
Building Justice
Frank Iacobucci and the Life Cycles of Law
Shauna Van Praagh(Author)
Aevo UTP (Publisher)
Published on 20. September 2022
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-1-4875-6628-9 (ISBN)
Description
Building Justice draws on the inspiring life of former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to offer insight into the meaning of engaged citizenship through law.
Ignoring early advice that he had the wrong kind of name to go to law school, Frank Iacobucci, the son of Italian immigrants, made a name for himself as an outstanding Canadian jurist. Serving as justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 to 2004, Iacobucci was also professor and dean of law at the University of Toronto and deputy minister of justice for Canada.
In Building Justice, Shauna Van Praagh weaves together the voices of individuals whose paths and projects have intersected with those of Frank Iacobucci. The book provides a compelling consideration of the study and practice of law as it follows the stages of Iacobucci's life and career: from his childhood in Vancouver, his practice as a young lawyer, his time at the University of Toronto and with the Federal Department of Justice, his work as a judge at the highest level of court, and his significant engagement with Canada's ongoing response to the legacy of residential schools.
Building Justice is a beautifully written biography in which the stories of one jurist serve to explore and illustrate engaged citizenship through law.
Ignoring early advice that he had the wrong kind of name to go to law school, Frank Iacobucci, the son of Italian immigrants, made a name for himself as an outstanding Canadian jurist. Serving as justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 to 2004, Iacobucci was also professor and dean of law at the University of Toronto and deputy minister of justice for Canada.
In Building Justice, Shauna Van Praagh weaves together the voices of individuals whose paths and projects have intersected with those of Frank Iacobucci. The book provides a compelling consideration of the study and practice of law as it follows the stages of Iacobucci's life and career: from his childhood in Vancouver, his practice as a young lawyer, his time at the University of Toronto and with the Federal Department of Justice, his work as a judge at the highest level of court, and his significant engagement with Canada's ongoing response to the legacy of residential schools.
Building Justice is a beautifully written biography in which the stories of one jurist serve to explore and illustrate engaged citizenship through law.
Reviews / Votes
"Few are the justices of a nation's highest court whose most significant work is done after they leave the bench. Fewer still are those magnanimous enough not to seek credit for it. Justice Frank Iacobucci, the man whose labors were instrumental to the creation of Canada's newest federal holiday-National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- is such an individual, Shauna Van Praagh tells us in this biography.Van Praagh, who considers Justice Iacobucci a consummate mentor in her life, infuses the book with many stories told-and, crucially, retold-by and about her subject both to bring us into particular conversations and to try to immortalize his perspectives and experiences." - Charles Bartlett, University of Miami (Italian Americana)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Publishing group
University of Toronto Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
9 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-6628-9 (9781487566289)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Shauna Van Praagh is a professor of law at McGill University where she has served as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in Law. She is an active member of several transdisciplinary research teams and centres at McGill and Universite de Montreal and has taught as a visitor at Hebrew University and the University of Barcelona. She is a past recipient of McGill's John W. Durnford Prize for Teaching Excellence and has served as President of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers.
Content
Prologue: Foot Fragments and the Cathedral
Part I. Cutting Stone: Welcome to Law
1. The Dean's Speech
2. Frank's Facts
3. Prelude to a Legal Education: Frank's Stories
4. Law School
5. Legal Education Continued
Part II. Five Dollars a Day: Lawyering in the World
6. Farewell to Law School
7. You Will Keep Learning: Frank Iacobucci and the Law of Corporations
8. You Will Lead: Frank Iacobucci as Playmaker
9. You Will Pursue Justice: Frank Iacobucci at the Supreme Court
10. Less than Five Dollars a Day: Nancy Iacobucci as Lawyer
11. Beyond the Court
Part III. Building a Cathedral: Called to Action
12. The Third Worker
13. The Law Class Reunion
14. Cathedral as Project: Residential Schools and Reconciliation
15. Cathedral as Congregation: Mentorship and the Extended Family
16. Cathedral as Identity: Community and Belonging
17. Individuals and the Cathedral: The Maker's Mark
Epilogue: The Work of Building and the Journey of Justice
Part I. Cutting Stone: Welcome to Law
1. The Dean's Speech
2. Frank's Facts
3. Prelude to a Legal Education: Frank's Stories
4. Law School
5. Legal Education Continued
Part II. Five Dollars a Day: Lawyering in the World
6. Farewell to Law School
7. You Will Keep Learning: Frank Iacobucci and the Law of Corporations
8. You Will Lead: Frank Iacobucci as Playmaker
9. You Will Pursue Justice: Frank Iacobucci at the Supreme Court
10. Less than Five Dollars a Day: Nancy Iacobucci as Lawyer
11. Beyond the Court
Part III. Building a Cathedral: Called to Action
12. The Third Worker
13. The Law Class Reunion
14. Cathedral as Project: Residential Schools and Reconciliation
15. Cathedral as Congregation: Mentorship and the Extended Family
16. Cathedral as Identity: Community and Belonging
17. Individuals and the Cathedral: The Maker's Mark
Epilogue: The Work of Building and the Journey of Justice