McGill Law alum Jean Fr茅d茅ric M茅nard receives prestigious Trudeau Scholarship
McGill Law alumnus Jean Fr茅d茅ric M茅nard, BCL/LLB鈥�05, (), is among the 14 newly of Trudeau Scholarships.
M茅nard, whose research aims to build a comparative analysis of the way the best interest of the child principle (BICP) is understood and applied in medical treatment of ill newborns, will be joining a community of outstanding individuals who have the drive and ability to take on some of modern society鈥檚 most critical issues.
Jean Fr茅d茅ric M茅nard began his doctoral studies at University College London in October 2012, where he has focused on medical law and ethics, as well as on jurisprudence and legal theory, working on a research project titled "Exploring the Challenges of the 鈥楤est Interest of the Child鈥� Principle in Neonatology: Perspectives from Comparative Law and Medical Ethics."
While studying at McGill, M茅nard was a research and teaching assistant to several professors and served as the interim editor-in-chief of the Revue qu茅b茅coise de droit international.
Upon graduation, M茅nard served as law clerk to the Honourable Justice Louise Charron of the Supreme Court of Canada. After practising tax law with a prominent Canadian firm, he became the assistant director of the Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law in 2009, where he supervised several research projects 聽over two years.
"Jean Fr茅d茅ric is a wonderful choice as a Trudeau Scholar, said Professor Lionel Smith, who heads the Cr茅peau Centre. 鈥淗e is a natural leader who brings out the best in other people. He is disciplined and passionate, and I feel sure that he will make significant contributions to legal and bioethical research, and to important questions of social policy in the field of medical care."
Jean Fr茅d茅ric M茅nard also held the position of clinical ethics consultant at the Montreal Children's Hospital, which is where he developed the strong interest in pediatric ethics that he is now pursuing in his doctoral work.
About Trudeau Scholarships
The prestigious Scholarships are granted by the to social sciences and humanities students who are examining matters of present-day concern to Canadians in key areas such as the environment, international affairs, responsible citizenship, and human rights and dignity. Many Trudeau Scholars go on to become leading national and international figures.