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  • September 16, 2019 - Osgoode Society Author Blake Brown Recognized by The Royal Society of Canada

    Osgoode Society author Blake Brown has been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for his outstanding scholarship and has been named a member of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.The Royal Society of Canada established the College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artist in 2014. The college recognizes individuals who have begun… Read more »

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  • June 6, 2019 - The Osgoode Society Awards Announced

    The Osgoode Society Awards honour emerging and established scholars, promote Canadian legal history   Toronto — The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is honouring four scholars at a special ceremony on June 19, in recognition of the recent contributions they have made to furthering Canadians’ understanding of the country’s legal history. At the Osgoode… Read more »

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  • June 6, 2019 - A History of Law in Canada Volume 1: Beginnings to 1866 wins Honourable Mention for the W. Wesley Pue book prize

     A History of Law in Canada, Volume One is a monumental and masterful work. It fills a gap in Canadian scholarship by providing a comprehensive, well-written and informative account of the history of law in Canada. Its 900 pages of text and footnotes reflect an astonishing range of knowledge. It breaks new ground in its… Read more »

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  • September 5, 2018 - Osgoode Society Osgoode Society book named Number 3 on Hill Times best 100 books of 2017’

    Osgoode Society book named Number 3 on Hill Times best 100 books of 2017 https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/12/18/hill-times-list-100-best-books-2017/128829

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  • September 5, 2018 - Recent Article and Review of Claire L’Heureux-Dube: A Life by Constance Backhouse

    Please see the recent  article and review of Claire L’Heureux-Dube: A Life which appeared in the Globe and Mail on Monday. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-retired-supreme-court-justice-claire-lheureux-dubes-biography/  

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  • June 1, 2018 - The Osgoode Society Awards honour emerging and established scholars, promote Canadian legal history

    Toronto — The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History is honouring four scholars at a special ceremony on June 14, in recognition of the recent contributions they have made to furthering Canadians’ understanding of the country’s legal history. At the Osgoode Society’s Annual Meeting, the following three awards will be presented: the R. Roy McMurtry… Read more »

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  • May 5, 2016 - David Fraser, “Honorary Protestants”: The Jewish School Question in Montreal, 1867-1997, has been shortlisted for the Canadian Law and Society Association Book Prize.

    One of the Osgoode Society’s 2015 books, David Fraser, “Honorary Protestants”: The Jewish School Question in Montreal, 1867-1997, has been shortlisted for the  Canadian Law and Society Association Book Prize.

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    March 10, 2016 - Moore’s History of the Ontario Court of Appeal honoured by Ontario’s Speakers Book Awards

    Christopher Moore was recently honoured by being one of the finalists for Ontario Speaker Dave Levac’s Speakers Book Award. He received his medal at a ceremony held on March 7th. We congratulate Chris on this notable achievement.

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  • June 19, 2015 - Justice Robert J. Sharpe new president of the Osgoode Society

    At this evening’s meeting of the board of directors of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, Justice Robert J. Sharpe of the Ontario Court of Appeal was elected president of the Society. While R. Roy McMurtry, the founder and of the society and its long-serving president, has decided to step down, he will not… Read more »

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  • May 6, 2015 - Osgoode Society awarded 2015 Hugh Lawford Prize for Excellence in Legal Publishing

    The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History book series was the winner of the 2015 Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing awarded by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries at their annual meeting in Moncton.  Congratulations to President/founder R. Roy McMurtry, editor in chief Jim Phillips, associate editor Philip Girard, and our authors past, present and… Read more »

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Recent News

  • September 16, 2019 Osgoode Society Author Blake Brown Recognized by The Royal Society of Canada
  • June 6, 2019 The Osgoode Society Awards Announced
  • June 6, 2019 A History of Law in Canada Volume 1: Beginnings to 1866 wins Honourable Mention for the W. Wesley Pue book prize
  • September 5, 2018 Osgoode Society Osgoode Society book named Number 3 on Hill Times best 100 books of 2017’
  • September 5, 2018 Recent Article and Review of Claire L'Heureux-Dube: A Life by Constance Backhouse
  • June 1, 2018 The Osgoode Society Awards honour emerging and established scholars, promote Canadian legal history
  • May 5, 2016 David Fraser, “Honorary Protestants”: The Jewish School Question in Montreal, 1867-1997, has been shortlisted for the Canadian Law and Society Association Book Prize.
  • March 10, 2016 Moore’s History of the Ontario Court of Appeal honoured by Ontario’s Speakers Book Awards
  • June 19, 2015 Justice Robert J. Sharpe new president of the Osgoode Society
  • May 6, 2015 Osgoode Society awarded 2015 Hugh Lawford Prize for Excellence in Legal Publishing

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The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History was established in 1979 to promote the publication of work on the history of Canadian law, and to create and preserve an oral history archive.

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