Prof. David Tanovich
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Windsor
Election Year
2017
Academy
Académie des sciences sociales
Discipline
Law
Department
Faculty of Law
Keywords
Criminal Law, Evidence, Legal Ethics, Systemic Racism & Policy, Racial Profiling, Sexual Assault Law
TANOVICH, David M. - Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
David Tanovich has significantly advanced our understanding of systemic bias and, in particular, anti-Black racism, in Canadian criminal law. He is a prolific, creative and courageous legal scholar. His pioneering research, scholarship, policy work and public engagement on racial profiling, carding, sentencing, using rap lyrics as evidence, sexual assault law and the ethical obligation of lawyers to be culturally competent mark him as one of Canada’s most influential legal academics.
David Tanovich has significantly advanced our understanding of systemic bias and, in particular, anti-Black racism, in Canadian criminal law. He is a prolific, creative and courageous legal scholar. His pioneering research, scholarship, policy work and public engagement on racial profiling, carding, sentencing, using rap lyrics as evidence, sexual assault law and the ethical obligation of lawyers to be culturally competent mark him as one of Canada’s most influential legal academics.
David Tanovich a contribué à améliorer notre compréhension sur la partialité systémique de façon significative et tout particulièrement le racisme contre les noirs sous les lois criminelles Canadienne. Il est un juriste créatif, courageux, et prolifique. Ses recherches pionnières, son éducation, ses travaux sur la politique, son engagement publique sur les profilages raciaux, sa perspicacité, ses tournures de phrase, l'utilisation des paroles de rap comme preuve, sa connaissance des lois sur le viol et de l'éthique d'obligation des avocats le rendant culturellement compétant font lui l'un des professeurs de droit des plus influent du Canada.