William Kaplan

Canadian lawyer and writer (born 1957)

William Kaplan
Born	(1957-05-24) 24 May 1957 (age 67) Toronto, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Toronto York University Stanford University
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, writer, law professor

William Kaplan (born 24 May 1957) is a Canadian lawyer and writer.

Biography

Kaplan graduated from the University of Toronto in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He went on to Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, where he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Laws. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1985 with a Master of Arts, and from Stanford University Law School in 1988 with a J.S.D. degree.^[1]

Kaplan was a professor at the University of Ottawa Law School from 1989–2001, and also worked during that time in private practice as a mediator and investigator.^[1]

His awards from the Law Society of Upper Canada have included the Law Society Medal in 1999,^[2] and an Honorary L.L.D. in 2002.^[3] In 2010 the government of Ontario awarded him the 2009 David W. Mundell medal.^[4]

Writings

Everything that Floats: Pat Sullivan, Hal Banks and the Seamen's Unions of Canada, by William Kaplan, Toronto 1987, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-2597-8.^[5]
State and Salvation: The Jehovah's Witnesses & Their Fight for Civil Rights, by William Kaplan, Toronto 1989, University of Toronto Press.^[6]
Belonging: The Meaning and Future of Canadian Citizenship, edited by William Kaplan, Montreal 1992, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-0985-2.^[7]
Law, Policy, and International Justice, edited by William Kaplan and Donald McRae, Montreal 1993, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-1114-8.^[8]
Bad Judgment: The Case of Mr. Justice Leo A. Landreville, by William Kaplan, Toronto 1996, University of Toronto Press^[9]
Presumed Guilty: Brian Mulroney, the Airbus Affair, and the Government of Canada, by William Kaplan, 1998, ISBN 0-7710-4593-X.
One More Border: The True Story of One Family's Escape from War-Torn Europe, by William Kaplan, Toronto 1998, Groundwood Books.^[10]
A Secret Trial: Brian Mulroney, Stevie Cameron, and the Public Trust, by William Kaplan, Montreal 2004, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-2846-6.^[11]
Canadian Maverick: The Life and Times of Ivan C Rand, by William Kaplan, Toronto 2009, University of Toronto Press^[12]
Why Dissent Matters: Because Some People See Things The Rest of Us Miss, by William Kaplan, Toronto 2017, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 978-0773550704.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "Curriculum vitae". Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Recipients of the Law Society Medal". Law Society of Ontario. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Recipients of Honorary LLD". Law Society of Ontario. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Recognizing Excellence In Legal Writing: McGuinty Government Congratulates Mundell Medal Winners". Government of Ontario. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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Reviews of Everything that Floats:
- Michael Earle, Social History, [1]
- Geoffrey Ewen, Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française, doi:10.7202/304692ar
- G. R. Henning, Labour History, doi:10.2307/27504454, JSTOR 27504454
- Craig Heron, "Communists, Gangsters, and Canadian Sailors", Labour, doi:10.2307/25143255, JSTOR 25143255
- Michael Huberman, The Journal of Economic History, doi:10.1017/S0022050700005672, JSTOR 2121249
- Laurel Sefton Macdowell, The Canadian Historical Review, [2]
- Bryan D. Palmer, The American Historical Review, doi:10.2307/1868292, JSTOR 1868292
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Reviews of State and Salvation:
- Jerry Bergman, Journal of Church and State, JSTOR 23916981
- Desmond H. Brown, The American Journal of Legal History, doi:10.2307/845847, JSTOR 845847
- Richard E. Morgan, Constitutional Commentary, hdl:11299/165991
- F. L. Morton, Canadian Journal of Political Science, doi:10.1017/S0008423900005254, JSTOR 3229545
- M. James Penton, Studies in Religion, doi:10.1177/000842989102000126
- T.D. Regehr, The Canadian Historical Review, [3]
- H. Turner, Social History, [4]
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Reviews of Belonging:
- Steven D. Brown, Canadian Public Policy, doi:10.2307/3551838, JSTOR 3551838
- Janet Hiebert, Canadian Journal of Political Science, JSTOR 3229504
- Peter H. Russell, The Canadian Historical Review, ProQuest 224277470
- Thomas N. Trenton, Canadian Ethnic Studies, ProQuest 1293197380
- George Woodcock, Canadian Literature, [5]
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Reviews of Law, Policy, and International Justice:
- Martin Dixon, The Cambridge Law Journal, doi:10.1017/S0008197300099256, JSTOR 4507966
- Anne Warner La Forest, International Journal, doi:10.2307/40203005, JSTOR 40203005
- Christopher P. Manfredi, Canadian Journal of Political Science, doi:10.1017/S0008423900018084, JSTOR 3229375
- Mark R. MacGuigan, Canadian Yearbook of International Law, doi:10.1017/S0069005800005579
- Wayne Renke, Alberta Law Review, doi:10.29173/alr1186
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Reviews of Bad Judgment:
- G. Blaine Baker, The American Journal of Legal History, doi:10.2307/846016, JSTOR 846016
- Michael Fitz-James, "Falling off the Bench", Books in Canada, [6]
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Reviews of One More Border:
- Christine Leland, Jerome Harste, Anne Ociepka, Mitzi Lewison, and Vivian Vasquez, Language Arts, ProQuest 196890411
- Sherie Posesorski, "Children's Books", Books in Canada, [7]
- Harriet Zaidman, CM: Canadian Review of Materials, [8]
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Reviews of A Secret Trial:
- Peter Desbarats, "Something Rotten: A writer dubiously equates the sins of a reporter with those of a politician", Literary Review of Canada, [9]
- Graeme S. Mount, Canadian Book Review Annual, [10]
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Reviews of Canadian Maverick:
- Jamie Cameron, Osgood Hall Law Journal, doi:10.60082/2817-5069.1112
- Colin Campbell, ''British Journal of Canadian Studies, [11]
- David Dyzenhaus, The University of Toronto Law Journal, JSTOR 23018557
- Alan Hutchinson, The Globe and Mail, [12]
- Matthew Lewans, "The Maverick Constitution", Alberta Law Review, doi:10.29173/alr152
- Darcy L. MacPherson, "A Walking Contradiction", Manitoba Law Journal, [13]
- Philip Slayton, "Strange Bedfellows: Why does a person write a book about a judge he clearly dislikes?", Literary Review of Canada, [14]
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Reviews of Why Dissent Matters:
- Jamie Bartlett, Times Literary Supplement, [15]
- Jory Binder, Osgood Hall Law Journal, [16]
- Dow Marmur, The Canadian Jewish News, [17]
- Charles Reeve, CAUT Bulletin, [18]