Benjamin Perryman

Benjamin Perryman is a doctoral candidate at Yale Law School and a part-time academic affiliated with Dalhousie University (Schulich School of Law) and Saint Mary's University (Department of Political Science). He is a human rights adjudicator in Nova Scotia and an active board member of the Halifax Refugee Clinic.

His research focuses on the intersection of happiness and constitutional law, aiming to reinterpret constitutional theory through the lens of the science of happiness. He also contributes to social justice initiatives and human rights law.

• Education: JSD candidate (Yale Law School), LL.M (Yale Law School), J.D. (Osgoode Hall Law School), M.A. in Development Economics (Dalhousie University), B.Sc. in Biochemistry (University of British Columbia)
• Professional Affiliations: Called to the Bars of Ontario and Nova Scotia; former law clerk at Federal Court (Canada) and Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
• Scientific Awards: Fulbright Scholar