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Benjamin L. Berger is a Professor and York Research Chair in Pluralism and Public Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, and holds an appointment as Professor (status only) in the Department of the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. He served as Associate Dean (Students) at Osgoode from 2015-2018 and is a member of the Graduate Program in Socio-Legal Studies at York University. He earned a JSD and LLM from Yale University, with earlier degrees from the University of Victoria and the University of Alberta. His research focuses on law and religion, constitutional law, criminal law, and evidence law, with notable publications such as Law’s Religion: Religious Difference and the Claims of Constitutionalism (2015). He has received awards including the 2010 CALT Scholarly Paper Award and the 2015 CALT-ACPD Prize for Academic Excellence.
He teaches courses in criminal law, constitutional law, evidence law, and law and religion, and has been recognized for teaching excellence, including the Osgoode Hall Law School Teaching Award (2013). He leads initiatives such as the Osgoode Colloquium in Law, Religion & Social Thought and directs the Osgoode Professional LLM in Criminal Law and Procedure. Berger has been a key figure in public interest advocacy, appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada and contributing to judicial education. His academic leadership includes roles as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Law and Society (2014–2018) and general editor of Hart Publishing’s Constitutional Systems of the World series.
His research explores intersections of law, religion, and constitutionalism, addressing topics like religious pluralism, judicial discretion in sentencing, and the role of constitutional frameworks in multicultural societies. He has collaborated on projects related to immigration detention, evidence law, and wrongful convictions. Berger is affiliated with research centers including the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights.
