Funded research and publications
For more than 50 years, The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research has funded practical, leading edge legal research in Canada. Projects funded between 2013 and 2017 are listed below as a representative sample. The most recent funded research and publications can be found on the Research grants and Walter Owen Book Prize pages.
Indicates a former Walter Owen Book Prize winner
- 2015Sarah MoralesFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Recognizing the ‘Sacredness’ of the Process: Reconciling the Hul’qumi’numm Legal Tradition and the Canadian Legal System”
- 2017Julie MacFarlaneFaculty of Law, University of Windsor
“Tracking the Emerging Jurisprudence: Developing and SRL Case Law Database”
- 2016Adam DodekFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias in the 21st Century”
- 2016Shaun FlukerUniversity of Calgary
“An Investigation of Notable Trends and Issues in Seeking Leave to Appeal Statutory Tribunal Decisions in Canada”
- 2016Chris Hunt, Lorne Neudorf & Micah RankinFaculty of Law, Thomson Rivers University
“The Guide to the Canadian Interpretation Act”
- 2016Haigh & Dan PrielOsgoode Hall Law School, York University
“The Supreme Court of Canada by Number”
- 2015Jean-François RobergeFaculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke
« La justice participative, 2e édition »
- 2014Patrick MignaultFaculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke
« La responsabilité des administrateurs de régimes de retraite : une approche comparée »
- 2017Benjamin GevaOsgoode Hall Law School, York University
“Canadian Law of Negotiable Instruments and Payments: General Principles”
- 2017Mitchell McInnesFaculty of Law, University of Alberta
“Disgorgement of Wrongful Gains”
- 2016Stéphane RousseauFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« Traitement du contrat logistique en droit canadien »
- 2016Emily SatterthwaiteFaculty of Law, University of Toronto
“Optional Taxation: A Study of the HST’s Small Supplier Election”
- 2015Richard Frimpong OppongFaculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
“Jurisdiction Agreements in Interprovincial and International Commercial Contracts in Canada”
- 2015Julie PaquinFaculté de droit, Université d’Ottawa
« Analyse de l’impact de l’adoption de structures alternatives pour l’exercice de la profession d’avocats sur les avocats en droit des affaires au Canada »
- 2015Ivan TchotourianFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Évaluation de l’impact du recours civil en droit des valeurs mobilières sur les acteurs de la gouvernance d’entreprise : Étude des allégations et des recours (2008-2015) »
- 2013Teressa Scassa and Micheal DeturbideToronto: LexisNexis Canada
Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada, 2nd edition
- 2013Ivan TchotourianFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Devoir de prudence et de diligence des administrateurs et responsabilité sociale des entreprises »
- 2016Sylvette GuillemardFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Comprendre la procedure civile Québécoise, 2e édition. »
- 2015Pierre Issalys & Denis LemieuxFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Préparation de la quatrième édition de l’ouvrage L’action gouvernementale »
- 2015Stephen G.A. PitelFaculty of Law, Western University
“Conflicts of Laws, Second Edition”
- 2014Michel DoucetFaculté de droit, Université de Moncton
« Les droits linguistiques au Nouveau-Brunswick (recherche seulement) »
- 2014Anver EmonFaculty of Law, University of Toronto
“Statutory Interpretation and the Rule of Law”
- 2014Jean-François RobergeFaculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke
« Accès à la justice et conférence de règlement à l’amiable (CRA) : Que veulent les justiciables et les avocats? »
- 2014Christopher WatersFaculty of Law, University of Windsor
“Cycling Law and Legislative Reform”
- 2014Alice WoolleyFaculty of Law, University of Calgary
“Understanding Lawyers’ Ethics in Canada, 2nd Edition”
- 2013Michelle CumynFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Analyser les règles du droit québécois concernant la garantie du droit de propriété dans le vent »
- 2013Michelle FlahertyFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Impact of the Self-Represented Litigant on Judging and the Rules of Evidence”
- 2013Rosalie JukierFaculty of Law, McGill University
“Judicial Methodology: The Role for Judicial Comity in Bi-jural Canada”
- 2013Marel KatsivelaFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Defense of Assumption of Risk in Torts (Common Law) and Extra-Contractual Liability (Quebec Civil Law)”
- 2013Erik KnutsenFaculty of Law, Queen’s University
“Dueling Duties: Resolving Conflict Duties of Care in Tort”
- 2013Mariève LacroixFaculté de droit, Université d’Ottawa
« La Gamme des Fautes Civiles: Étude Conceptuelle de l’imputabilité à l’intentionnalité »
- 2017David RobitailleUniversity of Ottawa
« Le pouvoir unilatéral du Parlement d’écarter les lois Provinciales valides par la doctrine du conflit et sa prépondérance Fédérale systématique: la mise à l’écart du bien commun protégé par les lois Provinciales »
- 2016Louise LangevinFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Féminisme et droit, repenser le droit comme outil de changement social pour les femmes »
- 2016Denis RoyFaculté de droit, Université Moncton
« De la protection des minorités linguistiques »
- 2016Han-Ru ZhouFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« Droit constitutionnel canadien (2 tomes) »
- 2015Gerry FergusonFaculty of Law, University of Victoria
“Legal Regulation of Public Integrity”
- 2015Rosalie JukierFaculty of Law, McGill University
“Québec Procedural Law: A Microcosm of Mixity”
- 2015Tsvi KahanaFaculty of Law, Queen’s University
“Rethinking ‘Analogous Grounds’ of Discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”
- 2015Benjamin LehaireTELUQ, Université de Québec
« L’action en concurrence déloyale en droit civil québécois »
- 2015Darryl RobinsonFaculty of Law, Queen’s University
“The Scope of Contemporary Crimes Against Humanity”
- 2015Rakhi RupareliaFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Impact of Prosecutorial Discretion on Racial Discrimination”
- 2014Jennifer KoshanFaculty of Law, University of Calgary
“Human Rights and the Law in Canada”
- 2014Jena McGillFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Reconciling Competing Human Rights Claims in Canada”
- 2014Vrinda NarainFaculty of Law, McGill University
“Veiled Threats: The Place of the Niqab in the Courtroom: An Intersectional Approach to Understanding the Supreme Court’s Decision in R v. NS”
- 2014Maxime St-HilaireFaculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke
« Le droit canadien des partis politiques à l’aune des standards internationaux »
- 2013Stephen PitelFaculty of Law, University of Western Ontario
“The Impact of Club Resorts: How are Courts Applying the New Test for Taking Jurisdiction?”
- 2016Pierre-Claude LafondMontréal: Éditions Yvon Blais
« Droit de la protection du consommateur: théorie et pratique »
- 2017Caitlin Pakosh (editor) et al.Toronto: Irwin Law
The Lawyer’s Guide to the Forensic Sciences
- 2017Benjamin PerrinUniversity of British Columbia
“Social Media & Criminal Law: Sexual Offences, Threats and Criminal Harassment”
- 2017Michael PlaxtonCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“Sovereignty, Restraint and Guidance: Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century and the 1982 Criminal Code: Documents for its Interpretation”
- 2015Vincent CaronFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
« Loi sur la distribution de produits et services financiers annotée »
- 2015France HouleFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« Admissibilité et évaluation de la preuve d’expert en droit criminel depuis l’arrêt Mohan »
- 2015Amissi Melchiade ManirabonaFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« Pour l’accroissement du potentiel dissuasif de la Loi C-21 »
- 2014Michelle FlahertyFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Impact of the Self-Represented Litigant on Judging and the Rules of Evidence”
- 2014Louise Langevin, Nathalie Des Rosiers and Marie-Pier NadeauMontréal: Éditions Yvon Blais
L’indemnisation des victimes de violence sexuelle et conjugale, 2e éd.
- 2014Amissi Melchiade ManirabonaFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« Difficile application de la loi portant responsabilité pénale des organisations: points de vue des acteurs »
- 2014Stephen PorterDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia
“Crocodile Tears? Elucidating the Nature and Influence of Remorse Appraisals by Observers”
- 2014Malcolm ThorburnFaculty of Law, University of Toronto
“The Criminal Law Jurisprudence of Justice Louis LeBel”
- 2014Lucinda Ann VandervortCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“Sexual Consent and the Rule of Law”
- 2013Vincent ChiaoFaculty of Law, University of Toronto
“Actus Reus and Voluntariness in Canadian Criminal Law”
- 2013Carissima MathenFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Social Media and Criminal Law”
- 2013Jason NeyersFaculty of Law, University of Western Ontario
“The Boundaries of Public Nuisance”
- 2015Robert J. CurrieSchulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
“Social Media and the Law in Canada”
- 2013Elliott Goldstein
“Internet Images and Video as Evidence”
- 2013Lara KaraianInstitute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Carleton University
“Child Pornography and Minors’ Online Sexual Expression: Canada’s ‘Private Use’ Exemption and Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age”
- 2017Catherine ChoquetteUniversité de Sherbrooke
« L’application éclairée du droit de l’environnement »
- 2014Nathalie ChalifourFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Application of s. 7 of the Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms to Environmental Cases”
- 2014Paule HalleyFaculté de droit, Université de Laval
« La construction d’un nouveau droit canadien des investissements étrangers dans le secteur minier »
- 2013Nathalie ChalifourFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“The Application of s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to Environmental Cases”
- 2017Jane Bailey & Carissima MathenFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Technologically-facilitated Violence Against Women: Can Canadian Criminal Law Respond?”
- 2017David KoussensUniversité de Sherbrooke
« L’expertise religieuse en droit de la famille »
- 2017Margaret HallFaculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
“Adult Protection: A Qualitative Research Study Examining Implementations/Awareness of BC’s Adult Guardianship Act”
- 2017Wanda WiegersCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“Rights of Foster Parents in Selected Jurisdictions”
- 2016Harith Al-DabbaghFaculté de droit, Université de Montréal
« La fraude à la loi en matière d’adoption international: Analyse de la jurisprudence canadienne »
- 2016Wanda WiegersCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“An Examination of Care Arrangements Under Selected Child Welfare Regimes in Canada”
- 2014Angela CampbellFaculty of Law, McGill University
“Trial Diversions: The Experiences of Family Law Litigants Who Rely on Non-Judicial Dispute Resolution”
- 2013Dwight NewmanCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“Addressing Conflict of Law Problems Arising from Provincially Differentiated Definitions of Non-Marital Spousal Relationships”
- 2016Vanessa Gruben, Erin Nelson & Joanna ErdmanFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Canadian Health Law and Policy, 5th Edition”
- 2016Lorian HardcastleFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Legal Barriers to Quality Improvement Within Hospitals”
- 2014Lara KhouryFaculté de droit, Université McGill
« Problèmes organisationnels et systémiques affectant la délivrance des services de Santé : Élément de transformation de la responsabilité médicale et hospitalière »
- 2013Maya PrabhuYale School of Medicine, Yale University
“Only When I Say So: The Involuntary Hospitalization of the Medically Ill”
- 2017Miriam CohenLakehead University
“The Re-Invention of Investment Immigration and Constructions of Canadian Citizenship”
- 2016Colin GreyUniversité du Québec à Montréal
“The Role of the Charter in Immigration Law”
- 2016Vrinda NarainFaculty of Law, McGill University
“Reconciling Different: Multiculturalism and the Framework of Reasonable Accommodation”
- 2017Vincent CaronUniversity of Ottawa
« Monographie en droit des assurances (Québec) »
- 2016Denis BoivinUniversity of Ottawa
« Le droit des assurances au Canada »
- 2013Sophie VervilleFaculté de droit, Université Laval
« Le marquage des droits de propriété intellectuelle au Canada et son impact sur la responsabilité des contrefacteurs (The Making of Intellectual Property Rights in Canada and its Impact on the Liability of Infringers) »
- 2016Marie-Claude Desjardins & Finn MakelaFaculté de droit, Université Sherbrooke
« La computation des délais prévus au Code du travail du Québec »
- 2015Izaak de RijckeIzaak de Rijcke Law Office
“Preparation of Manuscript for Textbook titled “Principles of Boundary Law in Canada”
- 2017Florian Martin-BariteauUniversity of Ottawa
« La Protection des secrets dans la vie des affaires au Canada »
- 2017Shannon O’Byrne & Avner LevinFaculty of Law, University of Alberta
“Compensation for Intangible Loss in the Context of Privacy Claims”
- 2017Puri PoonamOsgoode Hall Law School, York University
“An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Veil Piercing”
- 2017Amy SalyzynUniversity of Ottawa
“Whistle-Blowing and Lawyers: Balancing Professional Responsibilities and the Public Interests”
- 2017Barbara Von TigerstromCollege of Law, University of Saskatchewan
“Direct and Vicarious Liability for Tort Claims Involving Violation of Privacy”
- 2016Rebecca BromwichDepartment of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
“Privacy Protection, Tort Law and Emerging Uses of Mobile Technologies in Medicine”
- 2016Samuel E. TrosowUniversity of Western Ontario
“The Internet of Things: Implications for Consumer Privacy under Canadian Law”
- 2015Adam M. DodekFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Solicitor-Client Privilege”
- 2015Dr. Hudson GrahamRyerson University
« Using Secret Evidence in Canadian Courts »
- 2015William (Bill) Lahey & Diana GinnSchulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
“Has Dunsmuir Worked?”
- 2017Kyle KirkupFaculty of Law, University of Ottawa
“Transgender Human Rights Law: Past, Present, Future”
- 2013Catherine BrownFaculty of Law, University of Calgary
“Rectification in Tax Cases”
- 2013David DuffFaculty of Law, University of British Columbia
“Cases and Materials on the Taxation of Business Entities in Canada”