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At the Faculty of Law, students pursue an integrated program of studies which qualifies them for the Bar Admission Programs in all Canadian provinces. The Faculty grants concurrently both its degrees - Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.) - to...
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The B.C.L and J.D. with Honours program is open to students who have completed four terms of study at the Faculty of Law and who, during that time, have maintained a GPA of 3.0. Students must complete 15 credits of Honours Thesis courses in addition to the 105...
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The B.C.L. and J.D.. with a major concentration is open to all students enrolled in the Faculty of Law.
The Major Concentration in Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution is articulated around a synthetic skill set driven by the transversal theme "Commercial...
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The B.C.L. and J.D. with a major concentration is open to all students enrolled in the Faculty of Law.
The Major Concentration in International Human Rights and Development is articulated around a synthetic skill-set driven by the transversal theme "International...
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Required Courses
(47 credits)
First Year
The following 33 credits of courses may be taken only in the first year:
LAWG 100D1
(3)
Contractual Obligations...
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A joint M.B.A.; Non-Thesis – General Management and B.C.L./J.D. program is offered by the Desautels Faculty of
Management and the Faculty of Law. This joint program provides students the opportunity to pursue legal and
administrative aspects of business. Successful...
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A joint Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) with integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.) program is offered by the School of Social Work and the Faculty of Law.
Students complete 45 credits for the M.S.W. degree and 87 credits for the...
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Undergraduate Selection of Course Concentrations
(Law Programs)
Several courses of instruction may be grouped because they treat a
common subject matter or theme. The following unofficial groupings of courses
regularly offered in the Faculty are intended to...
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Bienvenue à la Faculté de droit de l’Université McGill!
McGill’s distinctive legal education is one of the best in the world. It crosses boundaries of language, jurisdiction, legal tradition, discipline, and culture. It equips jurists with the critical knowledge, skills...
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Legal Education at McGill
We do legal education like nobody else
Proudly bilingual; rigorously pluralistic, the McGill Law program breaks the mold for legal education in our fast-paced, globalized world. No other law program reaches further. The McGill...
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Law Faculty Administrative
Officers and Staff
Faculty Administrative
Officers
Robert Leckey
Dean
Rosalie Jukier
Associate Dean (Academic)
Andrea Bjorklund
Associate Dean...
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Directors of
Institutes and Research
Centres Associated with the Faculty of Law
Institute of Air and Space Law
Paul S. Dempsey
Director Emeritus
Brian Havel (on leave)
Director
Ram Jakhu...
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Law Faculty Members
Teaching Faculty
Wendy Adams (on leave); Kirsten Anker; Mark Antaki; Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry (joint appt. with Institute for Health and Social Policy); Andrea Bjorklund; Adelle Blackett; Angela Campbell; Allison...
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Nahum Gelber Law Library Staff
Law Library Staff
Daniel Boyer
Head Librarian
Katarina Daniels
Liaison Librarian
Sonia Smith
Liaison Librarian
Ana Rogers-Butterworth
Liaison Librarian
Lisa...
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Faculty Governance and Academic Regulations
As the delegate of the Senate of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, the Faculty Council is the principal academic policy-making body within the Faculty of Law. It has either direct or advisory authority over all matters relating...
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Faculty Council
The Faculty Council operates through a committee system and meets
on average once per month during teaching terms.
Faculty Council is composed of all members of the full-time teaching
staff and undergraduate and graduate students...
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Outline of Academic
Regulations
This publication and the Faculty Regulations in force govern students
registered in the Faculty of Law during the 2019–2020 academic year. As well, students
are subject to changes published in this publication from time to...
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Admission to the
Legal Profession
The Faculty’s Career Development Office (CDO) endeavours to maintain
up-to-date information on Bar admission requirements for jurisdictions of
interest to the majority of students graduating from the Faculty. However, it
is...
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Admission to the Legal Profession:
Canada
Information on the following Bars/Law Societies can be obtained by
consulting their websites. For information on the National Committee on Accreditation, which oversees the transfer from one provincial bar to another,...
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Admission to the Legal Profession: The United States
The J.D. degree is an approved law degree in some U.S. jurisdictions
(i.e., NY and MA), and is accepted as the equivalent of a degree in law from an
accredited U.S. law school in those jurisdictions. This...