Bora Laskin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judge
lawyer
academic
gptkbp:advocacy Social justice
gptkbp:advocatesFor Legal education access
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Toronto_Faculty_of_Law
gptkbp:associatedWith Legal practitioners
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-10-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contributedTo Public law
Legal theory
gptkbp:contribution Legal education
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-07-13
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:field Law
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_Toronto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bora Laskin
gptkbp:image Bora_Laskin.jpg
gptkbp:impact Human rights law
Judicial decision-making
Canadian_legal_system
gptkbp:influence Constitutional law
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
Canadian_law
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Canadian_Supreme_Court
Judicial independence
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Canadian_Bar_Association
gptkbp:involvedIn Legal education reform
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Judicial reform initiatives
gptkbp:knownFor Judicial activism
gptkbp:legacy Laskin's_influence_on_Canadian_jurisprudence
gptkbp:mentor Young lawyers
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
Jewish
gptkbp:notableFeature Various_Canadian_legal_scholars
gptkbp:notableWork Laskin Report
gptkbp:participatesIn Legal community
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery,_Toronto
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lyman_Duff
gptkbp:profession jurist
gptkbp:publications Various legal articles
gptkbp:recognizes Respected legal authority
gptkbp:role Legal reformer
gptkbp:scholarships Laskin_Scholarship_in_Law
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Laskin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Brian_Dickson
gptkbp:termEnd 1984-01-01
gptkbp:termStart 1973-01-01
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada