Blair A. Major

Blair A. Major is an Associate Professor at the TRU Faculty of Law, holding degrees from the University of Alberta (LLB), McGill University (LLM, DCL). His research focuses on law and religion in Canadian and international contexts, particularly human dignity's role in constitutional and human rights frameworks. He teaches Administrative Law, Law and Religion, and Remedies courses.

Education: LLB from University of Alberta, LLM and Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from McGill University. He received a prestigious SSHRC doctoral scholarship for his research.

Research Interests: Explores intersections between religious freedom and human dignity in legal systems, with emphasis on international human rights law and doctrinal analysis. His work challenges traditional balancing approaches in religious rights adjudication.

Publications: Over 10 peer-reviewed articles in top journals like Supreme Court Law Review and Canadian Yearbook of International Law, alongside book reviews in Canadian Journal of Law and Society and Journal of Law and Religion.

Awards: Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award (SSHRC).

Teaching: Courses emphasize administrative law's role in governance, legal approaches to religious issues, and remedies in constitutional disputes. His pedagogical innovations include pandemic-era legal education strategies documented in collaborative publications.

Conference Presentations: Active speaker at Canadian Law and Society Association conferences (2021, 2019) and international venues like the Osgoode Forum (2014), focusing on law-religion intersections and legal community dynamics.