Associate Professor Jeff Hewitt

Senior Fellow (Melbourne Law Masters)

York University, Canada

Overview

Jeffery Hewitt joined Osgoode Hall Law School in 2019. After graduating from Osgoode in 1996 and being called to the Bar in Ontario in 1998, Professor Hewitt returned to complete his LLM in 2015/16. Professor Hewitt’s research interests include Indigenous legal orders and governance, constitutional law, human rights, legal education, business law, as well as art + law and visual legal studies. Professor Hewitt mainly teaches constitutional law, Indigenous-related courses and is a co-director of Osgoode’s Intensive Program in Indigenous Lands, Resources, and Governments. He is mixed-descent Cree, was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1998 and works with Chippewas of Rama First Nation as counsel.

Teaching (2026)