Editing Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval

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{{Infobox university
| name = University of Laval Faculty of Law
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The '''Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval''' is the [[law school]] of [[Université Laval]]. Founded in 1852, it is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in [[North America]]. It hosts more than {{formatnum:1000}} 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 {{formatnum:200000}} documents, which receives subscriptions of several hundred legal periodicals from [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], and internationally.

==Specializations==
The Laval Faculty of Law allows for specializations in:
* Public law
* [[Commercial law]]
* [[International law]]
* [[Corporate law]] ({{lang-fr|droit de l'entreprise}})<ref name="LLMStudy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.llmstudy.com/universite-laval-faculty-of-law-maitrise-avec-essai-en-droit-de-lentreprise-company-law/course/465429/|title=Maîtrise avec Essai en Droit de l'Entreprise (Company Law) at Université Laval|website=LLMStudy.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
* [[Tax law]]
* Judicial law
* [[Criminal law]]
* [[Labour law]]

== Programs of study ==
* Certificate of Law ({{lang-fr|Certificat en droit}})<ref name="cert">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/etudes/certificat-droit|title=Certificat en droit : Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval|website=fd.ulaval.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
* [[Bachelor of Laws]] ({{lang-fr|Baccalauréat en droit}}) (LL. B.)<ref name="bac">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/etudes/baccalaureat-droit|title=Baccalauréat en DROIT (LL. B.) : Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval|website=fd.ulaval.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
*[[Doctor of Law]] ({{lang-fr|Doctorat en droit}})<ref name="doc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/etudes/doctorat-droit|title=Doctorat en droit : Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval|website=fd.ulaval.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
*[[Master of Laws]] (LL. M.) ({{lang-fr|Maîtrise en droit}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/etudes/maitrise-droit-avec-memoire|title=Maîtrise en droit - avec mémoire (LL. M.) : Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval|website=fd.ulaval.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
:* LL. M. in Business Law<ref name="LLMguide">{{Cite web|url=https://llm-guide.com/schools/canada/quebec/universite-laval|title=Université Laval|work= LLM GUIDE – Master of Laws Programs Worldwide|publisher=Pritzwalks GmbH & Co. KG|language=en|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
:* LL. M. in Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Food Security<ref name="LLMguide" />
:* LL. M. in Fundamental Rights<ref name="LLMguide" />
:* LL. M. in International and Transnational Law<ref name="LLMguide" />
*Master of [[Civil law notary|Notarial]] Law (LL. M.) ({{lang-fr|Maîtrise en droit notarial}})<ref name="notarial">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/etudes/maitrise-droit-notarial|title=Maîtrise en droit notarial (LL. M.) : Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval|website=fd.ulaval.ca|language=fr|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>

== Alumni ==
The Laval Law School has educated many prominent [[Canadians]]. Many [[alumnus|alumni]] have distinguished themselves in [[Anglo#Canada|English]] and [[French Canadians|French Canada]], most notably, in the fields of the civil service, politics, the judiciary, and business.

Numerous public figures, including [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Ministers of Canada]], [[Premier of Quebec|Premiers of Quebec]], [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court Justices]], [[Cabinet of Canada|federal Cabinet Ministers]], [[Senate of Canada|Senators]], and [[Lieutenant governor (Canada)|Lieutenant-Governors]] attended the Laval Faculty of Law.

=== Supreme Court of Canada justices ===
* [[Henri Elzéar Taschereau]] — Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Canada]]
* [[Sir Charles Fitzpatrick]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Robert Taschereau]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Louis-Philippe Pigeon]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Yves Pratte]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Julien Chouinard]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Louis LeBel]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Claire L'Heureux-Dubé]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
* [[Suzanne Côté]] — Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

=== Politicians ===
* [[Louis St. Laurent]] — Prime Minister of Canada
* [[Brian Mulroney]] — Prime Minister of Canada
* [[Jean Chrétien]] — Prime Minister of Canada
* [[Pierre Duchesne]] — Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec
* [[Edmund James Flynn]] — Premier of Quebec 1896-1897
* [[Louis-Alexandre Taschereau]] — Premier of Quebec 1920-1936
* [[Jean Lesage]] — Premier of Quebec 1960-1966
* [[René Lévesque]] — (did not graduate) Premier of Quebec 1976-1985
* [[Lucien Bouchard]] — Premier of Quebec 1996-2001, Leader of the [[Bloc Québécois]]
* [[Michael Meighen]] — Senator
* [[Michael Fortier]] — Senator
* [[Raymond C. Setlakwe]] — Senator

=== Royalty ===

* [[Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]], Monarch of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000

=== Business ===

* [[Conrad Black]] — former media magnate
* Peter White
* [[William John Jacques Demers]]

=== Entertainment ===
* [[Ben Mulroney]] — [[television presenter]]

== See also ==
*[[List of law schools in Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|fr}}

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