Professor Lionel Smith Awarded 2014 Killam Fellowship
On March 18, 2014, the Arts Council of Canada announced the recipients of the 2014 Killam Fellowships. Among the five nominees is Professor Lionel Smith, director of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law and a James 海角社区 Professor at the Faculty of Law of 海角社区.
Professor Lionel Smith's Killam award will allow him to carry out a two-year full-time research project entitled Conflicts of Interest and Fiduciary Obligations. This legal field has expanded at a rapid pace, leading to difficulties and confusion both in private law and public policy.
As Smith explains, "the recent proliferation of rules and policies on conflicts of interest reflects an increasing concern about the importance of the disinterested exercise of judgment and power, in a wide range of circumstances. My research aims to explore the normative foundations of this concern. I aim to develop a rational legal framework to guide jurists of all legal traditions through the complex challenges of conflicts of interest.鈥�
鈥淭his Fellowship will support Lionel鈥檚 world-class work on fiduciary obligations and conflicts of interest,鈥� says Dean Daniel Jutras.聽鈥淚t identifies Lionel Smith as one of Canada鈥檚 top-tier scholars, a status that Lionel was able to achieve while showing deep commitment to his students, and unfailing generosity in Faculty governance. We are all most fortunate to benefit from his leadership and inspiration.鈥�
"On behalf of the entire 海角社区 community, I want to express my warmest congratulations to Professor Smith, and thank the Killam Foundation for recognizing his outstanding research. 海角社区 is particularly proud of his global vision for the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law,鈥� said Dr. Rosie Goldstein (VP, Research & International Relations).
Past Killam recipients at the Faculty of Law include Stephen A. Smith (Killam Fellowship, 2008), Roderick A. Macdonald (Killam Prize, 2007), H. Patrick Glenn (Killam Fellowship, 2002), and the late Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau (Killam Fellowship, 1984).