Andy Yu
Andy Yu is an assistant professor at Western Law. His background in philosophical logic and the philosophy of language informs his interests in jurisprudence, as well as constitutional law, administrative law and property law. He is particularly interested in popular sovereignty, big tech and legal interpretation.
Before joining Western Law in 2022, he clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and he articled at Paliare Roland LLP. He completed his law degree at the University of Toronto and his doctorate at the University of Oxford.
In 2024–25, Andy is a Dean’s Research Fellow for a project on the “always speaking” principle of statutory interpretation. He is also co-directing Western Law's Legal Philosophy Research Group and co-leading a Western Interdisciplinary Development Initiative project on Legislative Intent and Ordinary Meaning. In June 2024, he co-organized the New Directions in Law and Language Workshop, which was funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grant.
Website: https://andydfyu.com/
Academic Degrees:
BA (McGill), BPhil (Oxford), DPhil (Oxford), JD (Toronto)
| Email: | andy.yu@uwo.ca |
| Phone: | 519 661-2111 x89006 |
| Office: | LB 100D |
Research Highlights
“The Administrative Law of Section 33 of the Charter” (forthcoming) McGill Law Journal
“Torts and Contracts: Civil Liability for AI Causing Harms” (with Ren Bucholz), Litigating Artificial Intelligence (Emond, 2021), chapter 9
“Delegated Legislation and the Charter” (2020) 33:1 Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice 49
“Equity and Homelessness” (2020) 33:1 Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence 245
“Direct Discrimination and Indirect Discrimination: A Distinction with a Difference” (2019) 9:2 Western Journal of Legal Studies 1
