Education
He was educated at Simon Fraser University (Bachelor, 1981), University of Oxford (Bachelor in law, 1983), Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Laws, 1984) and Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1986).
He was educated at Simon Fraser University (Bachelor, 1981), University of Oxford (Bachelor in law, 1983), Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Laws, 1984) and Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1986).
He served as a law clerk to Brian Dickson in 1985. During his tenure as clerk, Chief Justice Dickson authored the judgment R. v. Oakes, among others Bakan then pursued a master"s degree at Harvard Law School.
After graduation, he returned to Canada, where he has taught law at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law.
He joined the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 1990 as an associate professor Bakan teaches Constitutional Law, Contracts, socio-legal courses and the graduate seminar.
Professor Kline died of leukemia in 2001. Bakan helped establish The Marlee Kline Memorial Lectures in Social Justice to commemorate her contributions to Canadian law and feminist legal theory.
He is now married to Canadian actress and singer Rebecca Jenkins.