Robert Leckey

Robert Leckey is a Canadian law professor.

Career

Robert Leckey is the William Dawson Scholar and an Associate Professor with the McGill University Faculty of Law. He graduated from McGill Law himself in 2002, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal. After graduation he was a clerk to Justice Michel Bastarache at the Supreme Court of Canada. He came back to McGill as an assistant professor in 2006 after graduating from his S.J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.[1] Leckey is known for his work in family law, specifically his work on the subject of same-sex equality under the family law and legal system of Canada.[2][3] He is an active supporter of LGBT rights in Quebec and has made open statements against government policies that affect LGBT communities negatively.[4][5] He has also provided arguments that try to poke holes in modern family law ethics, such as the concept of divorce.[6] Leckey has worked in the field of human rights law[7] as well as religious rights.[8]

In 2009 he was awarded the John W. Durnford Prize for Teaching Excellence and le Prix d'essai juridique for his legal scholarship.[9] In addition to his legal publications he has written for newspapers including the Montreal Gazette[10] and the Globe & Mail.[11][12] In 2010 he was awarded the Canada Prize for his 2008 book Contextual Subjects: Family, State and Relational Theory, a national book award given only once every four years.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Leckey". Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "McGill Workshop: Radical Formations — Sex, Race, Trans". Montreal Gazette. April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "International McGill University conference puts transgender civil rights front and centre". Montreal Gazette. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ Margaret Sommerville (October 13, 2009). "A simple answer to Quebec's simple adoption question". Globe & Mail. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Alain Roy (October 28, 2009). "Free opinion - Adoption reform: the interests of the child". Le Devoir. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ Chris Selley (November 24, 2011). "Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: Many wives, many problems". National Post. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Caroline Rodgers (August 11, 2010). "Work-family obligations of the employer". La Presse. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Banning niqab would put Quebec on collision course with human rights groups: Experts". Sify. March 26, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Coup double pour le professeur Robert Leckey". Droit-inc.com. May 12, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ Robert Leckey (April 10, 2013). "Opinion: More work to do on same-sex marriage issue". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ottawa must now draft an assisted-suicide law. It should look to Quebec". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Robert Leckey (November 24, 2011). "Polygamy's closer to home than we think". Globe & Mail. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Robert Leckey’s book wins Canada Prize". McGill Reporter. August 17, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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