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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. Looking Forward by Looking Back 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, Looking Forward by Looking Back calls attention to the rich history of legal wisdom that emerged from the Faculty of Law and its sustained impact.
Jutta Brunnée is dean of the Faculty of Law and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.Christopher Essert is a professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Introduction: Seventy-five Years of Legal Education and Scholarship at the ‘Modern’ Faculty of LawJutta 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 HistoryJim Phillips 3. Multidisciplinary Marty Friedland, Miscarriages of Justice, and the Modern Law SchoolKent Roach 4. Professor Alan Mewett on Morality and the Criminal LawBrenda Cossman 5. Some Leading Themes in the Contract Scholarship of Stephen WaddamsPeter Benson 6. The Law’s Own TermsArthur Ripstein 7. Trebilcock and Trade-offsEdward M Iacobucci 8. ‘More Legal Theory Than I Thought’: Robert Sharpe and Legal ScholarshipHamish Stewart 9. On Living Federal Lives: Katherine Swinton’s The Supreme Court and Canadian Federalism and the Future of Federal ImaginationJean-Christophe Bédard-Rubin 10. Denise Réaume and the Women’s Court Of Canada: Feminist Judgment Projects and Rewriting Pierson v PostAngela Fernandez 11. Transforming Spousal Support from the Ground Up: Carol Rogerson and the Development of the Spousal Support Advisory GuidelinesMartha Shaffer 12. Individual Freedom and the Supremacy of Law: Alan Brudner on Criminal JusticeMalcolm Thorburn 13. Gender Equality, AI, and the Future of Human RightsAnna Su 14. A Rule-of-law Compliant Reading of Section 33: The Continuing Relevance of Lorraine Weinrib’s Public Law ScholarshipRichard Stacey