The Honourable Jean-Louis Baudouin (born August 8, 1938) is a lawyer and professor of law. He was judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec between 1989 and 2008. Born in

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, Baudouin obtained his BCL in 1958 at the

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, where he served as a Comment Editor at the ''

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''. He also served as the vice-Chairman of the

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and is a professor at the

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. In 2007, McGill University awarded him a Doctor of Law, ''honoris causa'' (LLD). In 2014, he was made an Officer of the

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"for his contributions to the advancement of civil law in Canada as a professor and judge for the Quebec Court of Appeal".

Books

* ''Tort law in Canada'' * ''Les Obligations''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baudouin, Jean-Louis 1938 births Living people Judges in Quebec Officers of the Order of Canada McGill University Faculty of Law alumni French emigrants to Quebec