Stephen Waddams
Encyclopedia
Stephen Waddams is a Canadian
jurist
and law
professor
. He has taught at the University of Toronto
Faculty of Law
since 1968. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan
and Cambridge University.
Waddams' specialty is contract law and he has published seven books on it and other private law
topics. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
in 1988. From 1988-1989, he was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford
. As a student, he was editor-in-chief of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
in 1968.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
. He has taught at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
Faculty of Law
University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. The Faculty of Law is particularly renowned in the areas of corporate law, international law, law and economics, and legal theory.The law school has been...
since 1968. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and Cambridge University.
Waddams' specialty is contract law and he has published seven books on it and other private law
Private law
Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts or torts, as it is called in the common law, and the law of obligations as it is called in civilian legal systems...
topics. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
in 1988. From 1988-1989, he was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. As a student, he was editor-in-chief of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review is a law review at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, run by law students at the Faculty and publishing scholarly work by law students from any institution.It was first published in 1942...
in 1968.
Books
- The Law of Contracts, 1977
- Introduction to the Study of Law, 1979
- Dimensions of Private Law: Categories and Concepts in Anglo-American Reasoning, 2003