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| Université Laval Faculty of Law | |
|---|---|
| Name | Université Laval Faculty of Law |
| Native name | Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval |
| Established | 1852 |
| Type | Public |
| City | Quebec City |
| Province | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Affiliations | Université Laval |
Université Laval Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law at Université Laval is a historic Canadian law faculty located in Quebec City, affiliated with Université Laval and formed in the mid-19th century during debates over the Province of Canada and the British North America Act 1867. The faculty has educated jurists who served on the Supreme Court of Canada, sat in the National Assembly of Quebec, held office in the Government of Canada, and contributed to international fora such as the International Court of Justice and the World Trade Organization.
Founded in 1852 amid legal reforms following the Act of Union 1840 and contemporaneous with institutions like McGill University Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School, the faculty traces origins to early proponents of civil law practice in New France and the Province of Lower Canada. Over decades the faculty expanded alongside events including the Quiet Revolution and the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, producing figures active in the Conscription Crisis of 1917, provincial debates over the Secularism of the State, and constitutional negotiations such as the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord. The faculty's archives document interactions with jurists from the Cour suprême du Québec and legislative contributors to the Civil Code of Quebec.
The faculty offers the traditional civil law degrees including the Bachelor of Laws (LL.L.), professional training such as the Barreau du Québec preparation, and graduate degrees like the Master of Laws (LL.M.) and doctoral programs (DCL/PhD) that prepare candidates for roles at institutions like the Supreme Court of Canada, provincial courts, and international tribunals including the International Criminal Court. Specialized programs address fields represented by bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations treaty bodies, and the North American Free Trade Agreement dispute resolution history. Joint and exchange programs connect students with partner schools including Sorbonne University, Université de Montréal Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and McGill University.
Research at the faculty is organized around centres and institutes that engage with topics linked to the Civil Code of Quebec, the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement, and comparative jurisprudence involving the European Court of Human Rights. Notable research entities collaborate with organizations such as the Canadian Bar Association, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, and the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse. Projects have examined precedents from cases like R v Oakes and legislation influenced by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and convened conferences featuring speakers from the International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Situated on the Université Laval campus in Quebec City, the faculty occupies facilities proximate to landmarks such as the Parliament Building (Quebec), the Old Quebec district, and research libraries comparable to holdings at the Library and Archives Canada. Campus infrastructure includes moot courtrooms modeled after venues like the Supreme Court of Canada courtroom, legal clinics serving clients in partnership with the Barreau du Québec, and specialized collections covering the Civil Code of Lower Canada and materials on the Napoleonic Code. Facilities host visiting delegations from institutions such as the Université catholique de Louvain, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and legal scholars linked to the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law.
Student organizations include chapters and societies that mirror bodies like the Canadian Federation of Students, the International Federation of Students of Law, and locally focused groups involved in advocacy related to the Quebec sovereignty movement and human rights campaigns referencing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Moot and advocacy teams compete in competitions named after figures and institutions such as the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the Vis Moot, and national contests organized by the Association of Canadian Law Students. Clinics and pro bono initiatives collaborate with the Community Legal Clinic model and partner with provincial agencies including the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail.
Alumni and faculty have included judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom historic lists, premiers of Quebec, and ministers in the Cabinet of Canada. Prominent names associated with the faculty appear alongside legal scholars from institutions such as Harvard Law School, Oxford University, and Yale Law School in comparative publications; alumni have served at the International Court of Justice, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and as negotiators in accords like the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. Faculty scholars frequently publish on subjects tied to the Civil Code of Quebec, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and constitutional reform debates including the Patriation of the Constitution.
Admissions processes require credentials assessed in line with provincial professional entry standards such as the Barreau du Québec requirements and consider academic records comparable to applicants to McGill University Faculty of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Rankings by Canadian and international publications place the faculty among law schools with strengths in civil law, comparative law, and public law, with research output cited alongside centres like the Institute of Comparative Law and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies.
Category:Université Laval Category:Law schools in Canada