Overview

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, this book brings together a wealth of legal scholarship first presented at a conference in March 2025. At the time of its creation, the Faculty of Law reconceptualized legal education in Ontario and beyond. Law in a Changing World pays homage to the visions of key figures in the school's history such as founding dean Cecil ""Caesar"" Augustus Wright, Katherine Swinton, and John Willis among many other leading lights within the faculty. Embarking on a journey of exploration and reflection, the contributors to this volume look forward by looking back at the transformation charted by the school and its faculty. The contributors depict how the examined scholars consistently developed approaches to legal and social issues that were not only innovative and influential when first introduced but that continue to be insightful and generative in our evolving world. Essential reading for law professors, practitioners, and students, Law in a Changing World calls attention to the rich history of legal wisdom that emerged from the Faculty of Law and its sustained impact.

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Author:   Jutta Brunnee ,  Chris Essert
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781049805139

ISBN 10:   1049805135
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   25 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Seventy-five Years of Legal Education and Scholarship at the ‘Modern’ Faculty of Law Jutta Brunnée and Christopher Essert 1. A Pragmatist Approach to the Administrative State: A New Interpretation of John Willis’s ‘three Approaches to Administrative Law’ Mariana Mota Prado 2. Richard Charles Bosworth (Dick) Risk: Maker of Canadian Legal History Jim Phillips 3. Multidisciplinary Marty Friedland, Miscarriages of Justice, and the Modern Law School Kent Roach 4. Professor Alan Mewett on Morality and the Criminal Law Brenda Cossman 5. Some Leading Themes in the Contract Scholarship of Stephen Waddams Peter Benson 6. The Law’s Own Terms Arthur Ripstein 7. Trebilcock and Trade-offs Edward M Iacobucci 8. ‘More Legal Theory Than I Thought’: Robert Sharpe and Legal Scholarship Hamish Stewart 9. On Living Federal Lives: Katherine Swinton’s The Supreme Court and Canadian Federalism and the Future of Federal Imagination Jean-Christophe Bédard-Rubin 10. Denise Réaume and the Women’s Court Of Canada: Feminist Judgment Projects and Rewriting Pierson v Post Angela Fernandez 11. Transforming Spousal Support from the Ground Up: Carol Rogerson and the Development of the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines Martha Shaffer 12. Individual Freedom and the Supremacy of Law: Alan Brudner on Criminal Justice Malcolm Thorburn 13. Gender Equality, AI, and the Future of Human Rights Anna Su 14. A Rule-of-law Compliant Reading of Section 33: The Continuing Relevance of Lorraine Weinrib’s Public Law Scholarship Richard Stacey

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Jutta Brunnée is dean of the Faculty of Law and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.

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