Personal profile
About
Joel Bakan writes and researches in the areas of Constitutional Law, socio-legal studies, legal theory and economic law. He studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and served as Law Clerk in 1985 for Chief Justice Brian Dickson of the Supreme Court of Canada. He joined the Law Faculty in 1990 as Associate Professor after a year's visit from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he had been Assistant Professor since 1987. Professor Bakan teaches Constitutional Law, Contracts, socio-legal courses and the graduate seminar. He has won the Faculty of Law's Teaching Excellence Award twice and a UBC Killam Research Prize.
Disciplines
- Law
- Jurisprudence
- Law and Society
- Public Law and Legal Theory
- Constitutional Law
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Constitutional Labour Rights in the Gig Economy: Digital Platform Workers and Section 2(d) of the Charter
Bakan, J. & Choudhry, S., Jul 2025, In: McGill Law Journal. 70, 3, p. 443-490 48 p.Research output: Article › peer-review
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Freedom of Expression in Canada
Bakan, J. & Schneiderman, D., Apr 15 2025.Research output: Working paper
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Negating Positive Rights: A Note on Mathur v Ontario
Bakan, J., Feb 25 2025, In: Constitutional Forum / Forum constitutionnel. 33, 3, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Article
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S 2(d): Freedom of Association
Bakan, J., Sept 17 2025, The Canadian Constitutional Law Open Access Casebook, 2nd ed. Moon, R., Kislowicz, H. & Kaushal, A. (eds.). 2nd ed. Canadian Legal Information InstituteResearch output: Chapter
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The Hidden Promise of Dolphin Delivery: Shields, Swords and Horizontal Application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Bakan, J. & Choudhry, S., Apr 30 2025, In: Constitutional Forum / Forum constitutionnel. 33, 4, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Article
Open Access