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Robert Leckey, a doctoral graduate of the ¯r¶¹Íø's Faculty of Law, has received the presented by the .

The award recognizes excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit people.

Leckey, a professor, Samuel Gale Chair and dean of McGill University's Faculty of Law, is a renowned expert in constitutional law and family law. His publications have addressed same-sex marriage, recognition of a variety of parenting arrangements and the links between family law and the criminalization of homosexual conduct.

Leckey received his doctor of juridical science from ¯r¶¹Íø in 2006. His dissertation addressed Contextual Subjects: Family, State, and Relational Theory.