Wednesday, January 5, 2005

Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey, a book co-written by Professor Kent Roach and former Dean of the Faculty of Law the Honourable Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe, Ontario Court of Appeal, has been awarded the prestigious John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize for 2003. The book chronicles the life and contributions of former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Brian Dickson.

The Dafoe Prize is awarded yearly to the book that provides the best contribution to our understanding of Canada. The Dafoe Foundation praised A Judge's Journey as "an illuminating account of the responsibilities and workings of the Supreme Court, and a clear explanation of the legal issues and public significance of the cases".