Vanessa MacDonnell, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

The Supreme Court of Canada at 150: The Past, Present and Future
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,000
Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$159,951
Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$130,456

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The Supreme Court of Canada at 150: The Past, Present and Future

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonnell, Vanessa A.

Keywords: Supreme Court of Canada; judicial function; judicial review; legal history; rule of law; Constitution of Canada; constitutional law; public law

$45,000

Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Open Research Area

Principal investigators: MacDonnell, Vanessa A.

Keywords: unwritten constitutional principles; unwritten constitution; invisible constitution; constitutional norms; comparative constitutional law; separation of powers; courts; judicial review

$159,951

Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Open Research Area

Principal investigators: MacDonnell, Vanessa A.

Keywords: unwritten constitutional principles; unwritten constitution; invisible constitution; constitutional norms; comparative constitutional law; separation of powers; courts; judicial review

$130,456

Judging Equality Judgments: Applying Legal Data Analytics to the Supreme Court's Section 15 and Equality Caselaw

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mathen, Carissima

Keywords: Equality Rights; Legal Data Analytics; Charter of Rights; Supreme Court of Canada; Judicial Reasoning; Litigation; Legal Advocacy; Charter values; Constitutional Remedies; Citation Analysis

$62,416

quasi-constitutional statutes in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: MacDonnell, Vanessa A.

Keywords: quasi-constitutional law; constitutional law; parliamentary sovereignty; law-making; institutional roles

$70,683

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor MacDonnell, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Supreme Court of Canada at 150: The Past, Present and Future" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]