The Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval is the

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of . Founded in 1852, it is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in

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. It hosts more than students in its curriculum of first, second, and third years, with more than 45 lecturers teaching and supervising research projects in most areas of law. The research activity is particularly intense in the field of human rights and public freedoms in light of legal issues, economic law,

environmental law Environmental law is a collective term encompassing aspects of the law that provide protection to the environment. A related but distinct set of regulatory regimes, now strongly influenced by environmental legal principles, focus on the manage ...

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, and private international trade. Teaching and research are based on a law library with more than documents, which receives subscriptions of several hundred legal periodicals from Quebec, Canada, and internationally.

Specializations

The Laval Faculty of Law allows for specializations in: * Public law *

Commercial law Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a branc ...

* International law * Corporate law (french: droit de l'entreprise) * Tax law * Judicial law *

Criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law i ...

Labour law Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...

Programs of study

* Certificate of Law (french: Certificat en droit) * Bachelor of Laws (french: Baccalauréat en droit) (LL. B.) * Doctor of Law (french: Doctorat en droit) * Master of Laws (LL. M.) (french: Maîtrise en droit) :* LL. M. in Business Law :* LL. M. in Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Food Security :* LL. M. in Fundamental Rights :* LL. M. in International and Transnational Law *Master of Notarial Law (LL. M.) (french: Maîtrise en droit notarial)

Alumni

The Laval Law School has educated many prominent Canadians. Many alumni have distinguished themselves in English and French Canada, most notably, in the fields of the civil service, politics, the judiciary, and business. Numerous public figures, including Prime Ministers of Canada,

Premiers of Quebec This is a list of the premiers of the province of Quebec since Canadian Confederation in 1867. Quebec uses a unicameral (originally bicameral) Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that con ...

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, federal Cabinet Ministers, Senators, and Lieutenant-Governors attended the Laval Faculty of Law.

Supreme Court of Canada justices

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— Justice of the

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* Sir Charles Fitzpatrick — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (March 13, 1857 – April 5, 1936) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Quebec City, Canada East (now Quebec), the son of Jacques Malouin and Marie-Ang ...

— Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon (April 28, 1877 – December 25, 1939) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, ...

— Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

Robert Taschereau Robert Taschereau (September 10, 1896 – July 26, 1970) was a lawyer who became the 11th Chief Justice of Canada and who briefly served as the Administrator of the Government of Canada following the death of Governor General of Canada Georg ...

— Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Louis-Philippe Pigeon — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

Yves Pratte Yves Pratte (7 March 1925 – 26 June 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served briefly as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Early life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was the son of Garon Pratte and G. Rivard. He ...

— Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Julien Chouinard — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

Louis LeBel Louis LeBel (born November 30, 1939) is a former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. He served on the Court from 2000 to 2014. LeBel was born in Quebec City. He is the son of lawyer Paul LeBel, Q.C. He went to school at the Collège ...

— Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Claire L'Heureux-Dubé — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada * Suzanne Côté — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Politicians

Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent (''Saint-Laurent'' or ''St-Laurent'' in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 19 ...

— Prime Minister of Canada *

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political sci ...

— Prime Minister of Canada *

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...

— Prime Minister of Canada * Pierre Duchesne — Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec * Edmund James Flynn — Premier of Quebec 1896-1897 * Louis-Alexandre Taschereau — Premier of Quebec 1920-1936 *

Jean Lesage Jean Lesage (; 10 June 1912 – 12 December 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960 to 16 June 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is o ...

— Premier of Quebec 1960-1966 * René Lévesque — (did not graduate) Premier of Quebec 1976-1985 * Lucien Bouchard — Premier of Quebec 1996–2001, Leader of the

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Michael Meighen Michael Arthur Meighen, (born March 25, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, cultural patron, and former senator. He practised as a litigation and commercial lawyer in Montreal and Toronto. He is a grandson of Arthur Meighen, the ninth Prime Minister o ...

— Senator *

Michael Fortier Michael M. Fortier, (born January 10, 1962) is a Canadian financier, lawyer and former politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of Public Works and Government Services from 2006 to 2008, and Minister of Internati ...

— Senator * Raymond C. Setlakwe — Senator

Royalty

* Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Monarch of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000

Business

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— former media magnate * Peter White * William John Jacques Demers

Entertainment

* Ben Mulroney —

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References

External links

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