The Ivan C. Rand Memorial Lecture series was established at UNB’s Faculty of Law in 1993. Ivan Cleveland Rand (1884-1969) – jurist, scholar, public servant and educator – was a prominent figure in Canadian and New Brunswick law. The lecture series was made possible by donations from Canadian National and Abraham Calp and family.
This case contains a complete chronological listing of Rand lectures to date, as well as files on most of the lectures. Individual files contain a variety of materials, such as posters and programs, and are arranged alphabetically by lecturer.
| Year | Name of Lecturer | Title of Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Yoram Dinstein |
“The Arab-Israeli conflict: Dispute, dissidence & possible détente.” |
| 1994 |
Terry Bird |
Communications and transportation issues in Atlantic Canada. |
| 1995 | Andrée Lajoie |
“The implied Bill of Rights in the Charter era.” |
| 1996 | Antonio Lamer |
Judicial independence and accountability in times of change. |
| 1997 | Olivier Bouin | Property rights and economic systems. |
| 1998 | Anne McLellan | Public confidence in the judicial system. |
| 1999 | Brian Slattery |
Aboriginal title in New Brunswick. |
| 2000 | Carol Smart |
Children’s perspectives on post-divorce family law. |
| 2001 | Stephen Toope |
Canadian and international law. |
| 2002 | David Mullan | Unwritten constitutional principles. |
| 2003 | DeLloyd J. Guth |
“Making historical sense of the law: Ivan Rand at the Supreme Court of Canada, 1943-1959” |
| 2004 | David Dyzenhaus |
Rand's vision of constitutionalism and administrative law. |
| 2005 | No lecture | |
| 2006 | Neil Brooks | "The Times – Are They a Changin’?: Do the Costs of Raising Taxes Now Exceed the Benefits of the Welfare State?" |
| 2007 | Christine Boyle | “First rate fact finding: Reasonable inferences in criminal trials." |
| 2008 | Lorne Sossin |
“Judicial Appointment and Democratic Aspirations.” |
| 2009 | Michael Lynk |
“Labour law and the New Inequality.” |
| 2010 | Catherine Walsh |
“After the storm – The impact of the financial crisis on private international law.” |
| 2010 | William Kaplan |
“How Justice Rand Devised his Famous Formula and Forever Changed the Landscape of Canadian Labour Law.” |
| 2012 | Jocelyn Downie | “A Change is gonna come: End of life law and policy in Canada." |
| 2013 | Mary Condon |
“A discipline in search of itself? Contemporary challenges for securities law in Canada.” |
| 2014 | A. Wayne MacKay | “Law as an Ally or Enemy in the War on Cyberbullying." |
| 2015 | John Borrows | “A Critique and Application of Rights: The Indian Act and Self-Government.” |
| 2016 | Peter H. Russell |
“Selecting Supreme Court Justices: Is Trudeau’s Way a Better Way?” |
| 2018 | Audrey Macklin | “Citizens, Non-Citizens, and the Rule of Law." |
| 2019 | Bruce Ziff |
“Environmental Protection and the Abject Failures of the Common Law.” |
| 2022 | Janis Sarra | "Use of private litigation as a mechanism for holding corporations accountable for their contributions to climate change." |
| 2024 | Rollie Thompson | “Rules, Discretion, and Reform in Canadian Family Law.” |
| 2025 | Payam Akhavan | “The Laws of Nature, and the Nature of Law: Climate Change and Ancient Wisdom in the Post-Modern World.” |
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