Osgoode Constitutional Law Society

Osgoode Constitutional Law Society (OCLS)
InstitutionOsgoode Hall Law School
LocationToronto, Ontario
Established2014

The Osgoode Constitutional Law Society (OCLS) is an official student society at Osgoode Hall Law School dedicated to the study and appreciation of constitutional law. Founded in 2014, OCLS is one of Osgoode's premier student organizations, hosting competitive law moots and speaking engagements, while fostering opportunities for academic and professional development in the field of constitutional law.[1]

History

The Osgoode Constitutional Law Society is an official student society funded and overseen by Osgoode's Legal & Literary Society.[2] During its first full academic season in 2014–15, OCLS hosted The Crown & Constitution speaker's series, with speakers including the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdswell, along with several leading academics in the study of the Canadian Crown, including Peter Russell and Jacques Monet.[3][4][5] The speaking series was sponsored by the Monarchist League of Canada, and participants were offered research publication opportunities through the York Centre for Public Policy and Law.[6][7][8]

During the 2015–16 academic year, OCLS hosted a number of speaking engagements with several of Canada's leading constitutional scholars, including Peter Hogg, David Leposfsky and Ontario's Deputy Attorney General, Patrick Monaghan. OCLS also organized a special event, The Magna Carta and Canada’s Constitution, to coincide with the 2015 Magna Carta exhibition at Toronto's historic Fort York.[9][10]

In the 2021–22 academic year, OCLS hosted its first Constitutional Law Moot,[11] which has since become an annual hallmark of Osgoode Hall's academic season. The Moot's guest judges have included high-profile members of Canada's judiciary and legal community, including Michael Moldaver, former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada,[12] and Justice Lorne Sossin of the Ontario Court of Appeal.[13]

References

  1. ^ Office of the Dean (2021). Faculty Handbook - 2021-2022 (PDF). Toronto: Osgoode Hall Law School. p. 206.
  2. ^ "Clubs". Legal & Literary Society. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  3. ^ Monarchy in Action 2015 - Osgoode Constitutional Law Society, retrieved 2024-12-31
  4. ^ Gillespie, Kevin (2015-12-29). "Osgoode Constitutional Law Society - Crown & Constitution Speakers' Series: Monarchy in Action". The Maple Monarchists. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  5. ^ Limheng, Henry (2015-02-23). "The Crown in Ontario Visits Osgoode". Obiter Dicta. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  6. ^ Canadian Monarchist News. "Aboriginals and the Crown: Conference at Osgoode Hall Law School" (PDF). York Centre for Public Policy and Law.
  7. ^ Wilkins, Kerry (2016-05-31). "Reasoning with the Elephant: The Crown, Its Counsel and Aboriginal Law in Canada". Indigenous Law Journal. 13 (1): 27. ISSN 1703-4566.
  8. ^ McNeil, Kent. "Curriculum Vitae - Kent McNeil" (PDF). Osgoode Hall Law School.
  9. ^ "Magna Carta: Law, Liberty and Legacy (2015)". www.fortyork.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  10. ^ Harris, Carolyn (2015-11-04). "My talk on Magna Carta and Canada's Constitution for the Osgoode Constitutional Law Society (November 16: 12:30-2:30pm)". Carolyn Harris. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  11. ^ www.cavalluzzo.com. "Tyler Boggs Judges at Constitutional Law Moot". www.cavalluzzo.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  12. ^ Osgoode Constitutional Law Society (2024-11-04). "Con Law Moot - Guest Judge and Keynote Speaker: Justice Moldaver". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  13. ^ "Osgoode Welcomes Distinguished Alumni from OCA | Osgoode Hall Law School - York University". Osgoode Hall Law School. Retrieved 2024-12-31.