Nicholas Kasirer elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

James McGill Professor of Law Nicholas Kasirer is among the six McGill scholars who were elected as Fellows of the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada for their achievements.

His citation reads as follows:

Nicholas Kasirer, Dean of McGill’s Faculty of Law, is an exceptional academic who has left his mark on comparative law, jurilinguistics, and the fundamental theory of private law. Dean Kasirer is a leader among researchers in his discipline. His writings touch on the two great western legal traditions. His recent works on the epistemology of bijuridicalism and juridical bilingualism are recognized for offering a new conception of legal knowledge.

This year's new Fellows will be inducted at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, 15 November 2008, in Ottawa.

The Faculty of Law offers Dean Kasirer its heartiest congratulations upon his induction into Canada’s oldest and most prestigious scholarly society.