Congratulations to Professor John Borrows for receiving the 2020 Governor General’s Innovation Award for his work with Indigenous law. The award is given to recognize innovations that are transformative, exceptional and have a positive impact on quality of life.
The award recognizes John’s dedication to Indigenous law and innovation of the law, through his extensive teaching, research and writing, his work with communities to revitalize Indigenous laws, and his work as co-founder of the dual JD/JID program at UVic.
John’s newest work, “Indigenous Peoples and International Trade: Building Equitable and Inclusive International Trade and Investments Agreements“, edited by Professor Borrows and Risa Schwartz is available online.
Check out some more of Professor Borrows scholarship held in UVic Libraries Collections:
- John Borrows, Drawing Out Law: A Spirit’s Guide (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2010). Call number KIB190 B677 2010.
- John Borrows. Canada’s Indigenous Constitution (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2010). Call number KIB190 B673 2010.
- John Borrows, Freedom and Indigenous Constitutionalism (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2016). Call number KIA20 C66B6738 2016.
- John Borrows, Indigenous Law and Governance: Challenging Pre-contact and Post-contact Distinctions in Canadian Law (Montreal, Les Éditions Thémis, 2017). Call number KI270 B67 2017.
- John Borrows, Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2002). Call number KE7709 B68 2002
- Michael Asch, John Borrows, & James Tully, eds, Resurgence and Reconciliation: Indigenous-Settler Relations and Earth Teachings (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018). Call number KIB530 R47 2018
- John Borrows & Michael Coyle, eds, The Right Relationship: Reimagining the Implementation of Historical Treaties (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2017). Call number KIB129 R54 2017
- John Borrows, Seven Generations, Seven Teachings: Ending the Indian Act (West Vancouver, BC: National Centre for First Nations Governance, 2008). Electronic
Congratulations John!