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Schulich School of Law

Diana Ginn

Professor Emerita of Law

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Schulich School of Law

Email: d.ginn@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-2798
Mailing Address: 
Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Religion and the law
  • Property law
  • Administrative law
  • Constitutional law
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Aboriginal law

Education

  • BA (Mount Allison)
  • LLB (Queen's)
  • LLM (Osgoode)

Bar admissions

  • Nova Scotia, 1994
  • Northwest Territories, 1986
  • Ontario, 1984

Teaching

Over the years, Professor Ginn's teaching areas have included: law and religion, property law, administrative law, alternative dispute resolution, public law, health law, and women and the law. With Professor David Blaikie, she has also developed and taught courses in law at Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam and the Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Professor Ginn has acted as a coach and examiner in the Negotiations and Conflict Management Programme at 黄色直播, and facilitated seminars on conflict resolution in a variety of settings. In 2016-17, while on sabbatical, Professor Ginn held the Simon Visiting Fellowship at the School of Law, University of Manchester, in the U.K.

  • Administrative Law ()
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution ()
  • Property in its Historical Context ()

Areas of supervision: Law and religion, administrative law, constitutional law, alternative dispute resolution, property law.

Research interests

Professor Ginn's research and writing interests cover a range of topics, including religion and the law, administrative law, aboriginal title, and property law, health care issues and gender issues.

Selected awards & honours

  • 2014 - Hanna and Harold Barnett Award in Law for Excellence in Teaching first-year law, presented by the 黄色直播 Law Students' Society
  • 2012 - Hanna and Harold Barnett Award in Law for Excellence in Teaching first-year law, presented by the 黄色直播 Law Students' Society
  • 2005 - Hanna and Harold Barnett Award in Law for Excellence in Teaching first-year law, presented by the 黄色直播 Law Students' Society
  • 2005 - Recipient of the Class Ring from the graduating class
  • 1997 - 黄色直播 Law Students' Society & Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching

Selected publications

Articles
 
  • 鈥淎 Legal-Empirical Analysis of Substantive Review: Findings from the British Columbia Courts鈥� (2017) 30:2 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice 175-209 (Coauthors: William Lahey and Madison Veinotte).
  • 鈥淗ow Has Dunsmuir Worked? A Legal-Empirical Analysis of Substantive Review of Administrative Decisions after鈥疍unsmuir v. New Brunswick: Findings from the Courts of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta鈥� (2017) 30:3 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice 317-349 (Co-authors: William Lahey, David Constantine and Nicholas Hooper) 
  • 鈥淪ome Initial Thoughts on Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd鈥� (2017) 68 University of New Brunswick Law Journal 285-311 
  • 鈥淩ecognition of Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: The Changing Landscape鈥� (2016) 46:4 Advocates Quarterly 395 (Co-author: Nicholas Hooper). 
  • 鈥淧luralism, Autonomy and Resistance: A Canadian Perspective on Resolving Conflicts Between Freedom of Religion and LGBTQ Rights鈥� (2017) 12:1 Religion & Human Rights 1 (Co-author: Kevin Kindred).
  • 鈥淗ow Has鈥疍unsmuir鈥疻orked? A Legal- Empirical Analysis of Substantive Review of Administrative Decisions after鈥疍unsmuir v. New Brunswick: Findings from the Federal Courts鈥� (2017) 30:1 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice 51 (Coauthors: William Lahey, Lauren Soubolsky and Madison Veinotte.)
  • 鈥淭he Scope of Protection Provided by Apology Legislation in Canada with Emphasis on the Patient-Health Care Provider Relationship鈥� (2017) 46:3 Advocates Quarterly 285 (Coauthor: Rachel Boyle).
  • 鈥淭he Philosophy of Law in Canada鈥檚 North鈥� in Dawid Bunikowski, ed, Philosophy of Law in the Arctic (Rovaniemi: Arctic Law Thematic Network, 2016).
  • 鈥淏eyond Dunsmuir: Clarity on the Standard of Review from Saguenay鈥� (2015) 44(4) Advocates Quarterly 527 (Co-author: Greg Johannson).
  • 鈥淩eading Hutterian Brethren v. Alberta in a Larger Constitutional Law Context鈥� (2014) 43 Advocates Quarterly 306 (Co-author: James P. Barry).
  • 鈥淟egislators and Religious-Based Reasoning鈥� (2013) 21:2 Constitutional Forum (Co-authors: David Blaikie, Micah Goldstein)
  • 鈥淛udges and Religious-Based Reasoning鈥�, (2011) 19:2 Constitutional Forum 53 (Co-author: David Blaikie).
  • 鈥淣ew Words for Old Problems: The Dunsmuir Era鈥�, (2010) Advocates鈥� Quarterly, Vol. 37:3.
  • 鈥淎boriginal Title and Aquaculture鈥� in Aquaculture Law and Policy (eds: D. Vanderzwaag and Gloria Chao) (Routledge, 2006).
  • 鈥淎boriginal Title and Oceans Management鈥� in Toward Principled Oceans Governance鈥� (eds: Don Rothwell and David Vanderzwaag) (Routledge 2006).
  • 鈥淩eligious Discourse in the Public Square鈥�, Vol. 15:1 (2006) Constitutional Forum 37 (Co- author: David Blaikie)
  • Four chapters (鈥淐ovenants鈥�; 鈥淚ncorporeal Hereditaments鈥�;鈥淔ixtures鈥�; and 鈥淏oundaries鈥� (Co-author: Monica McQueen) in Anger and Honsberger on Real Property. 3rd ed. (ed: Anne La Forest) Canada Law Book, 2006)
  • 鈥淭he Supreme Court of Canada and what it means to be 鈥淥f Woman Born鈥欌�� in From Motherhood to Mothering: The Legacy of Adrienne Rich鈥檚 Of Woman Born (ed:  Dr. Andrea O鈥橰eilly) State University of New York Press, 2004.
  • 鈥淎fter the Revolution: Being Pragmatic and Functional in Canada鈥檚 Trial Courts and Courts of Appeal鈥�, Vol. 25:2 (Fall, 2002) 黄色直播 Law Journal. (Co-author: William Lahey)
  • 鈥淎 Balancing that is Beyond the Scope of the Common Law: A Discussion of the Issues Raised by Dobson v. (Litigation Guardian of) Dobson鈥�, (2001) 27(1) Queen鈥檚 Law Journal 51.
 
Other Writing
 
  • Report on the regulation of immigration and citizenship consultants, under contract with the federal government. 2017 (Co-authors: William Lahey and David Blaikie)
  • Policy paper on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in environmental disputes, under a contract with the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Environment, 2016 
  • Review of the provincial Framework  for Action Against Family Violence, under a contract with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice 2001. (Co-author: Dawn Russell)

Service & activity

  • Board Chair, Halifax Community Chaplaincy Society (which focuses on assisting the recently incarcerated with re-integration)
  • Volunteer with Out of the Cold Emergency Homeless Shelter
  • Member, Brunswick Street Mission Board
  • Member of various committees within the United Church of Canada
  • 2004 - 2009: Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission
  • 2004 - 2007 and 2013: Bar Society of Nova Scotia's Qualifications and Bar Admissions Course Committee
  • Past Board Member of the Atlantic School of Theology