From: Matthew
P. Harrington <matthew.p.harrington@umontreal.ca>
Sent: Monday 3
June 2024 19:07
To: Obligations
Subject: CFP
Canadian Law of Obligations
CALL FOR PAPERS
July 1, 2024
Common and Civil
Law:
Different Paths
or Convergence?
Montr al, Qu bec
OCTOBER 3-4, 2024
In our legally
plural world the discourse on norms and rules is expanding rapidly. No
where is this more true than in the realm of private law. As the global
economy expands, and barriers to trade and commerce fall, regimes of private
law must account for the influence of other factors introduced by contact with
other legal systems. This is particularly true in Canada, which maintains
two seemingly distinct private law regimes through our continued reliance on
both common law and the civil law of Qu bec.
How these two
systems connect or interact is the subject of the Fourth Canadian Law
of Obligations Conference to be held at the Facult de droit at the Universit
de Montr al on October 3-4, 2024. This year s conference is devoted
to exploring the extent to which common and civil law are moving toward
convergence in the area of private law. Are there still two legal
solitudes or are we approaching something akin to a truly mixed jurisdiction ?
Ancillary questions involve how common and civil law come into conflict,
enhance uniformity, or create confusion in other common and civil law
jurisdictions.
We invite
submission of abstracts relating to the conference theme in the areas of torts,
contracts, trusts, restitution, unjust enrichment, remedies, or other areas of
Canadian private law. At the same time, we also welcome papers on other topics
in Obligations not strictly related to the conference theme. Submissions
may be of either complete papers or works in-progress. A limited number
of papers may be invited for inclusion in a published essay collection on the
conference theme following the event.
We seek
contributions from both established and newer scholars.
We welcome papers
and presentations in English or French.
Participants will be responsible costs of travel and
accommodation.
Please submit an abstract of 250 words prior to July 1, 2024
to:
Those interested in obtaining more information about the
conference are invited to contact
Matthew P Harrington
Professor of Law
Facult de droit
Universit de Montr al