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Professor of Constitutional Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

Yan Campagnolo is a law professor at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy. He has worked at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Privy Council Office.

Experience

  • 2015–present
    Professor, University of Ottawa (Common Law Section)
  • 2008–2015
    Legal Counsel, Privy Council Office (Legal Operations)
  • 2006–2008
    Professor, University of Ottawa (Civil Law Section)
  • 2004–2005
    Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Canada (Justice Morris Fish)

Education

  • 2018 
    University of Toronto, Doctor of Juridical Science (Constitutional Law)
  • 2006 
    University of Cambridge, Master of Laws (International Law)
  • 2004 
    University of Ottawa, Bachelor of Laws (Common Law)
  • 2003 
    University of Ottawa, License in Law (Civil Law)

Publications

  • 2021
    Behind Closed Doors: The Law and Politics of Cabinet Secrecy, UBC Press
  • 2020
    Repenser le secret ministériel, Revue générale de droit
  • 2020
    Rethinking Cabinet Secrecy, Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law
  • 2020
    Le secret ministériel: théorie et pratique, Presses de l’Université Laval
  • 2019
    Cabinet Secrecy in Canada, Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law
  • 2019
    La Constitution canadienne, Dundurn
  • 2018
    Le secret ministériel au Canada, Revue de droit parlementaire et politique
  • 2017
    A Rational Approach to Cabinet Immunity Under the Common Law, Alberta Law Review
  • 2017
    Cabinet Immunity in Canada: The Legal Black Hole, McGill Law Journal
  • 2017
    The Political Legitimacy of Cabinet Secrecy, Revue juridique Thémis
  • 2017
    The History, Law and Practice of Cabinet Immunity in Canada, Revue générale de droit