Name Martin Friedland | Role Lawyer | |
Born September 21, 1932 (age 91) ( 1932-09-21 ) Toronto, Ontario Alma mater University of Toronto
University of Cambridge Known for Contributions to the Canadian legal system and to the administration of justice Education University of Toronto, University of Cambridge Awards Arthur Ellis Awards for Best True Crime Book Books The Case of Valentine, The University of Toronto, My Life in Crime and other Aca, The Death of Old Man Rice: A Tr, A Place Apart: Judicial I | ||
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Martin Lawrence Friedland, (born September 21, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer, academic and author.
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He received a BComm. (1955), LL.B. (1958), and honorary LL.D. from the University of Toronto, and a PhD (1968) and LL.D from Cambridge University. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1960. He taught at Osgoode Hall Law School until 1965 when he joined the University of Toronto as an associate professor. He was promoted to professor in 1968 and served as dean from 1972–1979.
He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1983. In 1990 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2003. He was awarded the Molson Prize in 1994. In 2003 he was awarded the Sir John William Dawson Medal, for important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains, by the Royal Society of Canada. He received an honorary LL.D from York University in 2003.
He is on the board of directors of the University of Toronto Press.