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Stephen Waddams

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Stephen Waddams
Born
Stephen Michael Waddams

(1942-09-30)September 30, 1942
Woking, England
DiedMay 27, 2023(2023-05-27) (aged 80)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BA, LLB)
University of Cambridge (MA, PhD)
University of Michigan (LLM, SJD)
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineContracts law
Legal history
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Law

Stephen Michael Waddams FRSC (September 30, 1942 – May 27, 2023) was an English-born Canadian legal scholar. He taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.[1]

Early life and education

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Waddams was born in Woking, England, and moved to Canada as a teenager in 1959.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. As a law student, he was editor-in-chief of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review in 1968.[3] Waddams earned a Master of Arts and PhD from the University of Cambridge, followed by a Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Michigan Law School.

Career

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Waddams' specialty was contract law and he published seven books on it and other private law topics.[4] In 1988, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[5] From 1988 to 1989, he was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.[6]

Death

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Waddams died on May 27, 2023, at the age of 80.[2]

Books

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  • Products Liability (Carswell, Toronto, 1974; subsequent editions in 1980, 1993, and 2002).
  • The Law of Contracts (Canada Law Book, Toronto, 1977; subsequent editions in 1984, 1993, 1999, and 2005).
  • Introduction to the Study of Law (Carswell, Toronto, 1979; subsequent editions in 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2004).
  • The Law of Damages (Canada Law Book, Toronto, 1983; subsequent editions in 1991, 1997, and 2004).
  • Law, Politics, and the Church of England: the career of Stephen Lushington, 1782 - 1873 (Cambridge University Press, 1992).
  • Sexual Slander in Nineteenth-Century England: Defamation in the Ecclesiastical Courts, 1815–1855 (University of Toronto Press, 2000).
  • Dimensions of Private Law: Categories and Concepts in Anglo-American Reasoning (Cambridge University Press, 2003).
  • Principles and Policy in Contract Law: Competing or Complementary Perspectives? (Cambridge University Press, 2011).
  • Sanctity of Contracts in a Secular Age: Equity, Fairness and Enrichment (Cambridge University Press, 2019).

References

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  1. ^ University of Toronto. "Faculty of Law:Faculty Pages". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen Michael Waddams". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
  3. ^ Maclaren, Malcolm (1997). "A History of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review". University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. 55 (2). Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. ^ "Carswell Authors". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  5. ^ RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada. "Membership". Retrieved 2008-11-27. [dead link]
  6. ^ All Souls College. "Fellows...Former Visitors". Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
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