Comparative Private Law and Legal Pluralism
Bonne foi, imprévision et principes généraux du droit civil
Disciplines et discipline juridique
Le juge et le code : Doré, Viger, comparés
La fonction judiciaire et le recours collectif : Relire H. Patrick Glenn
Regards d’outre-atlantique sur la réforme du droit français des contrats
La tradition juridique québécoise
Legal biligualism highlights the meta-linguistic nature of law: norms exist in the world of ideas, and not only in their textual representation, and are only partially rendered by different linguistic efforts to express them. If law lies between different linguistic versions, does it also reside in the space between legal traditions? Bijuralism (that is, the […] Read more
Que personne ne bouge! La protection de la confiance légitime en droit civil québécois
Social interactions unfold against a backdrop of mutual reliance. Though it may be wholly implicit, this reliance guides our actions and helps ensure the smooth operation of social life. It makes our interactions foreseeable, provides a baseline of expectation in social relations, and builds confidence that appearances reflect reality. In law, the idea of “legitimate […] Read more
Deux versions du bijuridisme
Alternative Compensation Schemes from a Comparative Perspective
Extract There is a good argument that this chapter is not about comparative tort law. The preceding chapters highlight the key features of tort law as a manifestation of corrective justice and private law reasoning. They set out the conditions under which a person who suffers a loss may claim before an ordinary court against […] Read more
The Unbounded Level of the Mind : Rod Macdonald’s Legal Imagination
Roderick A. Macdonald (1948-2014), internationally renowned for his expertise on access to justice, legal pluralism, and the philosophy of law, was first and foremost a teacher and mentor. He believed in the law as a promise our society makes to itself, and passionately imparted this message to students who went on to become lawyers, judges, […] Read more