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A collection of essays honouring McGill Professor Rod Macdonald, one of Canada’s most brilliant legal minds.
Edited by Richard Janda, Rosalie Jukier, and Daniel Jutras
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.
The Unbounded Level of the Mind brings together the fascinating essays developed from presentations made at a symposium, held in February 2014 at McGill’s Faculty of Law, in honour of Rod Macdonald. Eminent legal scholars from Canada and beyond explore various aspects of Macdonald’s rich scholarship, reflecting on the influence this has had 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.
LISTEN: Recordings from Symposium: Rod Macdonald’s Legal Imagination (Faculty of Law, McGill University, February 7-8, 2014)
CBC Ideas with Paul Kennedy aired a wonderful episode on the life and legacy of Rod Macdonald, including short interviews and recordings from the 2014 McGill symposium.
LISTEN: A Just Life (September 3, 2014)
This documentary won a gold medal at the New York Festivals World’s Best Radio Programs, in the Educational category. Congratulations to the team on this much-deserved award!
The best way to achieve a harmonious and peaceful society is to recognize that people have within themselves the capacity to do what is appropriate under the circumstances, and that the law should be designed to facilitate their agency.
— Roderick A. Macdonald
To learn more about The Unbounded Level of the Mind, click here.
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