Caesar Wright
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Cecil Augustus Wright often called Caesar Wright, was a famous Canadian jurist
, law professor, and a prominent figure in the Canadian legal education reform. He was among the first law professors to import the Harvard case method
into Canadian legal education. He was also known for his confrontational and aggressive personality.
He was born in London, Ontario. He taught at Osgoode Hall Law School
from 1927. During this time he championed many reforms of the legal education system, and in particular favoured a greater role for classroom instruction over the existing apprenticeship model. In 1949, the Law Society of Upper Canada
rejected his proposed reforms and Wright left Osgoode to take up the position of Dean at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
. Together with other professors, including Bora Laskin
, he shaped the undergraduate law program into a professional law school. He remained with the university until his death.
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...
, law professor, and a prominent figure in the Canadian legal education reform. He was among the first law professors to import the Harvard case method
Case method
The case method is a teaching approach that consists in presenting the students with a case, putting them in the role of a decision maker facing a problem...
into Canadian legal education. He was also known for his confrontational and aggressive personality.
He was born in London, Ontario. He taught at Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
from 1927. During this time he championed many reforms of the legal education system, and in particular favoured a greater role for classroom instruction over the existing apprenticeship model. In 1949, the Law Society of Upper Canada
Law Society of Upper Canada
The Law Society of Upper Canada is responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1797, it is known in French as "Le Barreau du Haut-Canada"...
rejected his proposed reforms and Wright left Osgoode to take up the position of Dean at the University of Toronto 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...
. Together with other professors, including Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin, PC, CC, FRSC was a Canadian jurist, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada for fourteen years, including a decade as its Chief Justice.-Early life:...
, he shaped the undergraduate law program into a professional law school. He remained with the university until his death.
Publications
- 'Introduction to the law of torts' (1944) 8 Cambridge Law JournalCambridge Law JournalThe Cambridge Law Journal is a peer-reviewed academic law journal published by Cambridge University Press. It is the principal academic publication of the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1921 it is the longest running university law journal in the United Kingdom . Its...
238 - 'The English law of torts - a criticism' (1961) 11 University of Toronto Law Journal 84
- 'Should the Profession Control Legal Education?' (1950) 3 Journal of Legal Education 1