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The letter announced a June 2026 award for books published in 2025. Keeping these dates separate makes a publisher’s nomination record intelligible. The submission deadline has passed. Books from all socio-legal fields and approaches were eligible in principle; both monographs and edited volumes were accepted. The author condition covered residents of Canada and Canadians abroad. Books had to be in English or French, including translations into those languages. The requested publication year was 2025 and the submission deadline was 31 January 2026. Submitted PDFs were intended only for committee circulation.