Curriculum vitae FABIEN GÉLINAS Sir William C. Macdonald Professor of Law
McGill University Faculty of Law 3644 Peel Street Montreal (Qc) H3A 1W9 Telephone: +1 (514) 398 6623 Fax: +1 (514) 398 3233 [email protected]
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- D.Phil. University of Oxford 1995 Supervisor: Prof. John Finnis Examiners: Dr Geoffrey Marshall and Prof. Neil McCormick Commonwealth Scholarship 1991-94 F.C.A.R. Doctoral Scholarship 1992-95 Quebec Bar Scholarship 1993 and 1994
- LL.M. University of Montreal 1991 Supervisor: Prof. André Morel Examiners: Prof. Pierre-A. Côté and Prof. Danielle Pinard F.C.A.R. Masters Scholarship 1988-89 Louis-Philippe Taschereau Scholarship 1989
- [DEA] University of Poitiers (France) 1989 (one semester, private law) Exchange Programme with University of Montreal.
- LL.B. University of Montreal 1988 Louis-Philippe Taschereau Scholarship 1988 First Prize, Rougier Foundation – International Jurists Commission Essay Competition 1987 Joseph Blain Prize 1986-87 Deacon-Kennedy Scholarship 1986-87
- [B.A.] University of Ottawa 1985 (two years of studies in political science) Rodrigue Normandin Scholarship 1983 (Admission Scholarship taken-up at the age of 16)
CLERKSHIP
- Supreme Court of Canada, 1989-90 Law Clerk to Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier.
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OTHER COURSES
- School of Diplomacy and Strategic Studies (École des hautes études internationales) ABD, Paris, 1996-97.
- Centrum für Deutsche Sprache und Kultur, Frankfurt, 1996.
- International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 1992.
- Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, 1989.
- Bar School, Montreal, 1989 (registered barrister since 1990).
EMPLOYMENT
- McGill University (2016-) Sir William C. Macdonald Chair in Law
- McGill University (2015-) Full Professor, Faculty of Law: courses: Resolution of International Disputes, Constitutional Law, Contractual Obligations.
- McGill University (2013-16) Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in Arbitration & Commercial Law (2013-17; 18- 20)
- McGill University (2006-2008) Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law: Responsible for the research portfolio at the Law Faculty.
- McGill University (2004-2006) Director, Institute of Comparative Law: Responsible for the teaching and research mission of the Institute.
- Independent Arbitrator and Dispute Resolution Consultant (2002-) Acting as arbitrator in international commercial cases and providing advice on dispute resolution.
- McGill University (2002-2015) Associate Professor, Faculty of Law: courses: Resolution of International Disputes, Documentary Sales, Constitutional Law, Contractual Obligations.
- Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre (2002-04) Senior Counsel: advice on international arbitration practice and development.
- McGill University, Faculty of Law (2001-02) Lecturer (upper-year course): Current problems of the International Legal Order. Fabien Gélinas , Page 3 of 45
- University of Montreal, Faculty of Law (2001-02) Lecturer (graduate studies course): Règlement international des différends commerciaux.
- eResolution (August 2000 – December 2001) General Counsel and Vice President, strategic development: drafting and negotiation of contracts; advice on international arbitration; market development for online dispute resolution; conception, architecture and development of the world’s first generation of dispute resolution software.
- International Chamber of Commerce (1997– 2000) General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration (July 1998 – July 2000): responsible for legal advice to the Court and for publications, research and development; management of alternative dispute resolution services; secretariat of the International Commission on Arbitration; numerous speaking engagements throughout the world on arbitration, ADR and the legal aspects of information and communications technology; participation in the preparation and drafting of various international legal instruments; representation to international organizations; Special Counsel (July 1997 – July 1998): responsible for publications.
- School of Diplomacy and Strategic Studies (École des hautes études internationales) (1999-2000) Lecturer: conflict resolution in international trade.
- Institute of World Business Law (International Chamber of Commerce) (1997-2000) Seminars on dispute resolution in the financial sector, on expertise as a dispute resolution mechanism for international technical disputes and on International Arbitration.
- Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), Faculty Law, Economics and Social Sciences (1997- 2000) – Institute of Juridical Studies Lecturer in the DESS programme “Litigation, Arbitration and ADR” directed by Professor Philippe Fouchard.
- Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), Institute of Comparative Law (1996-97) Maître à l’Institut: Researcher and Lecturer in graduate studies programmes.
- National University of Rwanda in Butare (1997) Visiting Professor: Formal lectures on common law systems as part of a USAID programme.
- Trinity College Dublin (1995-96) Visiting Lecturer: Legal Theory Seminar.
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (1995) Consultant: Editor of the 1995 Social Report for Benin (Projet Conseil en matière de politique sociale au Ministère du Plan et de la Restructuration Économique).
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- Supreme Court of Canada (1989-90) Law Clerk to Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier.
- University of Montreal, Faculty of Law (1988-89) Chargé de travaux pratiques: Constitutional Law and Sources et Formation du Droit, respectively for Professors Yves Demontigny and André Morel; Grading of Final Exams and Papers for Professors Jacques Frémont and Jacques-Yvan Morin.
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- Member of the NAFTA Chapter 19 Roster for Canada (2018 - )
- Nominated by the Permanent Court of Arbitration as appointing authority in several international disputes involving states entities and international organizations
- Arbitrator and chair in several international commercial and investment arbitration disputes
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2019 - )
- Jury Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law Prize (2018 - )
- Chair, Arbitration Committee of ICC Canada (2014-16)
- Member of the Executive Committee, ICC Canada (2014-15)
- Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of SICANA, the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration in North America (2015- )
- Member of the Montreal Bar
- Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration
- Member of the International Arbitration Institute
- Member of the User’s Council of the London Court of International Arbitration
- Member of the Quebec Bar Committee on the Rule of Law (2012-2013)
- Counsel for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank) in matters of dispute resolution (2012)
- Chair of the Canadian Working Party on the Revision of the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2009-2010)
- Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (2008-)
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- Member of the Appointments Committee for Arbitrators of the Canadian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (2008-2014)
UNIVERSITY AND SCHOLARLY SERVICE
- Member of Evaluation Committee for Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et Culture (professorial research grants) (2019-20)
- Spearheaded the Faculty’s Doctoral Advisory Scheme (with Prof. Ramanujam) (2018)
- Support of Vis Moot Team (2018)
- Launched a new Speaker Series on Artificial Intelligence and the Law (2018)
- Chair of the Review Committee of the Political Science Department at McGill (2018)
- Member of SSHRC Committee for the award of Doctoral Scholarship (2018)
- Reviewer of files for full professorship and tenure in several countries
- Peer reviewer for multiple scholarly journals
- Reviewer for the National Fund for Scientific Research of Belgium (2014-)
- Reviewer for the Best Research Teams Competition, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2014-)
- Member of a Working Group for the Revision of the McGill Regulations for Research Misconduct (2014-15)
- Faculty Advisor, McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution (2013-)
- Member, Sub-Group 2 of Law Faculty’s Curricular Reform Committee, McGill University (2013-)
- Member of the Editorial Committee for the Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação (2013-)
- Reviewer for the French National Fund for Research (2013-)
- Chair, Law Faculty’s Curricular Reform Ad Hoc Committee, McGill University (2013)
- Member, Cour du Québec Committee on Law research projects (2012-2013)
- Member of a Panel for the Investigation of Research Misconduct, McGill University (2012)
- Member of the University Tenure Committee, McGill University (2011-2013)
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- Member of an ad hoc Tenure Committee for a lateral appointment to a chair (2011)
- Canadian Rapporteur, World Justice Project (2010-)
- University delegate to UNCITRAL for a working group on ODR (2010-)
- Reviewer for the Swiss National Science Foundation (2010-)
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Paris Journal of International Arbitration (Cahiers de l’arbitrage) (2010-)
- Member of the Law and Socio-Legal Studies Committee for Standard Research Grants (now “Insight”), SSHRC (2010-2012)
- Member of the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University (2010- 2011)
- Member of the Selection Committee for a Chaire de Droit constitutionnel comparé, Fondation nationale des Sciences politiques (Sciences Po), Paris (2010)
- Member of the College of Reviewers for the Canada Research Chairs (2009-)
- Chair of the Admissions Committee of the Faculty of Law, McGill University (2009-2011)
- President of the Law Committee for masters and doctoral scholarships, FQRSC (2009)
- Head of the McGill Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Team (2008-)
- Reviewer of a doctoral program for the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies (2008)
- Member of the Prizes and Awards Committee, McGill University (2006-2008)
- Member of the Research Policy Committee, McGill University (2006-2008)
- Member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of Comparative Law (2005-2009)
- Convener and organizer of the Matinées constitutionnelles Lecture Series (2005-2015)
- Member of the Advisory Committee - Board of Trustees, Center for International Law, Cologne University (2005-)
- Convener and organizer of the “McGill Dispute Resolution Lecture Series” (2004-)
- Member of the Selection Committee for the Congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) (2003)
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- Organized, partially financed and oversaw internships with the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2002-)
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
- Received as “Fellow” of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2019)
- Appointed “Ambassador” by Montreal Conference Centre (Palais des Congrès) for bringing major conferences to Montrela (2018)
- Global Thought Leader, Global Arbitration Report`s International Who’s Who of International Commercial Arbitration (2018, 19))
- Nominated by Faculty for University Graduate Supervision Prize, McGill (2018)
- Appointed Trustee of the Three Crowns Fondation for Legal Education (2018)
- Appointment by Governor General to the NAFTA Chapter 19 Roster (2018)
- Awarded the distinction of Advocatus Emeritus by the Québec Bar (2017 list)
- Designation as Canadian National Correspondent for CLOUT (2017-2022)
- Prix du Barreau du Québec, as co-founder of the Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory
- Listed in Global Arbitration Report’s International Who’s Who of International Commercial Arbitration (2012-)
- Recognized as “eminent jurist of international reputation” by the International Court of Arbitration, for the purpose of chairing international expert panels tasked with applying public international law (2013)
PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS AND REPORTS
I. Books
- eAccess to Justice, University of Ottawa Press, 2016 (ed. with K. Benyekhlef, J. Bailey & J. Burkell), 460 pages. https://press.uottawa.ca/eaccess-to-justice.html
- Trade Usages and Implied Terms in the Age of Arbitration (Oxford University Press), ed., 2016, 309 pages.
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- Foundations of Civil Justice: Toward a Value-Based Framework for Reform, (Cham: Springer, 2015) with C. Camion, S. Anstis, K. Bates, C. Piché & M. Khan, 145 pages.
- The Model Law after 25 Years: Global Perspectives on International Arbitration Law (New York: Juris, 2013), ed. with F. Bachand, 261 pages.
- D’une réforme à une autre: Regards croisés sur l’arbitrage au Québec (Montréal: Yvon Blais/Carswell, 2013), ed. with F. Bachand, 648 pages.
- Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability in Law – In Memory of the Honourable Charles Doherty Gonthier, (LexisNexis Canada, 2012), ed. with Michel Morin, Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and Markus Gehring, 890 pages.
- The States and Moods of Federalism : Governance, Identity and Methodology (Montreal: Blais / Bruylant: Bruxelles, 2005), with J.-F. Gaudreault-DesBiens 474 pages.
- Le Règlement en ligne des conflits : Enjeux de la cyberjustice (Paris: éditions Romillat, 2003) with K. Benyekhlef, 237 pages.
II. Edited Special Volumes
- The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA), Transnational Dispute Management (ed. with H. Wöss, A. Bjorklund & J. Gaffney), 2016. www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=2308
- Arbitration in the Next Decade: Proceedings of the International Court of Arbitration’s 75th Anniversary Conference (Paris: ICC Publishing, 1999), 124 pages.
- Arbitrage : Regard sur la prochaine décennie – l Actes de la Conférence de célébration du 75e anniversaire de la Cour internationale d’arbitrage, (Paris: ICC Publishing, 1999), 126 pages (same as above, in French).
- International Commercial Arbitration in Asia: Proceedings of the Hong Kong “Asian Update Conference” (Paris: ICC Publishing, 1998), 99 pages.
- L’Arbitrage commercial international en Asie – Acte de la Conférence “Asian Update” (Paris: ICC Publishing, 1998), 99 pages (same as above, in French).
- The New 1998 ICC Rules of Arbitration: Proceedings of the ICC Conference presenting the Rules, (Paris: ICC Publishing) 1997, 103 pages.
- Le Règlement d’arbitrage de la CCI de 1998: Actes de la conférence de présentation du nouveau règlement, (Paris: ICC Publishing, 1997), 103 pages (same as above, in French).
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III. Theses
- Constitutional Adjudication and the Independence of Canada: Issues of Principle, Convention and Law, Doctoral Thesis, University of Oxford, 1995, 342 pages.
- La division judiciaire des effets de la loi dans la décision constitutionnelle au Canada, Masters Thesis, University of Montreal, Faculty of Law, 1990, 225 pages.
IV. Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- “The Legal Framework of Arbitration: International and National Legal Sources” in A. Björklund, F. Ferrari & S. Kröll, eds., Cambridge Compendium of International Arbitration, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2020.
- “Legal Certainty and Arbitration” in T. Schultz & F. Ortino, eds., The Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration, Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2020 (with F. Bachand).
- “King Rex v. Judge Judex : Adjudicating Transnationsl Law” (2017) 63:1 McGill Law Journal 1.
- « L’arbitrage consensuel et le droit québécois un survol » (2019) 48 RGD 2 (avec G. Marchisio).
- « Le droit est mort, vive le droit! » dans Vincent Gautrais (dir.), École de Montréal, Les Éditions Thémis, 2019.
- “Managing Procedural Expectations in Small Claims ODR” (2019) International Journal of online Dispute Resolution.
- “Irregularidades procesales bajo el artículo V(1)(d) de la Conveción de Nueva York: elementos de un enfoque transnacional in Ana Mercedes López Rodríguez & Katia Fach Gomez (ed.) Reconocimiento y ejecución de sentencias arbitrales extrajeras en España y Latinoamérica, Universidad Zaragoza, Valencia, Tirant lo blanch, 2019, 245-262 (avec G. Marchisio).
- « Le droit souple et les usages internationaux dans une perspective interactionnelle » in F. Osman, M.-C. Rigaud & H. Prince, Soft Law et droit du commerce internatio-nal. Contribution à l’étude du renouvellement des sources du droit du commerce international (Toronto, Lexis Nexis, 2018).
- “The Management of Procedural Expectations in Consumer and Small Claims ORD” in Immaculada Barral Viñals (ed.), La resolución de conflictos con consumidores: De la mediación a las ODR (Madrid: REUS, 2018) (same as above)
- “Arbitration as Transnational Governance: Legitimacy beyond Contract” in C. Cutler & T. Dietz, eds., The Politics of Private Transnational Governance by Contract, Routledge, 2017.
- “National Report for Canada”, in G. Bermann, ed., Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: The Application of the New York Convention by National Courts, Springer, 2017 (with F. Bachand). Fabien Gélinas , Page 10 of 45
- “Continuity and Technological Change in Justice Delivery” in K. Benyekhlef, J. Bailey, J. Burkell & F. Gélinas, eds., eAccess to Justice, University of Ottawa Press, 2016.
- “Judicial Justices of the Peace and Judicial Independence in Canada” (2016) 20 Review of Constitutional Studies 213 (with Jonathan Brosseau).
- “Arbitration as Transnational Governance by Contract” (2016) Transnational Legal Theory (Transnational Legal Theory: Latest Articles). http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20414005.2016.1170473
- “Trade Usages in ICC Arbitration”, in F. Gélinas, ed., Trade Usages and Implied Terms in the Age of Arbitration (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016) 211 (with E. Jolivet & G. Marchisio).
- “Trade Usages as Transnational Law” in F. Gélinas, ed., Trade Usages and Implied Terms in the Age of Arbitration (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016) 253.
- « Un droit transnational des usages du commerce? » dans A. Albarian et O. Moréteau, dir., Le droit comparé et ... / Comparative Law and ..., Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille, 2016, 97.
- “CETA’s Definition of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard: Toward a Guided and Constrained Interpretation”, in A. Bjorklund et al., eds., The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA), Special Issue of Transnational Dispute Management (2016) (with F. Jadeau).
- “Toward a Transnational Law of Trade Usages?” (2015) 7 Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation 49.
- “Procédure et Immatériel au Québec” in L’Immatériel, Travaux de l’Association Henri Capitant, Tome LXIV, Bruxelles: Bruylant et LBSV, 2015. (with N. Vermeys & C. Iavarone-Turcotte).
- “The Investigative Powers of the Arbitrator” (2015) 46 Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem e Mediação (with G. Marchisio).
- “Modelling Fundamental Legal Change: The Paradox of Context and the Context of Paradox” (2015) 28 Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence 77 (double blind review).
- “Architecture, Rituals and Norms in Civil Procedure” (with C. Camion) (2015) 32 Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 2013 (with C. Camion, K. Bates & E. Grant).
- “Forme et légitimité de la Justice – Regard sur le rôle des rituels judiciaires” (with C. Camion & K. Bates), (2014) 72 Revue interdisciplinaire d’études juridiques 37.
- “The Implementation and Application of the New York Arbitration Convention in Canada” (with F. Bachand) (2014) 92 Canadian Bar Review.
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- “Efficiency and Values in the Constitution of Civil Procedure” (with C. Camion) (2014) 4 International Journal of Procedural Law 202.
- “Interpreting the Model Law: Methodology and the Singapore Experience”, in David Foxton and David Joseph, eds. Singapore International Arbitration, Law and Practice, (LexisNexis Canada, 2014) (with F. Bachand).
- “Constitutional Conventions and Senate Reform” (2013) 5 Revue québécoise de droit constitutionnel 107 (with L. Sirota).
- “Favor Arbitrandum et Favor Validitatis” in Frédéric Bachand et Fabien Gélinas, eds. D’une réforme à une autre : Regards croisés sur l’arbitrage au Québec, Cowansville (Qc), Yvon Blais, 2013, 29.
- “From Harmonized Legislation to Harmonized Law: Hurdles and Tools, Judicial and Arbitral Perspectives”, in Frédéric Bachand & Fabien Gélinas eds. The UNCITRAL Model Law after Twenty-Five Years: Global Perspectives on International Commercial Arbitration Law (Huntington, New York: JurisNet, LLC, 2013) 261.
- “Le droit à l’ère du risque”, in K. Benyekhlef, Gouvernance et risque : Les défis de la régulation dans un monde global (Montreal : Thémis, 2013) 272-287.
- “The Rule of Law and the Evolution of France’s Constitutional Council [in Russian]” in E.V. Novikova & A.G. Fedotov (eds) The Rule of Law as the Determinative Factor in the Development of Modern Russia [in Russian] (Moscow: MISL, 2013), 274-292.
- “Fraternity and Public Reason”, 56 Supreme Court Law Review (2012).
- “Judicial Independence in Canada: A Critical Overview” in Anja Seibert-Fohr, ed., Judicial Independence in Transition (New York: Springer, 2012) 567-600.
- “Judicial review of legislation in Canada: procedural aspects” in Philipp Kiiver, Wytze van der Woude & Luc Verhey, Institutionele aspecten van constitutionele toetsing [Institutional Aspects of Constitutional Review] (The Hague: Kluwer, 2012), 86-98.
- “The Dual Rationale of Judicial Independence” in Alain Marciano, ed., Constitutional Mythologies: New Perspectives on Controlling the State (New York: Springer, 2012) 135-153.
- “Le contrôle de la sentence pour défaut de conformité de la procédure aux règles applicables : quelques questions” in Sylvette Guillemard, Mélanges en l’honneur du professeur Alain Prujiner, Montréal, Yvon Blais, 2011, 143-172.
- “The Independence of International Arbitrators and Judges: Tampered With or Well-Tempered?” (2011) 24 New York International Law Review 1.
- “Independence and Impartiality in International Adjudication” in Adam Dodek & Lorne Sossin, Judicial Independence in Context, (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2010).
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- “Une justice fraternelle : éléments de la pensée de Charles Doherty Gonthier” (2010) Revue de droit de McGill, Volume 55, 357-363.
- “Peeking Through the Form of Uniform Law: International Arbitration Practice and Legal Harmonization”, (June 2010) Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 27(3), 317.
- “État de droit et justice virtuelle” in Benyekhlef, K., & Trudel, P., État de droit et virtualité (Montréal : Thémis, 2009) 293-319.
- “L’arbitrage comme vecteur d’intégration du droit uniforme” in Nathalie Vézina (ed.), Le droit uniforme : limites et possibilités (Montréal : Yvon Blais, 2009) 65-85.
- Judicial Independence and the Politics of Depoliticization" with Karen Eltis (2009), online: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1366242
- “Conflict Resolution and Sustainability Disputes: Authority and Consensus in the Shadow of Law”, in Shi-Ling Hsu & Patrick A. Molinari (eds) Sustainable Development and the Law: People, Environment, Culture, Montreal: Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, 2008, p. 21.
- “La Cour suprême du Canada et le droit politique”, (2008) Cahiers du Conseil constitutionnel, No 24, 72.
- “Interopérabilité et normalisation des systèmes de cyberjustice: orientations” 10 Lex Electronica 3 (2006).
- “The Constitution of Agreement: A brief Look at Cross-Border Cooperation” (2006) Michigan State Law Review 1179.
- “Codes, silence et harmonie – réflexions sur les principes généraux et les usages du commerce dans le droit transnational des contrats », (2005) 46 Les Cahiers de droit 941-960.
- “Dispute Resolution as Institutionalization in International Trade and Technology”, (2005) 74 Fordham Law Review 489-504.
- “Investment Tribunals and the Commercial Arbitration Model: Mixed Procedures and Creeping Institutionalization” in M. Gehring & M.C. Cordonier Segger, eds., Sustainable Development in World Trade Law. (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2005) 577-591.
- “Online Dispute Resolution”, (2005) 10 Lex Electronica (with K. Benyekhlef) 129 pages.
- “Les juridictions de droit international public et le modèle de l’arbitrage commercial : Convergences et morcellements” in O. Delas, R. Côté, F. Crépeau, P. Leuprecht (dir.) Les juridictions internationales: complémentarité ou concurrence? (Bruxelles: Bruylant, 2005) 155-160.
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- “Prolégomènes à une étude renouvelée du fédéralisme” in Le Fédéralisme dans tous ses états : gouvernance, identité et méthodologie (Montreal: Blais, / Bruylant: Brussels, 2005) 3-50 (with J.-F. Gaudreault-DesBiens).
- “Opening New Perspectives on Federalism” in The States and Moods of Federalism : Governance, Identity and Methodology (Montreal: Blais, / Bruylant: Brussels, 2005) 51-98 (with J.-F. Gaudreault-DesBiens; same as above, in English).
- “Taking Stock of ODR: From Concept to Business Reality” in Using Technology to Resolve Business Disputes, Special Supplement to ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin (2004) 7-19.
- “Le point sur l’ODR: du concept à la réalité commerciale” in La Technologie au service du règlement des différends commerciaux, Supplément spécial du Bulletin de la Cour internationale de la CCI (2004) 7-20 (same as above, in French).
- “U.D.R.P. : Utopie de la Décision Rapide et Pondérée ou Univers du Droit Réduit au Pragmatisme ? ” in Vincent Gautrais (ed.), Droit du commerce électronique, (Montreal: Thémis, 2002) 577-605.
- “Splendeurs et misères de la célérité : Bilan du système de règlement des différends relatifs à l’adressage Internet” (2002) Cahiers de l’arbitrage (Gazette du Palais) 46-56.
- “Experiencia internacional en la solución de conflictos relativos al derecho de autor en el ámbito digital” (2001) 35 Boletín de Derecho de Autor 5-22 (with K. Benyekhlef; same as below, in Spanish).
- “L’expérience internationale des modalités de règlement des conflits liés au droit d’auteur dans l’environnement numérique” (2001) 35 Bulletin du droit d’auteur 5-22 (with K. Benyekhlef; same as above, in French).
- “The International Experience in regard to Procedures for Settling Conflicts relating to Copyright in the Digital Environment” (2001) 35 Copyright Bulletin 5-21 (with K. Benyekhlef).
- “Arbitration and the Challenge of Globalization” (2000) 17 Journal of International Arbitration 117-122.
- “Arbitration and the Global Economy: the Challenges Ahead” in R. Taylor, R. Katz & L. Walsh (eds) The New Europe in the World Economy, (Paris: ISC/ICC Publishing, 2000) 237-40.
- “La jurisprudence arbitrale de la Chambre de commerce internationale et les principes d’Unidroit” (2000) 2 Cahiers de l’arbitrage (Gazette du Palais), 37-47.
- “La jurisprudence arbitrale de la Chambre de commerce internationale” (2000) 1 Cahiers de l’arbitrage (Gazette du Palais), 19-29.
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- “Les Principes d’Unidroit relatifs aux contrats du commerce international dans l’arbitrage de la Chambre de commerce internationale” (1999) 10 Bulletin de la Cour internationale d’arbitrage de la CCI 26-109 (with F. Marella; same as below, in French).
- “The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts in ICC Arbitration: Introduction and Preliminary Assessment” (1999) 10 ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin 26- 109 (with F. Marella).
- “Les conventions, le droit et la Constitution dans le renvoi sur la ‘sécession’ du Québec: le fantôme du rapatriement” (1997) 57 Revue du Barreau 291-339.
- “La doctrine des immunités inter-juridictionnelles dans le partage des compétences; éléments de systématisation” (1994) 28 Revue juridique Thémis 507-531, reprinted in Mélanges Jean Beetz (Montréal: Thémis, 1995) 471-495.
- “La primauté du droit et les effets d’une loi inconstitutionnelle” (1988) 67 Revue du Barreau canadien 455-488.
- “Le locus standi dans les actions d'intérêt public et la relator action: l'empire de la common law en droit québécois” (1988) 29 Cahiers de Droit 657-687.
V. Reports delivered at International Conferences
- “Procédure et Immatériel – Rapport pour le Québec” Association Henri Capitant, Journées espagnoles (with C.Iavarone Turcotte et Nicolas Vermeys), Barcelona/Madrid, June 2014.
- “Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards: the application of the New York Convention by national courts – National Report for Canada” International Academy of Comparative Law (with F. Bachand), Vienna, July 2013.
- “The Impact of Uniform Law on Canadian Commercial Arbitration Law”, Canadian Report to the 1st Intermediate Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Mexico City, November 13-15, 2008.
- “Constitutional Guarantees of the Judiciary”, Canadian Report to the XVIIth World Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Utrecht, July 16-22, 2006 (with K. Eltis).
- “Le juge d’appui”, Canadian Report to the Congrès de l’Association internationale de droit judiciaire, France, September 2004.
- “Arbitration Procedure in Canada”, Canadian Report to the XII World Procedural Law Conference, Mexico, September 2003.
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VI. Reports and Instruments prepared for International Organizations and Government Agencies
- “Présentation comparative de la situation des juges de paix magistrats”, Comparative study commissionned by the Quebec Justices of the Peace Association as part of the Compensation Commission Process under the Courts of Justice Act, Canada, June 2016.
- “Présentation comparative de la situation des juges de paix magistrats”, Comparative study commissionned by the Quebec Justices of the Peace Association as part of the Compensation Commission Process under the Courts of Justice Act, Canada, June 2013.
- Review of Expert Determination in consolidated cases concerning the Top Level Domain “.charity” and .慈善 (the Chinese Internationalized Domain Name for .CHARITY) (Chair of a three-member panel). Available here: https://newgtlds.icann.org/sites/default/files/.../determination-4-1-1384-49318-en.pdf
- Expert Determination in Rakuten inc., v. Amazon EU SARL concerning the generic Top Level Domain “.book”. Available here: http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/icann-new-gtld-dispute- resolution/expert-determinations/
- Expert Determination in Prof. Alain Pellet (Independent Objector) v. Medistry, LLC concerning the gTLD “.med” (Chair of three-member expert panel). Available here: http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/icann-new-gtld-dispute- resolution/expert-determinations/
- Expert Determination in Prof. Alain Pellet (Independent Objector) v. Charleston Road Registry Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Google Inc) concerning the generic Top Level Domain “.med” (Chair of three-member expert panel). Available here: http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/icann-new-gtld-dispute- resolution/expert-determinations/
- Expert Determination in Prof. Alain Pellet (Independent Objector) v. Hexap SAS concerning the generic Top Level Domain “.med” (Chair of three-member expert panel). Available here: http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/icann-new-gtld-dispute- resolution/expert-determinations/
- Annotated Federal Commercial Arbitration Code/Code d’arbitrage commercial annoté, annotations prepared pursuant to a contract with Justice Canada (Ottawa, Justice Canada, 2011), with F. Bachand and Olga Puigdemont, 290 pages.
- Written submission to National Assembly on Draft Code of Civil Procedure (provisions relating to contractual arbitration) Collectif, Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, December 2011.
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- “Présentation comparative de la situation des juges de paix magistrats”, Comparative Study commissionned by the Quebec Justices of the Peace Association as part of the Compensation Commission Process under the Courts of Justice Act, Canada, September 2010.
- “The procedural embedding of constitutional review of legislation – Canadian Report”, Comparative study conducted under the aegis of the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University on behalf of the Dutch Government in the context of pending constitutional reforms, Maastricht, September 2010.
- International Chamber of Commerce Canadian National Committee, Report on the revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration, Ottawa, 2008, 35 pages.
- Canadian Judicial Council: Alternative Models of Court Administration, Report on constitutional and administrative aspects of court administration, September 2006, 120 pages (with C. Baar, K. Benyekhlef, R. G. Hann and L. Sossin).
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Online Mechanisms for SME Cross-Border Disputes”, Final Report, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Paris, 2004, 97 pages.
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): “Resolving E-Commerce Disputes Online: Doing the Right Thing about Consumer Complaints and Business Disputes – Frequently Asked Questions for SMEs” (Paris: OECD Publications, 2004).
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): “Le Règlement en ligne des différends liés au commerce électronique : Faire le bon choix en matière de réclamations de consommateurs et pour les différends commerciaux – Questions fréquemment posée pour les PME” (Paris: OECD Publications, 2004) (same as above, in French).
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): “L’expérience internationale des modalités de règlement des conflits dans l’environnement des réseaux de communication numérique multimédia”, Report to Member States, Intergovernmental Copyright Committee, UNESCO, June 2001 (with K. Benyekhlef) 46 pages.
VII. Other Non-Refereed Articles, Comments, Reviews, etc.
- Book Review of Compendium of International Commercial Arbitration Forms, by S. Jarvin & C. Truong (with Lucas Clover Alcolea) (2018) 4 McGill Journal of Dispute Resolution 168.
- Book Review of The Formation and Identification of Rules of Customary International Law in International Investment, by P. Dumberry (with Lucas Clover Alcolea) (TDM, ISSN 1875- 4120) October 2017, online: www.transnational-dispute-management.com
- Book Review of Ethics in International Arbitration, by Catherine Rogers, Arbitration International (with Jonathan Brosseau-Rioux) (2016) 32: 3 Arbitration International 1-6.
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- Book note of Bogdan Iancu, legislative Delegation: The Erosion of Normative Limits in Modern Constitutionalism, (2013) McGill Law Journal 1083.
- Review of Post-Agreement Negotiation and International Regimes, edited by Bertram I. Spector and I. William Zartman, The International Journal, winter 2003-04, 235-237.
VIII. In-House Teaching Materials
- Obligations contractuelles: Recueil, (transsystemic course), McGill University, 2016- (1200 pages).
- Contractual Obligations: Cases and Materials, (transsystemic course), McGill University, 2013-15; 2019- (1200 pages).
- International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration: Cases and Materials, McGill University, 2004-13.
- Resolution of International Disputes: Cases and Materials, McGill University, 2003- (580 pages).
- Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, McGill University, 2002-2012 (1600 pages).
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS)
- Autonomy through cyberjustice technologies workshop, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, 10 December 2019 Presentation: Explainability and the Limits of Judicial Discretion
- Canadian Council on International Law 48th Annual Conference, Ottawa, 24-25 October, 2019 Panel Participant: The CJEU’s Opinion 1/17 on the Legality of the CETA’s ISDS Provisions: Comparative Perspectives and Impact on Existing Treaties
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Pre-Conference Roundtable, Montreal, McGill University, 5 October 2019 Panel Participant: ICANN and Global Governance Innovation
- International Symposium on Dispute Resolution and the Belt and Road Initiative, with the Beihai Arbitration Commission, Shangai, August 31, 2019 Keynote: The Internationalization of the Legal Framework for Arbitration: Progress and Challenges
- In-House Conference on International Dispute Resolution, Jingsh Law Firm, Shangai, Fabien Gélinas , Page 18 of 45
August 29, 2019 Keynote: International Legal Training and Legal Traditions
- Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies, Annual Meeting and Conference, Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory, Canada, 12-14 June 2019. Organisation and Panel President: AI Dispute Tools for Users
- Canadian Council of Administrative Tribunals Annual Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 26-28 May 2019. Panel Presentation: The Independence of Administrative Judges
- IBA: New Frontiers of ADR: From Commercial and Investment Matters to Regulatory Violations, McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre, Montreal, Canada, 6–7 November 2018. Organisation and Panel President
- Programming Governance/ Governing Programing – Regulatory Challenges on the Edge of Technology, McGill Law Journal Symposium, Montreal, Canada, 4 November 2018. Organisation and Panel President
- Lecture on the ICC Court and the Development of the Contemporary Legal Framework for International Arbitration, National University of Singapore, Faculty of law, 22 September 2018
- Paris Academy of International Arbitration, France, 5-6 July 2018 Lecture : “The Concept of Arbitrability”
- Kick-Off Workshop for ACT Project on AI and Justice, Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory, Montreal, 19-20 June 2018 Presentation: “Methodology and Bottom-Up Social Research; Moderation of Panel on AI Tools and Self-Represented Litigants”
- Workshop on Current and Future Prospects for Justice and Legal Technology, Instituto di Ricerca sui Sistemi Giudiziari, Coniglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy, 10-11 May 2018 Paper: “ODR Experiments Past and Present”
- New York University School of Law Graduate Paper Conference, Hosted by Freshfields, New York, USA, 13 April 2018 Visiting Commentator
- Lecture on Subject Matter Arbitrability and the Limits of Mitsubishi, Harvard Law School, Boston, USA, 12 April 2018
- International Conference 60 years of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Forzeign Arbitral Awards: Key Issues and Future Challenges, Loyola University Andalusia, Zaragoza, Spain 5-6 April 2018 Paper: “Procedural Irregularities in Arbitration under the New York Convention: Toward a Fabien Gélinas , Page 19 of 45
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- Conférence sur l’Encouragement et le développement par les législatures nationales de la justice participative : progrès ou abandon du devoir régalien de justice? Réunion de bâtonniers, Maison Ludger Duverney, Montreal, 4 December 2017 Paper: “Arbitrage et Justice Publique autour du concept d’arbitrabilité”
- 8th International Conference on ADR, Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia, 24-25 October 2017 Paper: “Developments in the ADR and ODR Framework in Canada”
- International Commercial Arbitration: Is it Cheaper and Better? Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 4 October 2017 Panel discussion: “Potential and Limits of Consent in making arbitration efficient”
- International Commercial Arbitration: Is it Cheaper and Better? Montreal Bar, Montreal, 6 September 2017 Panel discussion: “Potential and Limits of Consent in making arbitration efficient”
- Meeting on Empowerment of Judicial Actors through Cyberjustice Tools, Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory, 27 June 2017 Moderator: “Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Tools for Self-Represented Litigants”
- 17th ODR Conference “Equal Access to Information & Justice – Online Dispute Resolution”, hosted by ICC, Paris, 12-13 June 2017 Chair and panelist: “Government and public-sector platforms in civil conflicts”
- Center for International Studies Biennial Mediation Conference, Leopoldskron Palace, Salzburg, Austria, 8-11 June 2017 Panel presentation: “Enforcing Mediation Clauses and Mediated Settlement Agreements”
- Colloque international: Soft Law et droit du commerce international, Université de Montréal, 11-12 Mai 2017 Paper presentation : Le droit souple et l’usage international dans une perspective interactionnelle
- 85ème ACFAS Congress, McGill University, Montreal, 8-12 Mai 2017 Member of the Congress Scientific Committee Panel moderator : “Culture, expression et développement du droit et de ses pratiques”
- Global Pound Conference, Le règlement des différends à l’horizon 2050, Paris, 26 April 2017 Workshop: “Les enjeux de la digitalisation du règlement des différends”
- RéForMA - Table Ronde avec Catherine Kessedjian, Université de Montréal, 20 April 2017 Répondant : “Le droit international collaboratif”
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- 20th Annual Constitutional Cases Conference, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, 7 April 2017 Panel presentation: “Justices of the Peace and the Independence Framework”
- Sir William C. Macdonald Inaugural Lecture, McGill University, 21 February 2017 Paper presentation: “King Rex v. Judge Judex: Adjudicating Transnational Law”
- 2016 Cyberjustice Europe Conference, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 5 December 2016. Plenary Session Chair: “What benefits can justice expect from an open government?
- A Free Press in the Surveillance State, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, 10 November 2016. Panel discussion on the Lagacé Surveillance
- Towards Cyberjustice Annual Meeting and Workshop, Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory, 27 October 2016. Co-Moderator, Programme Orientation Session
- Annual International Arbitration Conference, ICC Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 13-14 October 2016. Chair’s Introductory Remarks
- Commission on International Arbitration and ADR, International Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, 17 September 2016 Discussion of Draft Amendments to ICC Rules of Arbitration
- Consumers, Dispute Resolution and Online Dispute Resolution Conference, University of Barcelona, 13-14 June 2016 Paper presentation: “ODR and New Procedural Law”
- Colloque d’arbitrage Sciences Po / New York University, École de droit de Sciences Po, Paris, 30 Mai 2016 Panel discussion: “Comment les arbitres internationaux décident-ils?”
- Joint UNCITRAL-LAC Conference on Dispute Settlement, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15 March 2016. Paper presentation: “Authority, powers, and role of the arbitral tribunal in controlling costs” Panel Moderator: “Mediation: What do users want?”
- Colloque annuel Droit, changement et gouvernance, Université de Montréal, 5-6 November 2015. Paper presentation: “Gouvernance et désordre ” (by video)
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- Conférence annuelle du GTRC Cyberjustice, Laboratoire de cyberjustice de Montréal, 15-16 Octobre 2015. Panel presentation (chair): “Procedural Values and Models”
- École d’été de Cyberjustice,Laboratoire de cyberjustice de Montréal, 10 June 2015. Lecture: “Défis et Opportunités de l’Arbitrage en ligne”
- Congrès Annuel du Barreau du Québec, La Malbaie, 12 June 2015. Panel presentation: “Regard sur la Magna Carta”
- XI Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 13 May 2015. Paper presentation: “The Investigative Powers of the Arbitrator”
- Think Ahead / Une pensée d’avance, McGill University Faculty of Law, 24 February 2015. Paper presentation: Commentator: “The Evolution of Good Faith”
- Symposium: What’s Left of the Law in the Wake of ADR, Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, 6 February 2015. Paper Presentation: “Transnational Law and Trade Usages”
- ICC Canada International Arbitration Conference, McGill University Faculty of Law, 7 November 2014 Panel Presentation (Chair): "Role, Duties and Powers of Arbitrators"
- L’accès numérique à la justice, Conférence internationale de mi-parcours GTRC Cyberjustice, Montreal, 3 October 2014 Panel presentation(Chair): “Vers de nouveaux modèles processuels?”
- Juris Diversitas Conference: Comparative Law and… Aix-en-Provence, Faculty of Law, 17-19 July 2014. Paper presentation: “A Transnational Law of Trade Usages?”
- International Commercial Arbitration: The Model Law and Beyond, Tel Aviv, Bar Ilan University 8-9 June 2014. Panel presentation: “Harmonized Interpretation of Harmonized Law”.
- Arbitraje Internacional: Retos y Tendencias, Fifth International Arbitration Congress Costa Rica, San Jose, 24-25 February 2014. Mock Arbitration: “The Case Management Conference between Civil Law and Common Law”.
- ADR Institute of Canada Conference, Toronto, 25 November 2013. Panel presentation: “Noteworthy Developments in Arbitration around the World”.
- Think Ahead” CLE Series, McGill University, 19 November 2013. Lecture: “Critical overview of the Draft Code of Civil Procedure”.
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- Cyberjustice Workshop, with stakeholders, University of Montreal, 17-18 October 2013. Panel presentation: “Cartographie valorielle de la justice civile”.
- “International Governance by Contract”, an International Workshop organized under the aegis of the Hague Institute of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, 27-28 August 2013. Panel presentation: “Party autonomy and public policy in global governance: exploring the potential of international arbitration”.
- Cyberjustice Workshop, Working Group on “New Models of Procedural Justice”, Cyberjustice Laboratory, McGill University, 19 June, 2013. Workshop Organizer and Chair.
- The 12th International Online Dispute Resolution Forum, Cyberjustice Laboratory, Montreal 17-18 June 2013. Panel presentation: “Evolution of the International Legal Framework for ODR” Conference organizer and host.
- 4e Colloque de l’Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec, Montreal, 24 May 2013. Keynote : “Le potentiel de l’arbitrage comme mode efficace et rentable de résolution des différends commerciaux”.
- XXXIIIème congrès de l’Institut des droits d’expression francaise (IDEF) : Le face à face droit civil / common law en droit des affaires, University of Montreal, 16- 17 May 2013. Panel presentation : “Justice civile, cyberjustice et convergences des traditions”.
- Conference of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society: Convergence and Divergence in International Arbitration Practice, Atlanta, 21-23 April 2013. Panel presentation: “Managing a Procedural Menu With Common Law and Civil Law Offerings”.
- IV International Arbitration Congress, San Jose, Costa Rica, 18-19 February 2013. Paper presentation: “Distinguishing Commercial and Investment Arbitration”.
- Colloque : De la créativité dans le droit, International Conference commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Centre de recherche en droit public, University of Montreal, 11 October 2012. Paper presentation: “La créativité en droit: une théorie et un exemple”.
- Stateless Law? The Future of the Discipline, A McGill International Conference, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 28-29 September 2012. Panel organizer and chair: “Transnational law of commercial contracts”.
- The 11th International Online Dispute Resolution Forum, University of Prague, 27-29 June 2012. Paper presentation: “Developments & Research in the International Legal Framework for ODR”.
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- Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre: 1st Anniversary Conference, Justice Department, Bangladesh, Dacca, 23 April 2012. Keynote Address: “ADR & the Promotion of Trade and Investment”.
- Assemblée nationale du Québec, Séance du Comité des institutions, 17 January 2012. Testimony : “Commentaire sur certaines dispositions de l’Avant-Projet de loi portant réforme du Code de procédure civile du Québec”.
- “Issues of Power and Representation in Transnational Governance” An International Workshop organized under the aegis of the Hague Institute of International Law: Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, 5-6 September 2012. Paper Presentation: “International Arbitration as Governance by Contract”.
- ODR 2012: The 11th International Online Dispute Resolution Forum, University of Prague, 27-29 June 2012. Panel Presentation: “Arbitration and Cyberjustice Initiatives”.
- The UNCITRAL Model Law after 25 Years: UNCITRAL & McGill: Montreal, 24-26 November 2011. Panel Presentation: “From Harmonized Legislation to Harmonized Law: Hurdles and Tools, Judicial and Arbitral Perspectives.
- The Rule of Law and Economic Development in Russia: McGill University, 21-25 November 2011. Panel chair: “Atelier: Informal Discussion Group”.
- Annual Roundtable on Arbitration: Bénodet, France, 11-12 November 2011. Discussion: “Ordre public procédural”.
- Cyberjustice Workshop: University of Montreal, 27-28 October 2011. Panel Chair : “Nouveaux modèles de justice”.
- The New ICC Rules of Arbitration Launch Conference: New York, 19-20 September 2011. Panel Presentation: “Multiparty and Multicontract Arbitration”.
- Montreal Summer Study Programme in Arbitration, Penn-State Dickinson and McGill: ABA-accredited specialized summer school in international arbitration, Montreal, 8-17 June 2011. Instruction: “International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration”.
- Conference on the 25 years of the arbitration law reform in Quebec: McGill University, 17-18 June 2011. Panel Presentation: “Favor arbitrandum et favor validitatis”.
- Symposium in honour of Charles D. Gonthier: McGill University, 20-21 May 2011. Panel Presentation: “Une justice fraternelle”.
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- Dispute Resolution Panel, McGill University, 5 May 2011. Panel Presentation: “Clauses d’arbitrage et protection du consommateur : Seidel c. Telus”.
- Lecture Series “Law in the Time of Risks”, University of Montreal, 22 March 2011. Panel Presentation : “Le risque, fondement et facteur d’effectivité du droit”.
- McGill Arbitration Society first event : McGill University, 26 January 2011. Debate: “The Americanization of International Commercial Arbitration?”.
- Collège de l’immobilier du Québec: Continuing Education Sessions on Arbitration and Conciliation, Montreal, 31 March 2010, 7 October 2010 and14 October 2010. Training sessions: “Fondements juridiques et technique de la conciliation et de l’arbitrage”.
- Montreal Summer Study Programme in Arbitration, Penn-State Dickinson and McGill: ABA-accredited specialized summer school in international arbitration, Montreal, 7-15 June 2010. Instruction: “International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration”.
- Institute of World Business Law: ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators, Paris, 15-17 March 2010. Training session: “Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal and Issues of Independence”.
- McGill University Faculty of Law: International Roundtable on Usages in Theory and Practice, March 4-5 2010. Convener and chair of proceedings.
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual International Arbitration Conference: “Managing International Risk through Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration”, Toronto, 16 October 2009. Panel Presentation: “Setting the Stage for a Successful International Arbitration: Selecting the seat of the Arbitration”.
- Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP), Vietnam, Vietnam, 27-28 August 2009. Invited expert, Workshop of Parliamentary Committee.
- New York State Bar Association: Invited Talk, 20 July 2009. Panel Presentation: “How to ensure smooth arbitral proceedings: case management and consent”.
- Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Invited Lecture, Paris, 12 June 2009. Lecture: “Trade usages in international commercial contracts”.
- Quebec Ministry of Inter-Governmental Affairs, Invited Talk, Quebec City, 8 June 2009. Presentation: “Political Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: Prospects”.
- Round-Table on Philosophical Aspects of Arbitration and Public Policy, McGill University, 5- 6 June 2009. Presentation: “Arbitrability as an Instrument of Public Policy Protection”. Fabien Gélinas , Page 25 of 45
- National Law Institute University, Invited Lecture, Bhopal India, 21 March 2009. Lecture: “The Independence and Impartiality of Party-Appointed International Adjudicators”.
- Montreal Summer Study Programme in Arbitration, Penn-State Dickinson and McGill: ABA-accredited specialized summer school in international arbitration, Montreal, 31 May –13 June 2008. Instruction: “International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration”.
- Supreme Court of Canada with McGill University, Indian Supreme Court Delegation to Canada, Academic Program, Montreal, 22 May 2008. Presentation: “Legal Pluralism and Interdisciplinary Research”.
- Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po): Visiting Professor, Paris, 5-15 May 2008. Instruction: “Dispute Resolution Clauses in International commercial contracts”.
- International Court of Arbitration, Montreal event : International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Workshop, Montreal, 1-2 May 2008. Presentation: “The Arbitration Clause and Jurisdiction” Facilitator: “Document drafting sessions”.
- House of Commons of Canada, Legislative Committee on Bill C-20 on Senate Reform, Ottawa, 16 April 2008. Invited Testimony regarding the constitutional validity of the Bill.
- Association Québécoise de Droit Comparé, Colloquium : “Droit uniforme – Limites et possibilités”, Montreal, 4 April 2008. Paper Presentation: “L’Arbitrage comme vecteur d’intégration du droit uniforme”.
- McGill Graduate Legal Studies Conference, McGill University Faculty of Law, 6-8 March 2008. Panellist: “Planning for Success: Secrets of Success in your Academic Career”.
- International Conference: “Looking Back, Looking Forward – Judicial Independence in Canada and the World”, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, 29-30 November 2007. Paper Presentation: “Impartiality and Independence beyond the State”.
- University of Montreal (Centre de recherché en droit public), International Workshop : Legal Risk Assessment in Cyberjustice Systems, Montreal, 9 November 2007. Presentation of Workshop and Chairing.
- University of Montreal (Centre de recherche en droit public), Séminaire international “État de droit et virtualité”, Montreal, 23-24 October 2007. Paper Presentation: “État de droit et justice virtuelle”.
- Dispute Resolution Works in Progress Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, 19-20 October 2007. Presentation: “Private Justice and the Rule of Law”. Fabien Gélinas , Page 26 of 45
- National Judicial Institute, with CIDA: Judicial Training Program for Rwanda’s Judiciary, Quebec Court of Appeal, Montreal, 19 September 2007. Judicial Training: “Overview of the Canadian Constitution”.
- International Court of Arbitration, San Francisco event: International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Workshop, San Francisco, 10-12 June 2007. Presentation: “The Arbitration Clause and Jurisdiction” Facilitator: “Document drafting session”.
- National Judicial Institute, with CIDA: Judicial Training Program for Rwanda’s Judiciary, Quebec Court of Appeal, Montreal, 6 June 2007. Judicial Training : “Éléments du système constitutionnel canadien”.
- Montreal Summer Study Programme in Arbitration, Penn-State Dickinson and McGill: ABA-accredited specialized summer school in international arbitration, Montreal, 31 May – 10 June 2007. Instruction: “International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration”.
- Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy: A Living Tree: the Legacy of 1982 in Canada’s Political Evolution, 23-25 May 2007. Paper presentation: “Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Constitutional Convention in the Age of Underlying Principles”.
- North-American Consortium on Legal Education Conference: “Exploring the Borders of Law, Technology and Governance in North America”, 12-14 April 2007. Panel participation: “Protecting Borders in the Information Age”.
- National Judicial Institute and Canadian Judicial Council, Victoria event: Judges Conference “Inside the Administration of Justice: Toward a New Model of Court Administration”, Victoria, 31 January – 2 February 2007. Panel Presentation: “Moving toward a Limited Autonomy Model, why now?”.
- Institute for Trade in the Americas: The Great Lakes Water Basin: International Law and Policy Crossroads, Chicago, 1-2 December 2006. Presentation: “The Constitution of Agreement”.
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, Vancouver event: Annual Congress “Law and Sustainable Development”, Vancouver, 11-13 October 2006. Presentation: “Conflict Resolution Models for Sustainable Development”.
- Institut d’Études Européennes, Montréal, International Colloquium “ Regards croisés sur l’Union européenne qui se fait / A European Union in the making : An interdisciplinary approach”, Montreal, 5 October 2006. Chair : “L’espace Europe dans le monde/Europe in the world”.
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- Association of Canadian Court Administrators, Ottawa: ACCA 2006 Conference, Timeless Values – Dynamic Courts, 17-20 September 2006. Panel presentation: “Independence and Accountability of Courts: Striking a Balance”.
- International Academy of Comparative Law: XVIIth World Congress, Utrecht, 16-22 July 2006. National Report for Canada: “Constitutional Guarantees of the Judiciary”.
- Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico: North-American Consortium on Legal Education Conference: Deconstructing North America’s Borders, Monterrey, Mexico, 6-9 April 2006. Presentation: “Persuasive Precedent in NAFTA Chapter11 Arbitration”.
- University of Montreal (Centre de Recherche en Droit Public) : Colloquium : Quel avenir pour la recherche en droit?, Montreal, 10 February 2006. Presentation: “Les besoins et les moyens actuels de la recherche en droit”.
- Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Montreal: Thirtieth Anniversary Conference: Cross-Examining Private Law, 22-23September 2005. “Welcoming Address”.
- Montreal Summer Study Programme in Arbitration, Penn-State Dickinson and McGill: ABA-accredited specialized summer school in international arbitration, Montreal, 21 July – 8 August 2005. Instruction: “International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration”.
- Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, Montreal, with Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland: International Executive Master in e-Governance, Montreal, June 20-25, 2005. Instruction: “eResolution: Preventing and Resolving disputes in cyberspace”.
- Law and the Information Society Conference, Fordham University, New York City, 7-8 April 2005. Presentation: “Dispute Resolution as Institutionalization in Trade and Information Technology”.
- Canadian Judicial Council: Alternative Models of Court Administration Seminar (with all chief justices of Canada), Ottawa, 21 March 2005. Presentation: “Constitutional Principles and Administrative Autonomy”.
- Institute for European Studies: Roundtable on the European “Open Method of Coordination”, Montreal, 11 February 2005. Synthesis and conclusions, with Richard Simeon.
- International Colloquium “Codes et Codification”, Quebec City, 19-21 September 2004. Presentation: “Codes, silences et harmonies”.
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- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): 2d OECD Ministerial Conference on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovative SMEs in a Global Economy, Istanbul, 3-5 June 2004. Discussant in Ministerial Workshop on SMEs in a Global Economy.
- World Trade Centre Montreal: Training Programme, Montreal, 27 May 2004. Executive Training: “Using Arbitration to Resolve International Business Disputes”.
- French Chamber of Commerce in Canada: Technical lecture series, Toronto, 19 May 2004. Guest Speaker on “Arbitration as a performance enhancing tool”.
- Montreal Electricity Board: Presentation to Full Board, Montreal, 18 May 2004. Presentation on ADR clauses for public service contracts.
- Canadian Judicial Council: Models of Court Administration Seminar (with all chief justices of Canada), Ottawa, 25 March 2004. Presentation: “The Evolving Requirements of Judicial Independence”.
- Chambre de commerce française du Canada: Déjeûner-causerie, Montreal, 4 February 2004. Presentation of ADR as a multi-sector solution for business disputes.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Working Group on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 19th session, Paris, December 2003. Report on “Public-Private Partnerships for the ODR Market”.
- Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec: Journée d’étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Quebec City, 31 October 2003. Presentation:“Réclamations par le biais de mécanismes extra-judiciaires”.
- NAFTA Committee on Private Commercial Dispute Resolution (2022 Committee): Twelfth Meeting of the 2022 Committee, Quebec City, 31 October 2003. Presentation of the Quebec Arbitration Centre’s new International Arbitration Rules.
- Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre (with McGill University): Training Programme, Montreal, 23-25 October 2003. Executive Training for Arbitrators.
- Department of Justice Canada: Colloquium entitled “Bijuralism: An Economics Perspective”, Toronto, 16-17 October 2003. Moderator of Session on The Challenge of Incomplete Law and the Response of different Legal Systems.
- Association des avocats et avocates de province: Congrès 2003, St-Michel, 25-28 September 2003. “Éléments de la procédure d’arbitrage”.
- Tulane University Summer School at McGill: 2003 edition, Montreal, July 2003. One-credit course: “Introduction to Commercial Dispute Resolution”. Fabien Gélinas , Page 29 of 45
- Canadian Bar Association: International Commercial Mediation Conference, Montreal, 18 June 2003. “Drafting International Commercial Mediation Clauses: What to do and what not to do?”.
- Credit Institute of Canada: National Congress, Mont-Tremblant, 12 June 2003. “Preventing and Settling International Banking Disputes”.
- Observatorio de la Evolutión de las Instituciones: Comparative Federalism Seminar, Barcelona, June 6-7, 2003. Rapporteur on Canadian Federalism.
- Centre d’études sur le droit international et la mondialisation: Colloquium entitled “Les juridiction internationales : complémentarité ou concurrence ?”, Montreal, 26 May 2003. Contribution to a session on Commerce and International Jurisdiction.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Working Party on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 20th session, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-13 May 2003. Follow-up Report on “Online ADR Mechanisms for E-Commerce”.
- ICC International Court of Arbitration: International Dispute Resolution: Insights into Practice and Procedure, Phoenix, Arizona, 16-18 February 2003. Issues of Law Reform in International Dispute Resolution.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Working Party on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, 18th session, Paris, December 2002. Presentation of report on “Online ADR Mechanisms for E-Commerce”.
- University of Montreal : Conférences de la Section Droit International de la Faculté de Droit, Montreal, 28 November 2002. Presentation:“Le recours du consommateur dans le commerce Internet transfrontalier: du droit à la justice à la justice sans droit?”.
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Department of Justice Canada: Douzième réunion du Comité consultatif des différends commerciaux privés de l’ALENA, Quebec city, 31 October and 1 November 2002. Presentation : “Les nouvelles règles d’arbitrage du Centre d’arbitrage commercial national et international du Québec”.
- Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec: Journée d’étude sur les réclamations sur contrats, Quebec City, 31 October 2002. Presentation:“Réclamations par le biais de mécanismes extra-judiciaires”.
- World Federation of Direct Sellers Associations: World Congress, Toronto, September 2002. Presiding a Session on “Consumer Redress in Online Retail”.
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- International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP): World Computer Congress (17th edition), Montreal, 25-30 August 2002. Presentation on “ADR for Software Design and Implementation”.
- World Trade Centre Montreal: Training Programme, Montreal, 16 June 2002. Executive Training: “Using Arbitration to Resolve International Business Disputes”.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Working Group on Small and Medium Size Enterprises, 18th session, Genève, juin 2002. Presentation: « Alternative Dispute Resolution Online Mechanisms for Cross-Border Disputes».
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Working Group on Small and Medium Size Enterprises, 17th session, Paris, December 2001. Presentation: “Business-to-Business and Business-to-Government Online Alternative Dispute Resolution”.
- Fanco-British Lawyers Society: Colloquium on “Online Justice”, Paris, 14 September 2001. Presentation:“Le Règlement en ligne des différends: réalisations et défis”.
- Manufacturers Alliance of America: Conference on “The Evolution of Business-to-Business e-Commerce: Keeping Pace with Industry Leaders”, Washington, 11-12 June 2001. Presentation: “Overcoming Legal Uncertainties to make e-Markets work”.
- Canadian Bar Association with the London Court of International Arbitration: Joint conference on “International Commercial Arbitration in the New Millennium”, Toronto, 29-30 March 2001. Panel presentation:“International Arbitration in the Age of e-Commerce”.
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law: Seminar entitled “Online Dispute Resolution: Taking ADR One Step Further”, Fort Worth, Texas, 29 January 2001. “Cyber ADR for e-Commerce” (paper delivered online)
- Industry Canada: Market-Driven Consumer Redress Workshop, Ottawa, 25-26 January 2001. “Consumer Redress Online: An Overview” (Commentary).
- Hague Conference on Private International Law, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Chamber of Commerce: Joint Conference entitled “Building Trust in the Online Environment: Business-to-Consumer Dispute Resolution”, The Hague, 11-12 December 2000. “Formal Online Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Business-to-Consumer Cross-Border Transactions”.
- State Bar of California, International Law Section: Conference entitled “International Arbitration In Asia: Drafting Effective Provisions, Managing the Process and Enforcing Awards”, San Francisco, 9-10 November 2000. “Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Issues in the Law of the Internet”
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- ICANN/World -Wide Alliance of Top-Level Domain Names: Plenary Meeting of the ccTLD Constituency, session on Country-Code Domain Name Dispute Resolution, Marina del Rey, California, 12-13 November 2000. “Dispute Resolution Options for ccTLD Authorities: beyond the ICANN UDRP”.
- Inter-American Development Bank, in association with the American Arbitration Association, Conference entitled “Commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution in the XXI Century: the Road Ahead for Latin America and the Caribbean”, Washington D.C., 26-27 October 2000. “Online Arbitration as Default Jurisdiction for Cross-Border e-Commerce”.
- Project on International Courts and Tribunals: Round-Table on “Prospects for International Adjudication: Legal and Policy Issues Arising from the Emerging "Market" in International Courts and Tribunals”, London, 25 July 2000. “Status, Composition and Procedures of International Chamber of Commerce Dispute Resolution Bodies” (Distance Reporting).
- International Chamber of Commerce: 33rd World Congress, session entitled “The Mechanics of International Commerce”, Budapest, 3-5 May 2000. “Arbitration and the Global Economy: the Challenges Ahead”.
- Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA) with the International Court of Arbitration: Information Session for Members of the Cour Commune de Justice et d’Arbitrage de l’OHADA, Paris, 28 April 2000. “Survol de l’administration des procédures internationales d’arbitrage et du contrôle des sentences”.
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre: Workshop on “Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution Systems for Electronic Commerce”, Brussels, 21 March 2000. “Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement in Trans-Border Electronic Commerce” (Rapporteur for the International Chamber of Commerce).
- Tax Planning International with Industriellen Vereinigung: “Vienna e-Commerce Conference”, Vienna, 3-4 March 2000. “International Arbitration and e-Commerce Business Self-Regulation”.
- Paris Bar: “Conférence de Paris du Droit et de l’Économie” (“L’Efficience du Droit dans la Mondialisation”), Paris, 20-21 November 1999. “Résolution des conflits transnationaux hors du cadre judiciaire: une analyse économique”.
- Arab Forum of International Chamber of Commerce National Committees: Conference on “The Arab World in the Global Economy”, Amman, 17-18 November 1999. “The Evolution of Regional and National Legislative Frameworks for Commercial Arbitration in the Arab World”.
- International Lawyers Association: 43rd Congress, Session on international arbitration, New Delhi, 2-7 November 1999. “Role, Limitations and Responsibilities of the Arbitrator in International Proceedings”. Fabien Gélinas , Page 32 of 45
- Euroforum: Training Seminar entitled “Mediation and International Arbitration”, Paris, 26- 27 October 1999. “Présentation et analyse du nouveau Règlement d’arbitrage de la Chambre de commerce internationale”.
- International Faculty for Executives: Seminar on International Trade, Geneva, 28-30 September 1999. “Arbitrage institutionnel, arbitrage ad hoc et règlement des litiges internationaux en matière bancaire”.
- Financial Monitoring Centre: Think-Tank Seminar “Under what conditions is it legitimate to demand the repayment of a money debt?”, Château de Bossey (Geneva), 24-25 September 1999. “International Arbitration Perspective on Loans Agreements under English Law and Islamic Law”.
- International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce: Special Working Session, Paris, 21 September 1999. “Conséquences du passage à l’Euro dans la dénomination des sentences arbitrales internationales”.
- University of Geneva with Hague Conference on Private International Law: “Geneva Round Table on the Questions of Private International Law raised by Electronic Commerce and the Internet”, Geneva, 2-4 September 1999. “Online Dispute Resolution: Standards and Procedures” (Commentary).
- Queen’s University, Queen’s School of Business: MBA Programme, Seminar on International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Paris, 1999. “Introduction to arbitration as a cost-saving tool in international commerce”.
- American University at Washington: Lecture, Paris, 21 June 1999. “Introduction to International Arbitration”
- Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic: Colloquium organised on the occasion of the Court’s 50th anniversary, May 1999. “The Appointment of Arbitrators under the ICC Rules of Arbitration”.
- Tunis Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration, in association with the Tunis Bar: International Symposium “Mutations Économiques et Arbitrage”, Tunis, 27 April 1999. “Réflexions sur l’utilisation des moyens électroniques de communication dans l’arbitrage international”.
- Édition Formation Entreprise (EFE): Training Seminar entitled “Commerce électronique: Aspects juridiques et fiscaux”, Paris, 27-28 January 1999. “Le Règlement des litiges sur Internet: l’expérience de la Cour internationale d’arbitrage”.
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- International Commission on Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce, 1998 2d Session, Paris, 28 October 1998. “Le Centre international d’expertise de la CCI comme organe de règlement des différends techniques internationaux: bilan et recommendations”.
- International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce: Special Working Session, Paris, 28 September 1998. “Questions de procédure soulevées par l’arbitrage cybernétique en vertu du Règlement d’arbitrage de la Chambre de commerce internationale”.
- Electronic Commerce Europe, in association with the European Commission: “EC Codes of Conduct Info-Day”, Brussels, 30 June 1998. “Business Self-Regulation and the Settlement of Cross-Border Disputes” (Keynote address).
- University of Montreal (Centre de Recherche en Droit Public): Colloquium on cyber justice held on the occasion of the launch of the Cybertribunal, Montreal, June 1998. “Prognostic sur l’arbitrage et la médiation en ligne” (Commentary).
- University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law: Colloquium on the Quebec Secession Reference, Ottawa, spring 1998. “Principes, droit et conventions constitutionnelles du rapatriement au renvoi sur la sécession”.
- University of Venice, Faculty of Law: Seminar on the legal framework for financial services in Italy, Venice, spring 1998. “Presentation and Analysis of the new DOCDEX system for Documentary Credit Dispute Resolution Expertise”.
WORKING PARTIES AND EXPERT CONTRIBUTIONS
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law: Delegate to the Working Group on ODR, 2011-16.
- Fédération des Chambres immobilières du Québec, Advice on dispute resolution policies, 2009-2010.
- Ministère des affaires intergouvernementales (Québec), Strategic Group, Session on the evolution of constitional law, 8 June 2009.
- Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP), Vietnam, Training and Workshop on Arbitration for members of the judicial committee of Vietnam’s Parliament, Design and delivery, 30 November to 2 December 2009, Montreal/Ottawa.
- Canadian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Drafting Committee for the new ICC Rules of Arbitration, 2009- ; Chair of the Canadian Working Group on revisions to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, April-June 2008. Fabien Gélinas , Page 34 of 45
- Supreme Court of Canada, in collaboration with McGill University, “Legal Pluralism and Interdisciplinary Research” : presentation to a delegation of the Supreme Court of India, including the Chief Justice, 22 May 2008.
- House of Commons of Canada: Expert Witness on constitutional issues related to Senate Reform before the Legislative Committee, Ottawa, April 2008.
- Quebec Superior Court, Expert Witness on comparative legislation in the context of the constitutional challenge to the Quebec tobacco ban, 2007-2009.
- Quebec Superior Court, Expert Witness on International Law and Practice of commercial arbitration in the context of a challenge to an international award issues by the International Court of Arbitration
- The Hague Conference on Private International Law, organization of a professional training program for law graduates, 2006-.
- Canadian Judicial Council: training program for judges on judicial independence, 2006-.
- Senate of Canada: Expert Witness on constitutional conventions before the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, Ottawa, March 2004.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Participation in the work of the Organisation toward trust building for electronic commerce, 1999-2004; Expert to the Working Party on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises on international dispute resolution, 2002-2004.
- Canadian Judicial Council: constitutional expert to the sub-committee of the Council on alternative models of court administration, 2003-2006.
- Cybertribunal, Université of Montréal-McGill, in charge of an International Arbitration competition-simulation on International Commercial Law, 2003-06.
- Supreme Court of Canada, in charge of the law clerk program for McGill University.
- Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre: President of the Drafting Committee for the Centre’s international arbitration rules, 2002.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Expert Report on dispute resolution to Member-States, Intergovernmental Copyrights Committee, 2001.
- American Bar Association: Participation in the Association work on online dispute resolution, 2000-2001.
- ECODIR Project (Electronic Consumer Dispute Resolution): Participation in the Project sponsored by the European Commission, 2000-2001.
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- ICC International Center for Expertise : Secrétaire des travaux, Centre en vue de la révision du Règlement et des Statuts du Centre, 2000.
- Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce: Participation in this trust-building exercise for electronic commerce, 1999-2001.
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Participation in the work of the Commission toward the amendment of the 1961 European Convention on International Arbitration, 1999- 2000.
- International Chamber of Commerce: Participation as Secretary in the work that led to the adoption of the new ICC ADR Rules, 1999-2000.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: Participation in the Conference work within the framework of Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements on Investment, 1998-2000.
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law: Participation in the work of the Commission on arbitration and conciliation, 1998-2000.
- International Court of Arbitration: Participation as Editor in the work that led to the 1998 ICC Rules of Arbitration, 1997-1998.
RESEARCH GRANTS
- La justice civile dans tous ses états: renouvellements et État de droit Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Team Grant (principal investigator) with Saumier, deMestral, Rigaud, Frazer, (2018-22), 285,000$
- Autonomisation des acteurs judiciaires par la cyberjustice Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grant, $ 2.5M (co-invest; K Benyekhlef, P.I.) (2018-25)
- Virtual justice : implementation and reception Canada Foundation for Innovation (FCI) Grant, $2,6 million (co-invest; Gilbert Babin, Jane Bailey, Jacquelyn Burkell, Trevor Farrow, Abdelhakim Hafid, Mas Sabine, David Tait, Vermeys Nicolas) (2017-2022)
- Accessing Law and Justice (ADAJ) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Infrastructure (partnership) (co-invest, P. Noreau, P.I.), 2016-24, $2.5M
- International Conference on Cyberjustice and Access to Justice Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Connections Grants (co- investigator), August 2014 to October 2014, 25,000$
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- Droit, changements et gouvernance Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), (lead investigator at McGill), Strategic Cluster with Université de Montréal (lead) and Université Laval, 2011-2017, 1,44M$
- État de droit et justice privée Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Team Grant (principal investigator) with Frédéric Bachand, Patrick Glenn, Geneviève Saumier, Armand deMestral, Andrea Bjorklund, April 2013 to March 2018, 450,000$
- Towards Cyberjustice Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Major Collaborative Research Initiative (co-investigator, group leader), April 2011 to March 2018, 2,2M$
- La justice publique dans ses retranchements : étude de l’extension du domaine de l’arbitrabilité Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standard Research Grant (principal investigator), April 2010 to March 2013, 73,364$
- Cyberjustice Laboratory Ministère du développement économique, de l’innovation et de l’exportation (MDEIE), Infrastruture grant with Karim Benyekhlef (co-investigator) 2009, 6,2M$
- The Limits of Arbitrability Wainwright Trust, April 2008 to April 2009, 10,000$
- Private Justice and the Rule of Law Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Team grant (principal investigator) with Frédéric Bachand, Patrick Glenn, and Geneviève Saumier, April 2007 to March 2012, 308,000$
- Méthodologie d'appréciation des risques juridiques des systèmes de cyberjustice Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standard research grant (co-investigator) with Karim Benyekhlef and Pierre Trudel, April 2006 to March 2009, 129,491$
- Normativités informelles et délibérées Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standard research grants, April 2006 to March 2009, 77,843$
- Theory of Federalism Forum of Federations, with Jean-François Gaudreault-Desbiens, September 2003 to September 2005, 40,000 $
- La circulation de la transaction en Amérique du Nord Wainwright Trust (The), April 2004 to April 2005, 10,000$
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- Les principes généraux du droit des contrats commerciaux Borden Ladner Gervais, April 2003 to April 2005, 10,000$
- Le Règlement en ligne des conflits: enjeux de la cyberjustice Fondation du Barreau, September 2002 to September 2003, 20,000$
- Cyberjustices: exemple de pluralisme juridique dans un cadre mondialisé Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Standard research grants with Karim Benyekhlef (principal investigator), April 2003 to April 2006, 86,130$
- Modes alternatifs d’administration des tribunaux Canadian Judicial Council, Alernative Models of Court Administration with Karim Benyekhlef, October 2003 to October 2005, 5,000$
- ADR Online Mechanisms for SME Cross-Border Disputes Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) September 2002 to september 2004, 35,000$
GRADUTATE TEACHING
Teaching Mentorship Programme:
- Wangshu Cong (D.C.L.), Resolution of International Disputes Seminar Teaching Mentorship, McGill University, Fall 2017 Current position: DCL candidate at McGill)
- Nanyin Tao, Resolution of International Disputes Seminar, Teaching Mentorship, McGill University (Fall 2015) (Current position: DCL candidate at McGill)
Supervision Mentorship Programme:
- Adrien Habermacher (D.C.L.), Supervision Mentorship of three LL.M. students (Bourget- Rousseau, Maldi Rodriguez deSouza, Paquette, McGill University, 2017-18
- Maria Manoli (D.C.L.), Supervision Mentorship of two LL.M. students (Agaba and Edwards, McGill University, 2018-19)
- Jose Mauricio Gaona (D.C.L.), Supervision Mentorship of three LL.M. students (Chawla, Garcia, and Vimont, McGill University, 2018-19)
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Graduate courses and seminars:
- CMPL 533 - Resolution of International Disputes (taught every year since 2002, except for two sabbaticals)
- CMPL 544 - International and Domestic Documentary Sales (taught in 2003-04)
- LAWG 513 - Specialized Topics in Law 3 (Intl Arbitration I) (taught one or twice as part of a Summer programme that is no longer offered)
- LAWG 514 - Specialized Topics in Law 4 (Intl Arbitration II) (taught one or twice as part of a Summer programme that is no longer offered)
- LAWG 515 - Specialized Topics in Law 5 (Intl Arbitration III) (taught one or twice as part of a Summer programme that is no longer offered)
- LAWG 518 - Specialized Topics in Law 8 (Intl Trade & Invest Arbitration) (taught one or twice as part of a Summer programme that is no longer offered)
Research associates
- Mees Brenninkmeijer, September 2-18 to April 2019; September 2019 to April 2020 Source of Funding : FQRSC; Norton Rose Fulbright Fund
- Alexandra Pasca, January 2019- Source of Funding : SSHRC
- Leyla Bahmany, April 2015-Sept. 2017 Source of Funding: SSHRC MCRI, FQRSC
- Clément Camion, April 2015- Dec. 2016 Source of funding: SSHRC MCRI, FQRSC
- Jonathan Brosseau-Rioux, Jan. 2015- Dec. 2015 Sir William C. Macdonald Chair
- Emily Grant, September 2014- May 2015 Source of funding: SSHRC MCRI, FQRSC
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- Sophie Poirier, August 2013- August 2014 Source of funding: FQRSC
- Léonid Sirota, 2010-2012 Source of Funding: SSHRC, FQRSC
Thesis, graduate and postgraduate project supervision (LL.M. DCL & Postdocs)
- Charlotte Vimont (LL.M.), The legal protection of unaccompanied migrant minors: avenues for improvement at the global level, 2018-19
- Eunice Leyva (LL.M.), Psychiatric and psychological assessments as a tool for discrimination against persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities within the criminal justice system, 2018-19
- Damini Chawla (LL.M.), The Offshore Processing of Refugee Claims by Australia: a Legal Analysis, 2018-19
- Ayesha Edwards (LL.M.), Regulating the use of non-military autonomous aircraft: a comparative analysis, 2018-19
- Arnold Agaba (LL.M.), The liberalization of commercial aviation in East Africa, 2018-19
- Nishith Mishra (LL.M.), Liability for harm caused by automated space craft: elements for a legal framework, 2018-19
- Lukas Vanhonnaeker (Postdoc.), Reflective loss is context, 2018-20
- Jean-Michel Marcoux (Postdoc.), Transnational Public Policy and Investment Arbitration, September 2017-19
- Giacomo Marchisio (Postdoc.), Procedural irregularities under the 1958 New York Convention on the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, September 2017-2018 (Current position: Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright)
- Oana Maria Stefanescu (D.C.L.), The Circulation of Case Law and Legal Information Among Adjudicative Bodies in the International Setting, January 2018- partly funded by Gélinas
- Antoine Bourget-Rousseau (LL.M.), The Evolving International Framework for Environmental Refugees, September 2017 – December 2018
- Camila Maldi Rodrigues de Souza (LL.M.), Competition Law in Developing Nations : An Economic Analysis, September 2017 – August 2018
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- Camille Paquette (LL.M.), Corporate Governance and the Public Interest: A Transystemic Analysis, September 2017 – August 2018
- Chen Yu (D.C.L)., Trade and Investment Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis, September 2017- partly funded by Gélinas
- Lucas Clover Alcolea (D.C.L.), The International Arbitration of Trust Disputes, September 2017- partly funded by Gélinas
- Leyla Bahmany (D.C.L.), Issues of Double Recovery in Investment Arbitration, September 2017- partly funded by Gélinas
- Oana Maria Stefanescu (LL.M.), Legitimacy in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Beyond the Process, September 2016 - August 2017 partly funded by Gélinas
- Ioana Jurca (LL.M.), The Quest for Predictability in International Commercial Arbitration, September 2016 – (on leave)
- Alexandra Pasca (D.C.L.), L’avocat privatiste contemporain: une étude empirique québécoise, September 2015 –, partly funded by Gélinas
- Giacomo Marchisio (D.C.L.), The Concept of an Arbitral Award, September 2014 – April 2017, partly funded by Gélinas
- Alexandra Pasca (LL.M.), Contrer l’offre illégale de jeux en ligne au Québec, September 2014 – August 2015
- Giacomo Marchisio (LL.M.), La validité de la clause d’arbitrage, September 2013 – August 2014, partly funded by Gélinas
- Sjawal Bhutta, The WTO and its Current Roadblocks, September 2013 – December 2014
- Sophie Verrier (LL.M.), Gestion transatlantique de la vie privée, September 2014 – August 2016
- Kuzi Charamba (D.C.L.), Hired Guns & Human Rights: Arbitral Justice for Victims of Private Military Companies, September 2012 – April 2017, partly funded by Gélinas (Current position: Consultant at One Earth Future Foundation)
- Gani Bitenov (D.C.L.), The Problems of the WTO Regulations on Government Procurement of Oil and Gas Services, September 2007 – April 2014 (Current position: Director, Air Astana Joint Stock Company)
- Salma Hussain (LL.M.), Faith-based arbitration in Ontario: promoting the option to exit and building fraternity, September 2010 – April 2014, partly funded by Gélinas (Current position: Legal Counsel (contract), Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.)
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- Matthew Hudson (LL.M.), The Trans Pacific Partnership and the Rejection of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Prudent Protagonist or Renegade? September 2012 – December 2013, partly funded by Gélinas (Current position: Associate, Alan & Overy)
- Cléa Iavarone-Turcotte (D.C.L.) Le recentrage de la procédure civile sur le citoyen, September 2013 – partly funded by Gélinas
- Andrew Harrington (LL.M), The shifting sands of the Chicago Convention: How alliances and code-sharing are changing the face of International civil aviation in Australia, Sept. 2012 – August 2013.
- Farshad Sadafi Chagooshi (LL.M), The International Arbitral Legal Order, September 2011 – August 2013, partly funded by Gélinas (Current position: Attorney at law/Avocat)
- Pierre Lin (PH.D Science Po), Arbitration of Administrative Law : A Comparative Perspective, Graduate Research Trainee, Co-supervision, September 2013-14 (Current position: Judge, Taiwan)
- Hisham Ababneh (LL.M.), Annulled Awards and the New York Convention, September 2011 – August 2012 (Current Position: Attorney)
- Cécilia Nasarre (LL.M), Aspects of Criminal Law in International Arbitration, September 2011 – August 2012 (Current position: Founder, Boudelaire & Brummell; Advisor, Deposit Solutions)
- Caroline Devaux (PH.D. SciencePo) Un modèle d’intégration des légitimités multiples: la Convention du Cap et ses Protocoles, Graduate Research Trainee, Co-supervisor, August 2011-2012 (Current position : Assistant Professor of Law, Université de Nantes)
- Stanko Krstik (D.C.L.), The right to self-determination in international law: between theory and practice, September 2010 (withdrawn)
- Leyla Bahmany (LL.M.), Public policy and Arbitrability in the Review of Arbitral Awards: A proposed Rationalization, September 2010 – April 2013, partly funded by Gélinas
- Qianwen Zhang (LL.M.), Recent Development of National Treatment in International Investment Arbitration, September 2010 – August 2011 ((Current position: Lecturer, Faculty of Public Administration and Law, Southwest Jiaotong University)
- Lydie Van Muylem (LL.M.), Transnational rules of law as governing law in the EU context, September 2009 – August 2010 (Current position: Associate lawyer, Janson Baugniet)
- Thordur Reynisson (LL.M.), Arbitrator Liability in a Comparative Perspective, September 2009 – August 2010 (Current position: Senior Innovation Adviser, Nordic Innovation)
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- Robin Hansen (LL.M.), The International Legal Personality of the Multinational Enterprise and the Governance Gap, September 2007 – April 2009, partly funded by Gélinas (Current position: Associate Professor, University of Saskatoon/Saskatchewan, College of Law)
- Wasim Zaidi (LL.M.), Breaking the Shackles: Foreign ownership and Control in the Airline Industry, September 2007 – April 2009
- Shervin Majlessi (D.C.L.), Non-State Actors in the WTO Framework, September 2007 – April 2009 (Current position: Senior Legal Adviser at the World Bank/UNODC Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR))
- Raphaëlle Brunet (LL.M.), The influence of the common law and the civil law traditions in the procedure for international arbitration, September 2006 – August 2007
- Anne-Sophie Petitdemange (LL.M.), Confidentiality in the Arbitration of Transnational Disputes, September 2006 – August 2007 (Current position: Clyde & Co LLP)
- Hui Ding (LL.M.), Private Enforcement and Self Regulation in Extra-Judicial Dispute Settlement, September 2006 – August 2007, partly funded by Gélinas
- Jing Li, (LL. M.), The Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in China, September 2005 – December 2006
- Frédéric Bérard (D.C.L.),. International trade law and the Canadian Constitution , September 2004 – April 2006 (withdrawn)
- Jose Solis (D.C.L.), Models for Dispute Resolution in Cross-Border Water Management, September 2003 – August 2006
- Jonathan Hadida (LL. M.), The Need for an International Tax Organization, September 2003 – August 2006 (Current position: Senior Tax Manager at ProVision – Wealth Strategists, Phoenix, Arizona)
- Yunxia Qiu (LL. M.), The Chinese Arbitration Framework after WTO, September 2005 – August 2006
- Amandine Decoux (LL. M.), The Arbitration Agreement and the Reality of International Trade: How Much Form do we Need? , September 2003 – December 2005
- Ralf Mercedat (LL. M.), La légitimité des Principes d'UNIDROIT, September 2002 – December 2004 (Current position : Attorney, Department of Justice Canada)
- Stéphanie Raymond-Bougie (LL. M.), L'arbitrabilité des litiges de consommation au Québec, September 2002 – May 2004 (Current position: Independant consultant, Arbonne International; Lawyer, LEJ Consulting)
- Raia Andreeva Androva (LL. M.), Le régime de l'arbitrage dans les litiges de consommation en droit français, September 2003 – April 2004 Fabien Gélinas , Page 43 of 45
- Alexandre LePeru (LL. M.), Branding and Territories: The Conflict of Applying Domestic Laws to Universal Trademarks, September 2003 – April 2004 (Current position: Partner, DBC avocats)
- Camille Juras (LL. M.), International IP and the Evolution of Arbitration, September 2002 – February 2004 (Current position: Lawyer, Linklaters’ Luxembourg office)
- Michela Chirichiello (LL. M.), Public Interest Participation and Confidentiality in Mixed Arbitration, September 2002 – September 2003 (Current position: Editor at Lawlinguists.com)
Doctoral Committees, Evaluations and Comprehensive Exams
- Catherine Mathieu (D.C.L.), Consumer Legislation in the Federal Context: Issues of Law and Principle, Doctoral Committee Member (McGill University, 2018 -)
- Svetoslav Ivanov (D.C.L.), The Application of Law by Maritime Arbitrators, Doctoral Committee Member (McGill University, 2018 -)
- Lukas Vanhonnaeker (D.C.L.), Claims for Shareholders Reflexive Loss in ISDS, Doctoral Jury member (McGill University, 2018)
- Ikram Ullah, Control by Pakistani Judges of International Arbitration, External Evaluation and Jury Member, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (Dijon, France), April 2016 (Current position: Lecturer, International Islamic University Islamabad)
- Fehr Emara, L’arbitrage commercial international par rapport à la juridiction étatique en matière de mesures provisoires et conservatoires : étude analytique et comparative, Pre-submission evaluation, post-submission evaluation and Member of Jury, Université Laval, Summer and Fall 2015 (Current positions : Judge at the Appeal Court of Cairo ; Professor of Law, University of Mansoura, Égypte & International Arbitrator - Dubai International Financial Center)
- Antoine Hélou, L’Arbitrage commercial dans les pays du Conseil de cooperation des États arabes du Golfe (CGC), UQAM, Examiner for Comprehensive, Summer 2015
- Nanyin Tao, Resolution of International Disputes Seminar, Teaching Mentorship, McGill University (2014-15)
- Alain Parent, A Fragmentation of Property Rights and Access to Public Power in the Mexican Ejido, Examiner for Comprehensive, Member of Doctoral Committee and Internal Examiner (2008-2013) (Current position: Lecturer, University of Sherbrooke, University of Ottawa & University of Montreal; Founder of Grande École de la francophonie)
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- Vohid Urinov, Tax Information Sharing: A Law and Policy Analysis, Examiner for Comprehensive, Member of Doctoral Committee and Internal Examiner (2008-2013) (Current position: Assistant Professor, Law Faculty, University of New Brunswick)
- John O’Connor, The Law Civil and Maritime: Quebec Admiralty Courts and the Development of in rem Procedure, Examiner for Comprehensive, Member of Doctoral Committee and Internal Examiner (2008-2019)
- Enrique Boone Barrera, A Fragmentation of Property Rights and Access to Public Power in the Mexican Ejido, Examiner for Comprehensive, Member of Doctoral Committee and Internal Examiner (2008-2013) (Current position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for International Governance Innovation)
- Isabelle Bouvet, Legal Aspects of Space Natural Resources Exploitation, McGill, Examiner for Comprehensive and Member of Doctoral Committee (2005 – 2013).
- Alireza Falsafi, Common good and the concept of expropriation in international law on foreign investment: Determinacy of substance in legitimacy of structures, McGill, Examiner for Comprehensive, Member of Defense Committee (2005 –2011)
- Alejandro Piera, Legal Aspect of Aviation & Climate Change, Examiner for Comprehensive and Member of Doctoral Committee (2009-) (Current position: Partner at Guanes, Heisecke & Piera Attorneys at Law - Vice-Chair, FIFA Disciplinary Committee)
- Melissa Martins Casagrande, Breaking the circular argument : the rights of indigenous and other socio-ethnic distinct peoples in Brazil, McGill, Internal Examiner and Member of Defence Committee, November 2010. (Current position: Faculty Member, University Positivo, Law courses)
- Julie Paquin, Business Law Transplants and Economic Developments, McGill, Internal Examnier and Member of Defence Committee, May 2010. (Current position: Associate Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa).
- Elisa Henri, Droit international privé et acteurs non-étatiques, Examiner for Comprehensive and Member of Doctoral Committee (2006 – 2009; withdrawn). (Current position: Partner - Technology, Intellectual Property & Privacy, McMillan LLP)
- Charles E. Schlumberger, The Implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision, McGill IASL, Examiner for Comprehensive and Member of Doctoral Committee (2006 - 2009) (Current position: Lead Air Transport Specialist, World Bank)
- Bruneau Traesch, Online Dispute Resolution : Le Règlement en ligne des différends, membre du jury de thèse, Université de Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, Thesis and Defence evaluation, Paris, 2009.
- Marie-France Bureau, Le droit de la filiation entre ciel et terre: étude du discours juridique québécois, Member of Defence Committee, December 2007 (Current position : Professor, Law Faculty, University of Sherbrooke) Fabien Gélinas , Page 45 of 45
- Christopher David Jenkins, Judicial review of Unlawful Combatant Detentions under the United States Constitution, Mcgill, Member of Defence Committee, 2006 (Current position: Data Protection Legal Associate at Carlsberg Breweries A/S, Carlsberg Group)
- Ratko Lutiko, Sacred and Secular Laws: a Study of Conflicts and Resolution in Indonesia, Mcgill, Member of Defence Committee, 2006 (Current position: Professor, State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
- Charles-Emmanuel Côté, La participation des personnes privées au règlement des différends internationaux économiques : le cas de l’élargissement du droit de porter plainte à l’organisation mondiale du commerce, McGill, Member of Defence Committee, 2006. (Current position : Law Professor, University of Laval)
- James Irving “Self-Determination and International Law: Freedom’s Limits”, Member of Defence Committee, Defence 2005.
- Nicholas Lambert, The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Canadian Administrative Law, Member of Defence Committee, McGill, Defence 2005 (Current position: Law Professor, University of Moncton)
- Joseph Friedman, Corporate Governance: A Practical and Effective Response to the Challenges Raised, Member of Defence Committee, 2004 (Current position: Law counselor, Consumer Law Group, Florida)
- Damien Nyer (LL.M.), The Freezing of Assets in Canada: Private International Law Aspects, External Evaluator, 2004 (Current position: Partner, White & Case LLP, New York)
- Mounira Bélamari, Le statut contractuel de l’arbitre dans l’arbitrage national et international, Université Laval, évaluateur externe, not admitted to defend 2004.
- Cynthia Chassigneux, L’encadrement juridique du traitement des données personnelles sur les sites de commerce en ligne, Université de Paris II/Université de Montréal, Defence 2003 Mention Très honorable avec félicitations - Liste d’honneur du Doyen de la F.E.S. (2004) (5% des meilleures thèse), Prix de la meilleure thèse de la F.E.S. catégorie “sciences sociales” (2005), Prix d’excellence de l’APPDQ (2005) (Current position : Administrative judge, Commission d'accès à l'information, section surveillance)