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Professor Craig M. Scott is a faculty member at Osgoode Hall Law School (York University), with a distinguished career in public and private international law, emphasizing international human rights law. He previously served at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law (1989-2001) and held a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the European University Institute. His roles include Osgoode’s inaugural Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) (2001-2004), Director of the Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security (2006-2011), and Graduate Program Director for Osgoode’s PhD and research-stream LLM (2020-2021). He is currently serving as Associate Dean (Academic) until June 30, 2025.
His education includes a BA (McGill), BA (Oxford), LLM (London School of Economics), LLB (Dalhousie), and membership in the Bar of Ontario. He clerked for Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Brian Dickson and held a Rhodes Scholarship.
- Research Interests: Transnational Law, Legal Theory, Law and Social Justice, Democratic Theory and Institutions, Law and the Arts, Constitutional Law. His work focuses on human rights torts across borders, transnational corporate accountability, transitional justice, and the theory/doctrine of economic, social, and cultural rights.
- External Commitments: Drafter of Canada’s Alternative Social Charter, advisor to anti-poverty groups on Charter litigation, UN human rights interventions, Supreme Court of Canada case involvement (Pushpanathan, Quebec secession, Baker), expert report for Maher Arar’s lawsuit, and work with international NGOs and the Comisión de Verdad in Honduras.
- Political Role: Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth (2012-2015) and New Democratic Party’s Official Opposition Critic for Democratic and Parliamentary Reform.
- Recognition: Banned from Russia since August 31, 2022, for unspecified reasons.
