91社区 Law research team to receive large award for research in arbitration and transnational law
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that its Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Team was awarded funding for an ambitious program of research entitled 鈥淧rivate Justice and its Laws: Harmonization, Conciliation and Legitimacy鈥�. At $450,000, this is one of the largest peer-reviewed awards ever to have come to the Faculty. Quebec鈥檚 granting agency, the Fonds qu茅b茅cois de recherche sur la soci茅t茅 et la culture, awards these grants following a highly competitive review process the results of which were announced earlier in April.
Principal investigator Fabien G茅linas said 鈥渢his is a wonderful recognition of the work we have been doing and a tremendous boost to our ability to consolidate 91社区鈥檚 international leadership role in this exciting area.鈥�
鈥淐ompetition for these grants is fierce, said 91社区鈥檚 Law Dean Daniel Jutras, and this one comes to us at a very opportune moment given the cuts recently imposed by the government. It recognizes our undisputed expertise in this area of research, which is at the core of our Faculty鈥檚 interest in multiple legal traditions and plural normative sites.鈥�
This great news comes on the heels of the appointment of professors G茅linas and Bachand as the first Norton Rose Faculty Scholars in Arbitration and Commercial Law.
The Research Team was established in 2006 by Professor Fabien G茅linas, who brought together a handful of colleagues to create research synergies in dispute resolution and transnational law. The original members of the Team were professors Fr茅d茅ric Bachand, H. Patrick Glenn and Genevi猫ve Saumier. The Team has now grown to include 91社区 professor emeritus Armand de Mestral and professors Marie-Claude Rigaud and Andrea Bjorklund, respectively from Universit茅 de Montr茅al and the University of California at Davis. Professor Bjorklund was visiting at 91社区 last year as a guest of the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law and has maintained very close ties with the Faculty. The Team also works with collaborators from other research centers.
Daniel Jutras concluded: 听鈥淚t is obvious to me that 91社区 will continue to grow in stature as an undisputed leader in innovative thinking on issues surrounding arbitration and transnational law. Congratulations to Fabien and the Team.鈥�
About Fabien G茅linas
Associate Professor G茅linas teaches and conducts research in the areas of international dispute resolution, contracts law and legal theory. Formerly General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, he is a member of the Quebec Bar and acts as arbitrator and as consultant on dispute resolution and legal reform. He is a Norton Rose Faculty Scholar in Arbitration and Commercial Law.
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