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- Congratulations to Dr. C. Elizabeth Koester
Winner of the Chalmers prize, awarded to the best book in Ontario History by the Champlain Society. Note that Liz, a retired lawyer, is usually billed as a historian of medical and scientific history, but is really a legal historian! In the Public Good: Eugenics and the Law in Ontario is published b … Read more »
- RIP David H. Flaherty
Professor Emeritus David Flaherty passed away on October 11, 2022, in Victoria. In the 1970s and 1980s David was a Professor of Law and History at what was then the University of Western Ontario. Although principally an Americanist, he was an ideal choice to organize and edit the Osgoode Society’s f … Read more »
- Congratulations to Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric Adams
Co-winners of the John Saywell Prize.for Canadian Constitutional History! Read more »
- Apply for the John T. Saywell Prize for best recent book on the history of the Canadian Constitution or Canadian federalism!
John T. Saywell Prize for Canadian Constitutional Legal History The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History administers the Saywell Prize. The Prize was established by the generosity of the family and friends of the late Professor John T. (Jack) Saywell, to recognise the outstanding contribution … Read more »
- Apply for the Peter Oliver Prize for best published student work in Canadian Legal History!
Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History The Peter Oliver Prize in Canadian Legal History was established by the Society in 2006 in honour of Professor Peter Oliver, the Society’s founding editor-in-chief. The prize is awarded annually for published work (journal article, book chapter, book) in … Read more »