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Conferences

Speaker at the Paul-AndrĂ© CrĂ©peau Center for Private and Comparative Law, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ, MontrĂ©al, September 2019. Subject: “La pensĂ©e de Paul-AndrĂ© CrĂ©peau”, published with Sylvio Normand in (2019) 60 Cahiers de Droit 3-93

Speaker at the JournĂ©es Jean-Louis Baudouin,  MontrĂ©al, March 2012, subject: “L’imprĂ©vision dans la rĂ©forme du Code civil et aujourd’hui”, published in MĂ©langes Jean-Louis Baudouin, Cowansville, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2012, p. 371-391.

Rapporteur at the Association Henri Capitant Spain-Belgium-QuĂ©bec colloquium, Barcelona, Spain, October 2010, subject: “La clause pĂ©nale au QuĂ©bec : quelques lignes riches en histoire”.

Rapporteur,  with GeneviĂšve Saumier, for the world congress of comparative law of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Washington D.C., United States, July 2010, subject: “Le droit quĂ©bĂ©cois sur la protection des consommateurs dans les relations internationales”, published in D. C. Fernando Arroyo, ed., Consumer Protection in International Private Relations / La protection des consommateurs dans les relations privĂ©es internationales, Asuncion, Paraguay, 2010, 121.

Speaker at the colloquium of the QuĂ©bec Society of Comparative Law, MontrĂ©al, April 2009; subject : “Controverse sur le domaine de la responsabilitĂ© contractuelle, source de rĂ©flexion sur la transposition du modĂšle français au QuĂ©bec”, published in MĂ©langes Adrian Popovici, Éditions ThĂ©mis, 2010, p. 599-630.

Speaker at the colloquium of the Chaire Jean-Louis Baudouin and the QuĂ©bec Branch of the Canadian Bar Association for the 15th anniversary of the QuĂ©bec Civil Code, MontrĂ©al, April 2009, and QuĂ©bec City, October 2009; subject: “Les ramifications de l’interdiction d’opter. Tracer la frontiĂšre entre contrats et ‘dĂ©lits’”, published in (2010) Canadian Bar Review p. 357-383

Speaker at the QuĂ©bec Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, MontrĂ©al, December 2008; subject: “La responsabilitĂ© du fabricant. La tour de Pise penche toujours du mĂȘme cĂŽtĂ©â€.

Speaker at a conference of the Groupe de recherche en droit international et comparĂ© de la consommation (GREDICC), UQAM, MontrĂ©al, April 2008; subject: “RĂ©flexions sur une rĂ©forme des garanties lĂ©gales des produits de consommation”, in T. Bourgoignie, dir., Propos autour de l’effectivitĂ© du droit de la consommation, Cowansville, Éditions Yvon Blais, 2008,  p. 105-121.

Speaker at a seminar of the judges of the Court of QuĂ©bec, St-Jean-de-Matha, September 2006; subject: “Implications d’une violation de la Charte matiĂšre contractuelle”.

Speaker at the conference of the QuĂ©bec Society of Comparative Law and the Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Montreal, April 2005; subject: “Les multiples facettes de l’intervention du juge dans le contrat”.

Contribution to the 2004 virtual congress of the Institut international de droit d’expression et d’inspiration françaises (IDEF) on the theme Le code civil français. Droit des obligations face Ă  la mondialisation, May 2004; subject: “Deux lacunes de la justice contractuelle dans le Code civil au QuĂ©bec”

Speaker at the Quebec Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, MontrĂ©al, February 2003; subject: “L’équitĂ© dans les contrats en droit civil quĂ©bĂ©cois depuis la rĂ©forme du Code civil”.

Speaker at the annual conference of the Quebec Superior Court judges (for the appeal district of Montreal), Montreal, May 2001; subject: “Le prolongement de la rĂ©forme du Code civil Ă  la Cour supĂ©rieure”.

Speaker at a session for continuing education of the Quebec Superior Court judges, Montreal, February 2001; subject: “Libres propos sur la jurisprudence comme source de droit civil”.

Speaker at the Meredith Lectures, Montreal, March 1999; subject: “La modernitĂ© du droit commun des contrats dans le Code civil du QuĂ©bec : quelle modernitĂ©?”, published (2000) Revue internationale de droit comparĂ©, 49-76, and Faculty of Law, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ, Meredith Lectures 1999. La pertinence renouvelĂ©e du droit des obligations : Back to Basics, Cowansville (Quebec), Yvon Blais, 2000.

Speaker at the symposium on The Reform of the Civil Code Five Years Later, Montreal, November 1998; subject: “ÉquitĂ© et sĂ©vĂ©ritĂ© dans les sanctions de l’exĂ©cution du contrat”, published in (1999) 78 Canadian Bar Review 220-248.

Rapporteur for the world congress of comparative law of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Bristol, Great Britain, July 1998, subject: “Le droit comparĂ© dans la rĂ©forme du Code civil du QuĂ©bec et sa premiĂšre interprĂ©tation”, published in Contemporary Law 1998 Droit contemporain, Cowansville (Quebec), Yvon Blais, 1999, 69-89.

Speaker at the symposium on Commercial leases in 1997, Montreal, February 1997; subject: “Points saillants de la rĂ©forme du Code civil en matiĂšre de louage commercial”.

Speaker at The Law and You Conference, Montreal, October 1996; subject: “Penal Clauses : Compensation Device or Penalty device”.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec, Quebec City, May 1996; subject: “Les clauses abusives”, published in (1996) 75 Canadian Bar Review 503-522.

Speaker at the annual symposium of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec on Recent Developments in Commercial Law, Montreal, December 1995; subject: “Garantie des vices, responsabilitĂ© du fabricant, recours du vendeur impayĂ© et autres points d’interrogation”, published in Barreau du QuĂ©bec, RĂ©cents dĂ©veloppements en droit commercial (1995), Cowansville (Quebec), Yvon Blais, 1996, 21-50.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec, Montreal, June 1995; subject: “MisĂšres et consolations de la victime d’une faute contractuelle”.

Speaker at the Fifth International Conference on Consumer Law, Toronto, May 1995; subject: “International marketing, product safety and trade liberalization”.

Speaker at a symposium of the Department of Justice Canada on current issues in Quebec private law, Ottawa and Montreal, February 1995; subject: “Contrat d’adhĂ©sion, clause abusive, clause pĂ©nale abusive et autres sujets d’inquiĂ©tude”.

Speaker at seminars for the justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, Ottawa, February to May 1994; subject: “General policies of the reform of the Civil Code in the area of obligations, contracts, civil liability and special contracts”.

Speaker at a symposium of the Department of Justice Canada on the Civil Code of QuĂ©bec, Ottawa and Montreal, February 1994; subject: “Le nouveau droit des obligations”.

Speaker at The Law and You Conference, Montreal, November 1993; subject: “Default and Enforcement of Contract under the Civil Code of QuĂ©bec”.

Speaker at sessions of continuing education for the judiciary, Montreal and Quebec City, September 1993; subject: “The law of sale in the Civil Code of QuĂ©bec”.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Canadian Bar Association, Quebec City, August 1993; subject: “The Law of Contract under the New Civil Code”.

Speaker at a seminar for the judiciary and the Faculty of Law, UniversitĂ© Laval, Quebec City, May 1993; subject: “Le pouvoir du tribunal de rĂ©duire les obligations contractuelles”.

Speaker at a session for continuing education of the justices of the Court of Quebec, Montreal, June 1993; subject: “L'intervention des tribunaux dans les contrats”.

Speaker at the joint symposium of the Association Henri Capitant and the QuĂ©bec Society of Comparative Law, Montreal, November 1992; subject: “L'influence de la doctrine française sur le droit quĂ©bĂ©cois”, published in Droit quĂ©bĂ©cois et droit français : communautĂ©, autonomie, concordance, Cowansville (Quebec), Yvon Blais, 1993, 91-117.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec, Quebec City, June 1992; subject: “Les sanctions du contrat dans le Code civil du Bas-Canada et le Code civil du QuĂ©bec”, published in CongrĂšs annuel du Barreau du QuĂ©bec 1992, Montreal, Barreau du QuĂ©bec, 1027-1042.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec, La Malbaie, June 1990; subject: “L'abus de droit contractuel”; published in CongrĂšs annuel du Barreau du QuĂ©bec 1990, Montreal, Barreau du QuĂ©bec, 1990, 127 145.

Speaker at the Meredith Lectures, Montreal, October 1989; subject: “Les rĂšgles impĂ©ratives dans le louage commercial”, published in Meredith Lectures, 1989. Current Problems in Real Estate, Cowansville (Quebec), Éditions Yvon Blais, 1990, 177-196.

Speaker at the annual convention of the Association des professeurs de droit du QuĂ©bec, April 1989, Lac Beauport; subject: “La rĂ©forme du droit des contrats”.

Speaker at a symposium of the Association Henri Capitant, Montreal, April 1989; subject: “La rĂ©forme du droit des obligations. Prospective gĂ©nĂ©rale”, published in (1989) 30 Cahiers de Droit 557 586.

Speaker at a meeting of the Civil Law Group of the Faculty of Law, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ, December 1988; subject: “Les grandes lignes de l'avant projet de loi sur les obligations”.

Speaker at a meeting of the Civil Law Group of the Faculty of Law, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ, May 1988; subject: “Les dispositions impĂ©ratives sur les clauses contractuelles dans l'avant projet de loi sur les obligations".

Speaker at a meeting of the business law section of the Canadian Bar Association, Montreal, November 1986; subject: “L'Évolution de l'injonction mandatoire dans les contrats”.

Speaker and resource person at a session of continuing education for the members of the RĂ©gie du logement, Montreal, May 1986; subject: “Questions d'actualitĂ© en matiĂšre de louage rĂ©sidentiel".

Panelist at the annual convention of the Barreau du QuĂ©bec, Hull, May 1986; subject: “Le nouveau programme de la formation professionnelle: des avocats plus compĂ©tents?”

Speaker at a meeting of the comparative law section of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, Montreal, May 1985; subject: “The Urban Residential Lease: Comparative Perspectives”.

Speaker at the Annual Workshop on Commercial and Consumer Law, University of Toronto, October 1984; subject: “The Evolving Relationships between Contract and Tort Law”; published in (1985) 10 Canadian Business Law Journal 306 326.

Speaker at a symposium of the Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ, Montreal, October 1983; subject: “Les orientations de la loi et la jurisprudence en matiĂšre de louage rĂ©sidentiel”.

Speaker at a meeting of the section on torts and delictual liability of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, Vancouver, June 1983; subject: “The relations between statutes and delictual liability”; published in (1984) 44 Revue du Barreau 222 232.

Speaker at one of the Rencontres scientifiques de la FacultĂ© de droit, UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, Montreal, December 1982; subject: “Le rĂŽle des facultĂ©s de droit dans le dĂ©veloppement du droit civil quĂ©bĂ©cois”.

Speaker at the annual conference of the Association Henri Capitant, Mexico City, September 1982; subject: “Le droit du logement”; published in (1982) 13 Revue GĂ©nĂ©rale de droit 351-378, and in Travaux de l'Association Henri Capitant, t. 33, Paris, Economica, 1982, 545 567.

Panelist at the annual symposium of the Association quĂ©bĂ©coise de droit comparĂ©, Montreal, May 1982; subject: “L'affaire Wabasso sous les feux du droit comparĂ©â€; published in (1982) 27 Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ Law Journal 813 833.

Speaker at the annual conference of the Association Henri Capitant, Florence, May, 1980; subject: “Les rĂ©actions de la doctrine Ă  la crĂ©ation du droit par les juges”; published in (1980) 21 Cahiers de droit 257 275 and in Travaux de l'Association Henri Capitant, t. 31, Paris, Economica, 1982, 65 80.

Panelist at the Quebec Louisiana symposium of the Association Henri Capitant, Quebec City, October 1978; subject: “Les interrelations du Code civil et du droit de la protection du consommateur. Les vices de consentement”; published in (1979) 10 Revue GĂ©nĂ©rale de Droit 132 142.

Speaker at the annual symposium of the Law Faculties of Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ and the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, Montreal, October, 1976; subject: “Les rĂ©cents dĂ©veloppements en matiĂšre de responsabilitĂ© civile du fabricant”; published in (1977) 12 Revue Juridique ThĂ©mis 7 13.

Speaker at a meeting of the section on commercial and consumer law of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, Quebec City, June, 1976; subject: “Les dĂ©veloppements concernant la lĂ©sion et la responsabilitĂ© du manufacturier en droit quĂ©bĂ©cois”.

Guest speaker at the annual convention of the Canadian Hospital Association, Ottawa, September, 1975; subject: “La responsabilitĂ© de l'hĂŽpital pour les soins donnĂ©s par ses mĂ©decins”.

Speaker at a seminar of the Law Faculties of the UniversitĂ© de Montpellier and the University of Heidelberg, May, 1971; subject: “La vente d'Ă©quipement mobilier corporel”.

Articles

2 May 2025

In November 2024, the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) held its Centennial and 5th Thematic Congress at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-S

29 Apr 2025

On February 14th, Âé¶čŽ«ĂœÍűŐŸ Law students Lara Kassem, Mario Michas, AmĂ©lie Delage and Xavier LĂ©vesque represented the Faculty at the 2025 Mignault Moot in Quebec City, at Laval University’s Cercle Universitaire.

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