Laval University Faculty of Law | |
Native Name: | Faculté de droit de l'université Laval |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Motto: | Latin: Deo favente haud pluribus impar •French: Avec la grâce de Dieu, à nul autre comparable |
Type: | Public |
Parent: | French: [[Université Laval]]|italic=no |
Dean: | Anne-Marie Laflamme |
Academic Staff: | > 45 |
Students: | > |
The Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval is the law school of French: [[Université Laval]]|italic=no. Founded in 1852, it is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in North America. It hosts more than students in its curriculum of first, second, and third years, with more than 45 lecturers teaching and supervising research projects in most areas of law. The research activity is particularly intense in the field of human rights and public freedoms in light of legal issues, economic law, environmental law, public law, and private international trade.
Teaching and research are based on a law library with more than documents, which receives subscriptions of several hundred legal periodicals from Quebec, Canada, and internationally.
The Laval Faculty of Law allows for specializations in:
The Laval Law School has educated many prominent Canadians. Many alumni have distinguished themselves in English and French Canada, most notably, in the fields of the civil service, politics, the judiciary, and business.
Numerous public figures, including Prime Ministers of Canada, Premiers of Quebec, Supreme Court Justices, federal Cabinet Ministers, Senators, and Lieutenant-Governors attended the Laval Faculty of Law.