Graham Hudson
A professor and associate dean, academic at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Graham Hudson has been actively involved in the development of the law school’s JD program, including its integrated practice curriculum. He has been a faculty member at TMU since 2010 and has held several administrative positions during this time. In 2020, he received the President’s Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence for his role on the Lincoln Alexander School of Law start-up team. Hudson has law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School (PhD), Queen's University (LLM), and the University of Toronto (JD).
Hudson’s scholarly, research and creative (SRC) work focuses on the local governance of migration, critical border studies, and legal education. He leads a SSHRC-funded socio-legal study of the sanctuary city/access without fear (AWF) movement in Canada. As part of this research, Hudson has advised municipal governments in Ontario on the design and implementation of AWF policies and participates in community-based advocacy, including Healthcare for All and Sanctuary Campus campaigns. He is also conducting comparative and historical research on legal education, with a focus on competency-based education in law, experiential learning, and student mental health.
“Policing Canada’s Refugee System: A Critical Analysis of the Canada Border Services Agency” (2020) International Journal of Refugee Law (with Idil Atak [lead author] and Delphine Nakache) (Forthcoming).
“Rescaling the Sanctuary City: Police and Non-Status Migrants in Ontario, Canada” (2020) International Migration (with Mia Hershkoqitz (Lead Author) and Harald Bauder) (Forthcoming).
“Behind Closed Doors: The Administration of ‘Secret Trials’ in Canada” (2019) 44:1 Queens Law Journal.
“City of Hope, City of Fear: Sanctuary and Security in Toronto, Canada,” in J. Darling and H. Bauder, Rescaling Citizenship, Migration and Rights (Manchester University Press, 2019).
“Secret Hearings and the Right to a Fair Trial: 2015 and Beyond” Canadian Human Rights Yearbook.
“The (Mis-)Uses of Analogy: Constructing and Challenging Crimmigration in Canada” in I. Atak & J. Simeon, eds., The Criminalization of Migration in Canada and Abroad (Queens-McGill Press 2018) 37-70.
“Does Crimmigration Theory Rest on a Mistake?” (2018) 4:4 International Journal of Migration and Border Studies.
“Ordinary Injustices: Punishment, Persecution and the Criminalization of Asylum in Canada” in P. Kretsedemas & D. Brotherton (eds.), Migration in an Age of Punishment (New York: Columbia University Press, 2017) 75-96.
“Canada’s Refugee System: Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the 2012 Reform” (2017) Refugee Survey Quarterly. (with Idil Atak [lead author] and Delphine Nakache) 26.
“(No) Access T.O.: A Pilot Study on Sanctuary City Policy in Toronto, Canada” (2017) RCIS Working Paper No 2017/1 (co-authored with Idil Atak, Michele Manocchi, and Charity-Ann Hannan. I am the lead author) 39.
“’Making Canada’s Refugee System Faster and Fairer’: Reviewing the Stated Goals and Unintended Consequences of the 2012 Reform” (2017) CARFMS Working Paper No. 2017/3 (Co-authored with Idil Atak [lead author] and Delphine Nakache) 50.
“Persuasion, Authority, and the (Common Law) Foundations of Transnational Legal Decision-Making” in D. Mohammed & M. Lewiński (eds.), Argumentation and Reasoned Action: Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Argumentation, Lisbon, 2015. Vol. II. (London: College Publications, 2016) 505-518.
* “As Good as it Gets? Security, Asylum and the Rule of Law After the Certificate Trilogy,” (2015) 52:3 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 905.
“Sex Work, Law and Violence: Bedford v. Canada and the Human Rights of Sex Workers” (2013) 31:1 Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice (co-authored with Emily van der Meulen. I am the lead author).
The Art of Persuasion: International/Comparative Human Rights, the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Reconstitution of the Canadian Security Certificate Regime (PhD Dissertation: Osgoode Hall Law School, October, 2012).
“The History and Structure of Criminal Law” in Karla O’Regan & Susan Reid (eds.), Thinking About Criminal Justice in Canada 1st ed (Emond Montgomery Publications, 2012).
“The Genocide Question and Indian Residential Schools in Canada” (Summer, 2012) Canadian Journal of Political Science (co-authored with David MacDonald; I am the secondary author).
“Transnational Human Rights Advocacy and the Judicial Review of Global Intelligence Agency Cooperation in Canada” in C. Forcese & F. Crépeau (eds.), Terrorism, Law and Democracy: Ten Years After 9/11 (Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, 2011).
“Book Review: Learning From Our Mistakes? Legal-Moral Philosophy and the Constitution of International Law- A Review of Patrick Capps’ ‘Human Dignity and the Foundations of International Law’” (2011) 2:1 Transnational Legal Theory 145.
“Book Review: Civilizing Globalization: Human Rights and the Global Economy-David Kinley” (2011) 2:2 Journal of Human Rights and the Environment 240.
“The Administration of Justice? Certificate Proceedings, Charkaoui II, and the Value of Disclosure” (2010) 48:1 Alberta Law Review 195.
“A Delicate Balance: Charkaoui (Re) and the Constitutional Dimensions of Disclosure” (2010) 19:1 Constitutional Forum 129.
“Book Review: Multiculturalism and the Canadian Constitution- edited by Stephen Tierney” (Winter 2009) 46:3 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 675.
“The Never-Ending Story? Charkaoui (Re) and the Virtues of Persistence” (October 29th, 2009) The Court (www.thecourt.ca) Osgoode Hall Law School.
Provost’s Interdisciplinary Teaching Award, Toronto Metropolitan University (2015)
Scholarly, Research and Creativity Award, Toronto Metropolitan University (2012)
Fellowship, Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security (2009-2010)
Honourable Willard Z. Estey Teaching Fellowship in Law (2005-2007)
Graduate Students’ Scholarship Award, Queen’s University, Faculty of Law (2004)
Research Grants
| Source | Year |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Connections Grant | 2019 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Insight Grant (PI) | 2018 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Connections Grant | 2018 |
| Foundation For Legal Research | 2015 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Partnership Grant (Co-Applicant) | 2015 |
| Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada- Conference Support: Where to From Here: A Canadian Strategy for Business and Human Rights? | 2014 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Insight Grant (Co-Applicant) | 2014 |
| Charles D. Gonthier Research Fellowship, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice | 2011 |
| Harry Arthurs Collaborative Research Grant | 2009 |
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. (Doctor of Laws) | Osgoode Hall Law School, York University | 2012 |
| LLM (Master of Laws) | Queen's University | 2005 |
| JD (Juris Doctor) | University of Toronto | 2004 |
| BA (Honours Double Major in History and Philosophy) | York University | 2001 |
| Year | Role | Association |
|---|---|---|
| 2017- Present | Executive Committee | Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (external link, opens in new window) |
| 2015- Present | Board of Directors | Latin American-Canadian Art Projects (external link, opens in new window) |
| 2014- Present | Senior Research Affiliate | Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (external link, opens in new window) |