The unbounded level of the mind : Rod Macdonald's legal imagination / edited by Richard Janda, Rosalie Jukier, and Daniel Jutras.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Janda, Richard, 1959- editor.

Jutras, Daniel, 1960- editor.

Jukier, Rosalie, editor.

McGill University. Faculty of Law, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macdonald, Roderick A., 1948-2014.

Macdonald, Roderick A.

Law--Canada.

Law.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xiv, 344 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : Published for the Faculty of Law, McGill University by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Roderick A. Macdonald (1948-2014), internationally renowned for his expertise on access to justice, legal pluralism, and the philosophy of law, was first and foremost a teacher and mentor. He believed in the law as a promise our society makes to itself, and passionately imparted this message to students who went on to become lawyers, judges, and academics. Throughout his career, including participation in several government commissions and tenures as dean of law at McGill University and president of the Law Commission of Canada, he strove to promote ideas that have become woven into our contemporary understanding of unity, reconciliation, accommodation, and social justice. The Unbounded Level of the Mind brings together essays emerging from a 2014 symposium in honour of Rod Macdonald. Legal scholars from Canada and beyond explore the themes of Macdonald's rich scholarship, reflecting on its influence on their own work and its implications for the future. This volume is both a tribute to Macdonald's dedication to the law and a call to challenge all assumptions in the quest to better our society. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Lessons From Rod Macdonald's Scholarship

1 Opening Remarks: My "Very Idea" of Rod - and Yours / Harry Arthurs Arthurs, Harry 9

2 L'équité a la portée de toutes et tous / Nathalie Des Rosiers Rosiers, Nathalie Des 18

3 Law - Eight Days a Week / Shauna Van Praagh Praagh, Shauna Van 26

4 Roderick Macdonald's Andragogy: Producing Fairness through Education / Suzanne Bouclin Bouclin, Suzanne 33

5 Mixed Method, Controversy, and Abiding Influence / Robert Leckey Leckey, Robert 41

6 From the Perspective of Personhood: Thoughts on Rod Macdonald's Conception of Procedural Fairness / Kristen Rundle Rundle, Kristen 47

7 Radi- Criti- Pluri- / Jacques Vanderlinden Vanderlinden, Jacques 55

8 Daddy, Is the Sky Higher Than the Ceiling? Roderick Alexander Macdonald's Federal Epistemology and Ontology / Jean Leclair Leclair, Jean 63

9 The Unbounded Public Law Imagination of Roderick A. Macdonald / Hoi L. Kong Kong, Hoi L. 73

10 Kaleidoscopic Multilateralism: Lon Fuller, Rod Macdonald, and the WTO / Robert Wolfe Wolfe, Robert 83

11 Constitutional Experience / John D. Whyte Whyte, John D. 92

12 The Priority of Distributive Justice: Roderick Macdonald and the Reform of Secured Transactions Law / Catherine Walsh Walsh, Catherine 102

13 Law Reform and Distributive Justice: The Secured Transactions Scholarship of Rod Macdonald / John D. McCamus McCamus, John D. 114

14 Secured Transactions in Modern Times / Michael Bridge Bridge, Michael 128

15 Un Guide pour les guides: où il sera question d'un chat, de lapins en chocolat, de dry martinis, et d'une Chevrolet / Jean-François Riffard Riffard, Jean-François 134

16 Contextualizing Governance / Kirsten Anker Anker, Kirsten 143

17 Tools of the Trade: Three Propositions on Governance / Eric H. Reiter Reiter, Eric H. 155

18 Inspiring Governance through Law: Rod Macdonald's Jurisprudence of Hope / Thomas McMorrow McMorrow, Thomas 161

19 Beyond Judicial Review: Governance and Public Administration in Rod Macdonald's Theory of Administrative Law / Nicolas Lambert Lambert, Nicolas 176

20 The Governance of Human Communities / Richard Janda Janda, Richard 184

21 Rod Macdonald's Society of Friends / Jeremy Webber Webber, Jeremy 190

22 If It's Not Impossible, It's Not Worth Doing: Rod Macdonald's Vision of Legal Education / Rosalie Jukier Jukier, Rosalie 198

23 Pursuing Virtue: Human Potential, Citizenship, and a Research Agenda for Legal Education / David Sandomierski Sandomierski, David 206

24 Character-Building at Multiple Sites of Justice: Administration and Teaching as Texts, Scholarship as Ethical and Political Action / Blaine Baker Baker, Blaine 214

25 Closing Remarks: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder / Desmond Manderson Manderson, Desmond 223

Part 2 Lessons From Rod Macdonald's Everyday Life

26 Un grand Québécois / Pierre Noreau Noreau, Pierre 237

27 The Turn to Critical Legal Pluralism: The Contributions of Roderick Macdonald / Sally Engle Merry Merry, Sally Engle 241

28 A Tribute to Rod / H. Patrick Glenn Glenn, H. Patrick 246

29 Scholarship as Activism / Kim Brooks Brooks, Kim 249

30 Rod Macdonald: Pohit de bascule / Nicholas Kasirer Kasirer, Nicholas 252

31 Shifting Paradigms / Yves-Marie Morissette Morissette, Yves-Marie 256

32 Rod Macdonald: A Man of Virtue, a Teacher of Virtue, and a Friend of Virtue / Rosalie Silberman Abella Abella, Rosalie Silberman 258

33 The Value of Pursuing Virtue / Alison Harvison Young Young, Alison Harvison 260

34 Rod Macdonald: The Perfect Graduate Student / Angela Swan Swan, Angela 265

35 Producing Fairness at the Law Commission / Susan Zimmerman Zimmerman, Susan 268

36 Three Ideas for Reimagining Law and Institutions / Colleen Sheppard Sheppard, Colleen 270

37 Intellectual Oxygen / Annalise Acorn Acorn, Annalise 273

38 The Joy of Doctoral Studies / Kate Glover Glover, Kate 275

39 Law and Time: A Transversal Theme in the Work and Life of Rod Macdonald / H. Wade MacLauchlan MacLauchlan, H. Wade 277

Part 3 Lessons From Rod Macdonald, in His Own Words

40 A Conversation with Roderick Macdonald / Andrea Mubi Brighenti Brighenti, Andrea Mubi 283

41 Interview between / Paul Kennedy Kennedy, Paul, Rod Macdonald Macdonald, Rod 313.

Notes:

Proceedings of a symposium held in honour of McGill Dean of Law Rod Macdonald, 'The Unbounded Level of the Mind : Rod Macdonald's Legal Imagination' held at the Faculty of Law, McGill University from February 7-8, 2014.

Other Format:

Unbounded level of the mind.

ISBN:

9780773545236

0773545239

9780773545243

0773545247

OCLC:

895338517