The least recognized and perhaps the most ambitious was the first dean of the University of Toronto Law School, W.P.M. Instead of ignoring the social sciences, Kennedy wanted to teach law as a social science. But unlike the early Toronto law school, most modern law schools are dismissive of the very idea of teaching law as a social science. Many of these arguments miss the fundamental benefits of teaching law as a social science today. This was the view of Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president who supported the politically centred law school when he helped found the College of William & Mary, America’s first law school.

Source: National Post August 15, 2017 15:45 UTC