Dr. John Borrows
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Toronto
Election Year
2007
Academy
Académie des sciences sociales
Discipline
Law
Department
Faculty of Law
Keywords
Indigenous law and constitutional law
Long Citation
Professor Borrows is widely regarded as the leading Aboriginal legal academic in Canada. He is a recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for his work in law and justice. He holds five degrees and the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice at UVIC. He is a prolific scholar. His Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law, was awarded the Donald Smiley Prize by the Canadian Political Science Association 2002. His Aboriginal Legal Issues: Cases, Materials and Commentary is used in almost every law school in Canada and his articles are frequently cited by the Supreme and other Courts. He works tirelessly with the Department of Justice, inquiries, treaty and mediation negotiators, and Aboriginal organizations to promote dialogue among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada and internationally.
Short Citation
Professor Borrows is widely regarded as the leading Aboriginal legal academic in Canada. He is a recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for his work in law and justice and holds five degrees and the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice at UVIC. His Aboriginal Legal Issues: Cases, Materials and Commentary is used in almost every law school in Canada and his articles are frequently cited by the Supreme and other Courts.
Professor Borrows is widely regarded as the leading Aboriginal legal academic in Canada. He is a recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for his work in law and justice. He holds five degrees and the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice at UVIC. He is a prolific scholar. His Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law, was awarded the Donald Smiley Prize by the Canadian Political Science Association 2002. His Aboriginal Legal Issues: Cases, Materials and Commentary is used in almost every law school in Canada and his articles are frequently cited by the Supreme and other Courts. He works tirelessly with the Department of Justice, inquiries, treaty and mediation negotiators, and Aboriginal organizations to promote dialogue among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada and internationally.
Short Citation
Professor Borrows is widely regarded as the leading Aboriginal legal academic in Canada. He is a recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for his work in law and justice and holds five degrees and the Law Foundation Chair in Aboriginal Justice at UVIC. His Aboriginal Legal Issues: Cases, Materials and Commentary is used in almost every law school in Canada and his articles are frequently cited by the Supreme and other Courts.