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Principal’s Message 2008-09 Welcome to McGill! For more than 185 years, McGill has distinguished itself as one of the world’s great public universities, renowned for outstanding students, professors and alumni, for achievement in teaching and research, and for its distinctive international character. As one of the top 12 universities in the world, McGill’s defi ning strengths include its unwavering commitment to excellence, and a willingness to be judged by the highest standards. And by these standards, McGill has excelled far beyond any reasonable expectations. We have produced a disproportionate number of Nobel laureates and Rhodes scholars. Olympians, award-winning authors and musicians, astronauts, medical pioneers and world-famous leaders in all walks of life are counted among our alumni — remarkable individuals who have shaped our society and the course of history itself in profound ways. As students you are at the core of all that we do. Your time at McGill offers more than an excellent education. It is a critical period of personal and intellectual discovery and growth, and one that will help shape your understanding of the world. By choosing McGill, you are following in the footsteps of almost 200,000 living McGill alumni across the globe and making a commitment to excellence, as they did. And, while a lot is expected of you, McGill gives you the means to succeed. All of McGill’s 21 faculties and professional schools strive to offer the best education possible. By joining the McGill community of scholars, you will experience the University’s vibrant learning environment and active and diverse campus life, which support both academic progress and personal development. You will form lasting friendships with people from around the world. Today’s social, technological and medical challenges continue to inspire innovative approaches to research, teaching and learning. New cutting- edge facilities provide you with many state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. Likewise, McGill’s professors thrive in this environment as they enjoy some of the highest research successes per fulltime professor in Canada, while dedicating themselves as well, to enrich your education with research. Our dedicated administrative and support staff’s primary focus is to ensure that you have the necessary resources to respond effectively to academic challenges and to develop lifelong skills. McGill University has been synonymous with fi rst-class education and research since it was founded in 1821. We remain committed to your success. Professor Heather Munroe-Blum Principal and Vice-Chancellor McGill Faculty of Law University Calendar Published by: Enrolment Services McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2T5 Published July 2008 Note: Not all courses are offered every year, and changes can be made after this calendar is printed. Always check the Class Schedule link at www.mcgill.ca/courses for the most up-to-date information on whether a course is offered. McGill University reserves the right to make changes to the information contained in this publication - including correcting errors, altering fees, schedules of admission and credit requirements and revising or cancelling particular courses or programs - without prior notification. The Web version of the Calendar at www.mcgill.ca/courses is the most current edition of this document. Printed in Canada All contents copyright © 2008 by McGill University. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this publication, or portions thereof, in any form. Legal deposit 2008, National Library of Canada and Bibliothèque nationale du Québec ISSN 1718-9268 Editor Bonnie Borenstein Enrolment Services Cover Photos Claudio Calligaris Owen Egan Cover Design Content and Collaboration Solutions FACULTY OF LAW 2008-2009 1. The Faculty, page 5 11.4 Course Information and Regulations 1.1 Location 11.5 Quebec Inter-University Transfer Agreement (IUT) 1.2 Faculty Administrative Officers 11.6 Course Change Period 1.3 Faculty Administrative Staff 11.7 Regulations Concerning Course Withdrawal 1.4 Directors of Institutes 11.8 Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal 1.5 Directors of Research Centres 12. Fees, page 56 1.6 Teaching Faculty 12.1 Fee Information Booklet (electronic) 1.7 Law Library Staff 12.2 Access to Fee Information 2. The Faculty of Law at McGill, page 6 12.3 Tuition Fees 2.1 History of the Faculty of Law to 1968 12.4 Compulsory Fees 2.2 The National Program since 1968 and the Faculty’s New 12.5 Administrative Charges Curriculum 12.6 Other Fees 2.3 Legal Education at McGill Today 12.7 Billings and Due Dates 3. Faculty Governance and Academic Regulations, page 8 12.8 Fees and Withdrawal from the University 3.1 Faculty Council 12.9 Other Policies Related to Fees 3.2 Outline of Academic Regulations 12.10 Deferred Fee Payment 3.3 Changes in Regulations 12.11 Fees and Charges (Estimated for 2008-09) 4. Calendar of Dates – Faculty of Law 2008-2009, page 9 13. Student Records, page 59 5. Admission to Undergraduate Programs, page 29 13.1 Academic Standing 5.1 Admissions Policy and Process 13.2 Credit System 5.2 Programs 13.3 Grading and Grade Point Averages (GPA) 5.3 Eligibility 13.4 Incomplete Courses 5.4 Categories of Applicants 13.5 Transfer Credits 5.5 Admissions Procedure 13.6 Verification of Student Record 5.6 Application Deadlines 13.7 Changes to Student Records after Normal Deadlines 13.8 Transcript of Academic Record 6. Undergraduate Programs of Study, page 32 6.1 The McGill Program 14. Examinations, page 62 6.2 Law/Minor Program 14.1 Examinations – General Information 6.3 Law/Major Concentration Programme 14.2 Final Examinations 6.4 Law/Honours Program 14.3 Invigilation (Exams from Other Universities) 6.5 M.B.A./Law Program 15. Exchange and Study Abroad Options, page 63 6.6 M.S.W./Law Program 15.1 Bilateral Student Exchanges 6.7 Course Sequences by Year 15.2 Exchange Programs 7. Undergraduate Courses of Instruction, page 36 15.3 Awards and Financial Assistance 7.1 Regular Courses 16. Endowment Funds and Special Projects, page 64 7.2 Faculty Supervised Equivalences 16.1 Wainwright Fund 7.3 Credit Equivalences Granted for Activity Outside the 16.2 Boulton Trust Faculty 16.3 International Human Rights Law Trust 7.4 Course Concentrations 16.4 Other Faculty Endowments and Annual Funds 8. Graduate Programs of Study, page 41 16.5 Meredith Memorial Lectures 8.1 Programs Offered 16.6 Visiting Judges Program 8.2 Admission Requirements 16.7 Endowed Lectures 8.3 Application Procedures 16.8 International Human Rights Law Program 8.4 Program Requirements 16.9 McGill Law Journal/Revue de droit de McGill 8.5 Courses 16.10 Competitive Moot Program 16.11 Legal Methodology Teaching Groups 9. General Policies and Information, page 48 16.12 Legal Theory Program 9.1 Authorization, Acknowledgment and Consent 16.13 Visiting Scholars Program 9.2 Student Rights and Responsibilities 16.14 Legal Theory Workshops and McGill Lecture in 9.3 Policy Concerning Access to Records Jurisprudence and Public Policy 9.4 E-mail Communication 16.15 Annie Macdonald Langstaff Workshops 9.5 Academic Integrity 16.16 International Business Law Program 9.6 Proper Use of Computing Facilities 9.7 Non-smoking Policy 17. Scholarships, Prizes, and Student Aid, page 66 9.8 Health Insurance – International Students 17.1 Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid for 9.9 Health Insurance – Canadian Residents Entering Students 9.10 Special Medical Needs 17.2 Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid for 9.11 Minerva Continuing Students 9.12 myMcGill 17.3 Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid for Graduating Students 10. Personal Information, page 50 17.4 Dean's Honour List 10.1 Updating Personal Information 17.5 Graduate Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid for 10.2 Legal Documents Entering Students 10.3 Identification (ID) Cards 17.6 Graduate Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid for 10.4 Name Continuing Students 10.5 Verification of Name 17.7 Awarding of Scholarships, Prizes and Student Aid 11. Registration and Commencement of Classes, page 53 17.8 Work Study Program 11.1 Commencement of Classes 11.2 Registration 11.3 Class Schedule McGill University, Faculty of Law 2008-2009 3 18. Graduation, page 75 18.1 Apply to Graduate 18.2 Graduation Approval Query 18.3 Replacement Diploma 19. Student Activities and Services, page 76 19.1 Law Students Association/ Association des étudiants en droit 19.2 Law Student Services 19.3 Extra-curricular Activities 20. Student Services, page 76 20.1 Office of the Dean of Students 20.2 Office of the Executive Director, Services for Students 20.3 Student Services – Downtown Campus 20.4 Ombudsperson for Students 20.5 Extra-Curricular Activities 20.6 Bookstore 20.7 Computer Store 20.8 Day Care 21. Athletics, page 78 22. For your Information Technology (IT) needs , page 78 22.1 Logging In 22.2 myMcGill 22.3 myCourses 22.4 E-mail 22.5 Online Student Directory 22.6 Getting Connected 22.7 Safe Computing 22.8 Need Help? 23. Resources for Study and Research, page 79 23.1 Libraries 23.2 University Archives 23.3 Museums 24. Admission to the Legal Profession, page 80 24.1 Canada 24.2 The United States 24.3 Language Requirements for Professions 25. Placement of Graduates and Alumni Relations, page 81 25.1 Resource Centre 25.2 On-Campus Recruitment 25.3 Careers Days 25.4 Training Programs and Publications 25.5 Reciprocity Agreement 25.6 Alumni/ae Network 26. Library, page 82 26.1 Nahum Gelber Law Library 27. Research Centres, page 82 27.1 Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism 27.2 Centre for Intellectual Property Policy 27.3 Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law 27.4 Centre for Research of Air and Space Law 27.5 Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law 28.