Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:37:45 -0500

From: Lionel Smith

Subject: Quebec Civil Code

Dear Craig,

I would say that the book Adam names is the only general introduction in English. However with some minor exceptions, it speaks to the law under the old Civil Code of Lower Canada. It remains invaluable for understanding such things as legal history, legal culture, legal methodology and basic elements of legal analysis in Quebec. On the other hand, it cannot be relied upon for details regarding the substantive law because the CCLC was replaced by the CCQ on 1 Jan 1994.

There is some writing in English on parts of the new Code; I am aware of a monograph on the Quebec trust, as well as a chapter in the new edition of Waters' Law of Trusts in Canada. But there is not (to my knowledge) a work in English on the whole of the CCQ. Another advantage of Brierley & Macdonald is that in my experience, Emond Montgomery has a very generous policy towards law teachers regarding complimentary copies.

Lionel

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On 7/2/06 08:30, "Adam Kramer" wrote:

I only know of the somewhat out of date J.E.C. Brierley and R.A. MacDonald, Quebec Civil Law: An Introduction to Quebec Private Law (Toronto: E Montgomery), 1993.

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