Recently added articles from McGill Law Journal:
Culture et droit processuel : le cas du Quebec.
Jun 22, 2009; ... This article considers the influence of culture within Quebec's procedural law, building upon the recent reform of the Code of Civil Procedure. The author affirms that the distinctiveness of Quebec's procedural law resides in its mixed culture, which is the product of the superimposition ...
L'impact de la culture sur le credit, les institutions de financement et le droit de la faillite : quelques reflexions sur le cas canadien.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Three cleavages characterize Canadian society: the division of legislative power between the federal and provincial levels; bijuralism, with the presence of a civil law province, Quebec, among the common law provinces; and bilingualism. In their subtle interactions with the particular ...
La place des cultures juridiques et des langues autochtones dans les accords d'autonomie gouvernementale au Canada.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Over the course of the last decade, the federal and provincial governments concluded three self-government agreements with the Nisga'a, the Tlicho, and the Labrador Inuit. These agreements notably establish new Aboriginal government institutions. This article studies the role that these ...
Libres propos sur la culture juridique quebecoise dans un monde qui retrecit.
Jun 22, 2009; ... The author explores Quebec's legal culture with a brief presentation of its characteristics; its broad, underlying themes; its institutions; its influences; and its evolution. He retraces the hybrid origins of Quebec civil law, infused with the common law and civil law ...
Culture et droit de la famille : de l'institution a l'autonomie individuelle.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Over the course of the twentieth century, the progression of individual autonomy and the loss of the influence of the Catholic Church in Quebec, accompanied by the religious diversity introduced by multiculturalism, has profoundly transformed family law. Old legislation favoured the ...