Cara Locke*
Education
LLM - Long Thesis
JD (Distinction)
BA (Hons) - Psychology and English
Overview
Cara is interested in how judges act like legislators, and how legislators act like judges.
In the penal context, her doctoral project develops the difference between legislative remedies enacted by Parliament and interpretive remedies devised by judges.
Cara's previous work has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in support of a disciplined approach to suspended declarations of invalidity.
Outside of academia, Cara has front-line experience as a lawyer in both courtrooms and legislative chambers. This concrete grounding continues to shape her work on the proper boundaries between judges and legislators.
*née Mouland
Areas of Interest
- Administrative Law
- Comparative Law
- Constitutional Law & Theory
- Criminal Justice
- Legal Process
- Legal Theory
- Philosophical Approaches to Law
Selected Publications
“Remedying the Remedy: Bedford’s Suspended Declaration of Invalidity” (2018) 41:3 Man LJ 281. (Cited in G v Ontario, 2020 SCC 38)
"Debating the Rule of Law: The Curious Re-Enactment of the Solicitation Offence" (2021) 58:3 Alta L Rev 687.
Professional Affiliations
Law Society of Ontario
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Canadian Bar Association
Honours and Awards
C. David Naylor Fellow
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Scholar
Nathan Strauss Q.C. Graduate Fellow in Canadian Constitutional Law
Raoul Wallenberg Scholar
Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
LLM Fellow, University of Toronto Faculty of Law