of Law in Canada, Volume One is a monumental and masterful work. It fills a gap in Canadian scholarship by providing a comprehensive, well-written and informative account of the history of law in Canada. Its 900 pages of text and footnotes reflect an astonishing range of knowledge. It breaks new ground in its… Read more »
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Unforeseen Legacies, Reuben Wells Leonard and the Leonard Foundation Trust
by Bruce Ziff, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta. Published with the University of Toronto Press, 2000. With great skill and diligence, Professor Ziff has taken hold of an apparently narrow topic and has used it to open up a wide window into some fascinating and neglected themes of the Canadian past. His subject is… Read more »
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Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles
edited by Judy Fudge, Lansdowne Professor of Law, University of Victoria, and Eric Tucker, Professor of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School. Published with Irwin Law, 2010. The world of work, so important to individuals’ economic well-being and to their sense of self, has been fundamentally shaped by law, both collective bargaining law and individual employment law…. Read more »
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Cornerstones Of Order: Courthouses And Town Halls Of Ontario, 1784-1914
by Marion MacRae And Anthony Adamson. Published with Clarke Irwin Inc., 1982. Cornerstones of Order: Courthouses and Town Halls of Ontario 1784-1914 by Marion MacRae and Anthony Adamson was the second volume in the Society’s publication series. The Society was delighted to be associated in this publication with these two distinguished authors, who had already left… Read more »
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June 6, 2019 - A History of Law in Canada Volume 1: Beginnings to 1866 wins Honourable Mention for the W. Wesley Pue book prize
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September 16, 2019 - Osgoode Society Author Blake Brown Recognized by The Royal Society of Canada
Osgoode Society author Blake Brown has been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for his outstanding scholarship and has been named a member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.The Royal Society of Canada established the College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artist in 2014. The college recognizes individuals who have begun… Read more »
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October 26, 2021 - 2020-21 OHS Joseph Brant Award Winner: Heidi Bohaker, Doodem and Council Fire
Please join us in congratulating Heidi Bohaker on winning the 2020-21 Joseph Brant Award for her book, Doodem and Council Fire: Anishinaabe Governance Through Alliance, published by University of Toronto Press (2020). Doodem and Council Fire deals with the world of the Anishinaabe people and the importance of doodem to Anishinaabe identity. Published for the Osgoode Society for… Read more »
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George Finlayson
The Honourable George D. Finlayson 1928-2008. Esq., Q.C., LL.B., LL.D The Honourable George D. Finlayson was born in Winnipeg, MB in 1928. He started his post-secondary education in a pre-med program; however, after the first year he enrolled in an Honours Arts program at the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1949 with a Pass… Read more »
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Sidney L. Harring
Dr. Sidney Harring is Professor Emeritus at the City University of New York School of Law. Besides teaching undergraduate sociology and law, he has done extensive research and scholarship on juries, police, American Indians, and the social history of American law. These wide-ranging interests have taken him around the world; he has been a visiting… Read more »
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Kent Roach
Kent Roach is a Professor of Law, Criminology, and Political Science at the University of Toronto, and the Prichard-Wilson Chair of Law and Public Policy. He was law clerk to Madame Justice Bertha Wilson of the Supreme Court of Canada (1988-1989) before joining the University of Toronto. He has published numerous articles on the current… Read more »