Peter Hogg

Peter Wardell Hogg (3 December 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a New Zealand-born Canadian legal scholar and lawyer. He was best known as the leading authority on Canadian constitutional law.

Peter Hogg

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Hogg speaking at the University of Western Ontario in 2010
Born
Peter Wardell Hogg

(1939-12-03)3 December 1939
Died4 February 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 80)
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineLaw
Sub-disciplineConstitutional law

In 1970, he was appointed Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and was appointed Dean in 1998. In 2003 he accepted a position as scholar in residence at the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

Hogg wrote several books, including Constitutional Law of Canada, the single most-cited book in decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was a key figure in the Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage in Canada in 2004.[1]

Hogg died on 4 February 2020, aged 80.[2]

References

  1. Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 SCR 698
  2. "About Peter". Blake, Cassels & Graydon. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.