A History of the University of Windsor Faculty Of
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A History of the University of Windsor Faculty of Law prepared on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Faculty of Law 1968‐ 2008 prepared by Annette Demers, BA, LLB, MLIS Reference Librarian and graduate of the Faculty of Law 1998 "Access to Justice is one of the great and critical endeavours of our contemporary society. It is crucial for the maintenance of the rule of law, and ultimately, for the vibrancy of our democracy, that all members of society ‐ including the least fortunate and the most vulnerable ‐ know that they have equal access to our legal institutions and to the benefits and protections afforded by our laws." Dean Bruce Elman1 2 Table of Contents THE DEANS AND ASSOCIATE DEANS 5 THE BIRTH OF A LAW SCHOOL 11 ADMISSIONS POLICY 20 TUITION 25 COURSE OF STUDY 26 THE CLINICS 34 STUDENT DEFENDER PROGRAMME/ THE STUDENT LEGAL AID SOCIETY/ COMMUNITY LEGAL AID 36 LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WINDSOR 43 THE COMMUNITY LAW PROGRAM 53 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND THE MEDIATION CLINIC 60 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT INTERNSHIP IN LAW PROGRAM/ INTERNSHIPS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION 65 SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY 67 PROGRAM IN SOCIAL AWARENESS/ PROGRAM FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL ACTION/ CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN SOCIAL JUSTICE/ ACCESS TO JUSTICE 68 J.D./LL.B. PROGRAM 69 LL.B./M.B.A. PROGRAM 70 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AT WINDSOR 72 CLERKSHIP PROGRAM TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 75 THE LONDON LAW PROGRAM 75 THE COMMON LAW/CIVIL LAW EXCHANGE PROGRAM 75 STUDENT EXCHANGE WITH UNIVERSITÉ DE QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL 76 JOHNSON - CIT SEMINAR ON STRUCTURED FINANCE/ ADVANCED BUSINESS LAW SEMINAR 76 EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM / ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM 77 HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNET INTERNSHIPS 78 SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 78 M.S.W./LL.B. PROGRAM 78 RESEARCH CENTRES 79 CANADIAN-AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR LAW AND POLICY/ CENTRE FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND JUSTICE 80 LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 91 WOMEN AND THE LAW/ FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY 97 THE PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF CANADA 99 3 THE LEGAL PROFESSION RESEARCH PROGRAM 101 COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 102 THE PAUL MARTIN LAW LIBRARY 103 LAW LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS TO 2008 107 THE JOURNALS 108 CANADIAN COMMUNITY LAW JOURNAL 109 WINDSOR REVIEW OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES 110 THE WINDSOR YEARBOOK OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE 111 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 114 SPECIAL LECTURES AND EVENTS 116 ESTABLISHED IN 1970 -THE GEORGE M. DUCK LECTURE SERIES: "LAW IN A CHANGING SOCIETY" 117 ESTABLISHED IN 1972 - WINDSOR / WAYNE LAW FORUM 119 ESTABLISHED IN 1981 - THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE LECTURE SERIES 122 ESTABLISHED IN 1982 - PAUL MARTIN PROFESSORSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 124 ESTABLISHED IN 1986 - BERNARD COHN MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CRIMINAL LAW 125 ANNUAL HERB GRAY LECTURE 126 MOOTS 127 OTHER EVENTS 127 APPENDICES 129 APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGY OF LAW FACULTY 130 APPENDIX B: SPECIAL INSTRUCTORS/ SESSIONALS 143 APPENDIX C: CLINICAL PROGRAMS 158 APPENDIX D: PROFESSIONAL STAFF 164 APPENDIX E: SUPPORT STAFF 167 APPENDIX F: VISITING PROFESSORS 177 APPENDIX G: SCHOLARSHIPS, ENTRANCE AWARDS, ACADEMIC AWARDS AND GRANTS 179 APPENDIX H: STUDENT LAW GROUPS 186 CANADIAN COMMUNITY LAW PROGRAM BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS 188 LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WINDSOR BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLICATIONS 191 END NOTES 192 4 The Deans and Associate Deans 5 The Deans 1967 The Honourable Justice Mark R. MacGuigan. B.A. (St. Dunstan's), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), LL.M., S.J.D. (Columbia); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Founding Dean. 1968 ‐ 1972 Justice Walter S. Tarnopolsky, B.A., LL.B. (Sask.), A.M. (Columbia), LL.M. (L.S.E., London); of the Bar of Saskatchewan and of Osgoode Hall. 19722 ‐ 1975 McLaren, John P.S. LL.B. (St. Andrews), LL.M. (University College, London) (Michigan). 19753 Ianni, Ronald W. B.A., B.Comm. (Windsor), LL.B. (Osgoode Hall), C.U.E.C.E. (Dip.), I.H.E.I. (Dip.) (Paris), Ph.D. (L.S.E., London); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law; Member of the Ontario Bar. Acting Dean 1976 ‐ 1983 Ianni, Ronald W. B.A., B.Comm. (Windsor), LL.B. (Osgoode Hall), C.U.E.C.E. (Dip.), I.H.E.I. (Dip.) (Paris), Ph.D. (L.S.E., London); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law; Member of the Ontario Bar. Sept. 20 ‐ Kerr, Robert W. B.A. (New Brunswick), LL.B. (Dalhousie), LL.M. Dec. 20, (Harvard), J.S.D. (California); Member of the New Brunswick Bar. 19814 Interim Dean. 6 1983 ‐ 1985 Menezes, J.R. LL.B.; LL.M. (Yale). Acting Dean. 19855 ‐ 1990 Gold, Neil. B.A. (York), LL.B. (Toronto), LL.M. (York); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law, also of the Bar of British Columbia. 19906 ‐ 1995 Berryman, Jeffrey B. LL.B. (Hons.), M.Jur. (Auckland, New Zealand), L.L.M. (Dalhousie); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. 1995‐19967 Gold, Neil. B.A. (York), LL.B. (Toronto), LL.M. (York); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law, also of the Bar of British Columbia. Acting Dean. 1996 ‐ 1999 Judge Juanita Westmoreland‐Traoré. LL.B. (Montréal), Ph.D. (Paris II). 1999 ‐ 2000 Mazer, Brian M. B.A., LL.B. (Saskatchewan), LL.M. (Alberta), of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Interim Dean. 2000 ‐ Bruce P. Elman. LL.B. (Dalhousie), LL.M. (Harvard). present 2007 Mazer, Brian M. B.A., LL.B. (Saskatchewan), LL.M. (Alberta), of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Acting Dean 7 The Associate/ Assistant Deans 19698 ‐ 1973 McAuliffe, John W. B.S. (Fordham), M.B.A. (Michigan), J.D. (Detroit), LL.M. (New York); Member of the Michigan Bar, Certified Public Accountant, New York and Michigan. Assistant Dean, Associate Dean.9 197310 ‐ 1975 Ianni, Ronald W. B.A., B.Comm. (Windsor), LL.B. (Osgoode Hall), C.U.E.C.E. (Dip.), I.H.E.I. (Dip.) (Paris), Ph.D. (L.S.E., London); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law; Member of the Ontario Bar. Associate Dean. 197511 ‐ 1980 Stewart, George R. B.A. (Carleton), LL.B. (Ottawa), LL.M. (L.S.E., London); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. 198012‐ Whiteside, John W. Q.C. B.A. (Assumption), LL.B. (Osgoode); 198213 of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Professor Emeritus. Associate Dean. 1982‐1988 Mazer, Brian M. B.A., LL.B. (Saskatchewan), LL.M. (Alberta), of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. 198814‐1990 Whiteside, John W. Q.C. B.A. (Assumption), LL.B. (Osgoode); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. 8 199015‐1993 Eansor, Donna M. LL.B. (Windsor), LL.M. (Wayne State); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. 1993‐1996 Weir, John P. B. Comm. (Hons.) (McMaster), LL.B. (Queen's), LL.M. (Osgoode); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. 1996 West, J. Leigh. B.A. (Queen's), LL.B. (McGill), M.Sc. (Iowa State), LL.M. (Wayne State); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Interim Associate Dean. 199616‐1997 Stewart, George R. B.A. (Carleton), LL.B. (Ottawa), LL.M. (L.S.E., London); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Assistant Dean. 1996‐1997 Voyvodic, Rose L. LL.B. (Winds0r), LL.M. (Ottawa); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Assistant to the Dean. 1998 West, J. Leigh. B.A. (Queen's), LL.B. (McGill), M.Sc. (Iowa State), LL.M. (Wayne State); of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Associate Dean. Tawfik, Myra J. B.A (Hons) (McGill)., LL.B (McGill), B.C.L. (McGill), LL.M. (Queen Mary College, London); of Osgoode 1998‐2000 Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law, also of the Bar of Québec (1986‐2000). Associate Dean ‐1998‐2000. Associate Dean. 9 2001 Mazer, Brian M. B.A., LL.B. (Saskatchewan), LL.M. (Alberta), of Osgoode Hall, Barrister‐at‐Law. Interim Associate Dean. 2001‐ Gold, Mary G. M.A. (Windsor), M.A. (Wayne State), J.D. present (Detroit); Member of the Michigan Bar.17 Associate Dean. 10 The Birth of a Law School 11 The Establishment of the Law School Recollections of 1964‐1967. Page 15. By: Dr. J. F. Leddy and recorded by Professor George McMahon When I came to Windsor in 1964 I was aware that there would be a rapid increase in the enrolment, and I was concerned that the University of Windsor should emerge as soon as possible from the status and reputation of a College to that of a University with a number of diverse faculties. Such a development would have to be based on outstanding departments in Arts and Science, and my review of them soon convinced me that Windsor was especially strong in the Social Sciences, particularly Economics, Political Science, and Psychology. To begin with, I urged, successfully, that the School of Commerce or Business Administration be elevated at once to the status of a Faculty. I was also much concerned to promote the establishment of a Law School as soon as possible. In part this was a personal bias since, for a variety of reasons, I had long been interested in Law. Entering the University of Saskatchewan in 1927 I thought it possible that I would go on to the Law School there, but I was fatally distracted, taking Latin, then an ultimate prerequisite for Law, by a fascination with the classics, and I detoured accordingly. As well, in Oxford, my doctoral dissertation was on problems in Roman Law in the Empire, and on my return to Saskatchewan I was assigned an office in the Law School for six years, on which account I list many lawyers among special friends. Accordingly, in 1966 I proposed to the Board of Governors that we seek approval for a Law School. Not everyone agreed. Some lawyers who were members of the Board felt that Osgoode should take care of the supply of new members for the profession.