Prof. Martin L. Friedland
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Toronto
Election Year
1983
Academy
Academy of Social Sciences
Discipline
Law
Department
Faculty of Law
Keywords
Criminal justice, law reform, history
The work of Martin Friedland has been characterized by the juxtaposition of skillful and thorough technical analysis of the law with imaginative exploration of its causes and effects. The former tendency is epitomized by such work as "Double Jeopardy", which traces the evolution of this important doctrine from mediaeval times to the present. The latter began with "Detention Before Trial" - an empirical analysis of the then-unreformed bail system - and has continued through to the present in a series of socio-legal studies on the process of criminal law reform, gun control legislation, and national security laws.
Through his writings, and by his service as a founding member of the Law Reform Commission of Canada and as Dean of his faculty, Prof. Friedland has shown how uncompromising adherence to the highest scholarly standards holds the greatest promise of public good.
Through his writings, and by his service as a founding member of the Law Reform Commission of Canada and as Dean of his faculty, Prof. Friedland has shown how uncompromising adherence to the highest scholarly standards holds the greatest promise of public good.