Kent Roach

Kent Roach is a Professor of Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and a leading scholar in constitutional law, criminal justice, and counter-terrorism. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Criminal Law Quarterly since 1998 and has held visiting professorships at institutions including the University of New South Wales and National University of Singapore.

• B.A., University of Toronto (1984)
• LL.B., University of Toronto (1987)
• LL.M., Yale Law School (1988)

His research focuses on Charter of Rights enforcement, comparative counter-terrorism law, wrongful convictions, and policing reforms. His recent work examines judicial remedies for human rights violations, climate justice, and systemic issues in terrorism prosecutions.

Key scientific awards include:

• Molson Prize (2017)
• Trudeau Fellowship (2013)
• Order of Canada (2015)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2002)
• Walter Owen Book Prize (1997)
• JW Dafoe Prize (2003)

He has advised on major public inquiries including the Goudge Inquiry on forensic pathology and the Air India Commission. His public advocacy spans civil liberties interventions in landmark cases like Gladue and Khawaja. He co-founded the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions and contributes to policy reforms through expert panels on policing.