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Lawrence David is a part-time Professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, specializing in Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Criminal Law. He is a proudly bilingual public law scholar and lawyer with extensive federal experience in institutions like the Privy Council Office, Department of Justice Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada, where he clerked for Justice Rosalie Abella (2015-2016). As founder and president of the Public Interest Litigation Institute, he advocates for the rule of law and public interest in high-profile appeals.
- LL.M, Harvard Law School (2018)
- B.C.L./LL.B, McGill University Faculty of Law (2014)
- BA, Concordia University (2010)
His research focuses on stare decisis, judicial independence, and the rule of law, with a particular interest in bilingualism, religious institutionalism, and the intersection of governance and constitutional theory. His publications analyze the evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada's jurisprudence and the role of judges in modern society.
His 2024 article on translating pre-1970 Supreme Court decisions highlights his commitment to judicial transparency, while his 2020 monograph on Stare Decisis, the Charter, and the Rule of Law has been cited in landmark rulings. He has also contributed to comparative constitutional law through the Max Planck Encyclopedia and explored the public role of judges in his 2017 I-CONnect article.
As legal counsel, he has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Quebec Court of Appeal, and Federal Court of Appeal. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and a champion of open-access education, providing free course materials to students.
