CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO QUEBEC LAW TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO QUEBEC LAW TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...3 PART I Quebec Legal History: An Overview...7 The French Era: L ancien droit and the Origins of the Civil law in Quebec...7 From Compagnie to Colony, A Royal Province, The Coutume de Paris Administration of Justice, The British Era: From Conquest to Confederation Post-Conquest Colonial Government, The Royal Proclamation of The Quebec Act, From Constitutional Government to Conflict, Constitutional Act, Justice Reforms and Politics, Special Council, Act of Union to Confederation, Justice Reforms, Civil Code of Lower Canada, The Canadian Era: From Confederation to the Quiet Revolution, Confederation,

2 Researching Quebec Law The Supreme Court of Canada The Quebec Era: From the Quiet Revolution to the Present Quebec Justice Reforms, The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms The Patriation of the Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Civil Code of Quebec, Canadian Bijuralism: The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law PART II Sources of Law...60 Common law Civil law Quebec

3 CHAPTER 2 RESEARCHING QUEBEC LAW LEGISLATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...67 The Canadian Constitution...68 Division of Powers and Provincial Jurisdiction The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Draft Legislation and the Parliamentary Process...72 National Assembly Bills Publication of Bills Progress of Bills (Legislative Stages) Parliamentary Proceedings Assembly Proceedings Committee Proceedings Researching Parliamentary Proceedings Enacted Legislation...86 Statutes Entry into Force Publication of Statutes Historic Statutes Regulations

4 Researching Quebec Law Entry into Force Publication of Regulations Consolidated Legislation Official Consolidations Compilation of Quebec Laws and Regulations Publications du Que bec Légis Que bec Revised Statutes of Quebec and Other Historic Consolidations Unofficial and Commercial Consolidations CanLII Commercial Online Sources WestlawNext Canada and LexisNexis Canada La Re fe rence Updating and Tracking Legislative Amendments Tables of Provisions of Statutes Brought into Force Table of Amendments Civil Code Locating the text Tracking Legislative Changes Interpretation Minister s Commentaries Final Report of the Civil Code Revision Office Annotations Conclusion

5 CHAPTER 3 RESEARCHING QUEBEC LAW JURISPRUDENCE (CASE LAW) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The Court Structure Supreme Court of Canada Superior Courts Federal Courts Inferior Courts Quebec Courts Court of Appeal Superior Court of Quebec Court of Quebec The Civil Division The Criminal and Penal Division The Youth Division Municipal Courts Administrative Boards and Tribunals Administrative Tribunal Professions Tribunal Binding Authority vs. Persuasive Authority Finding and Researching Quebec Jurisprudence Sources of Quebec Case Law

6 Researching Quebec Law Print Sources Law Reports SOQUIJ Unpublished Decisions Indexes Commercial Online Sources SOQUIJ La Re fe rence REJB/DCL Other Commercial Online Sources WestlawNext Canada LexisNexis Quicklaw Case Law on the Internet Jugements Quebec CanLII English Translations of Quebec Decisions Other Considerations For Case Law Research Citing Case Law Neutral Citation Legal Abbreviations Noting-up Case Law Conclusion

7 CHAPTER 4 RESEARCHING QUEBEC LAW DOCTRINE AND COMMENTARY TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Doctrine Commentary Texts and Treatises CAIJ (Centre d acce`s a` l information juridique) English-Language Treatises with Quebec Law Content Online Commentary edoctrine (CAIJ) La Re fe rence LexisNexis All Quebec Doctrine Annotations Print Annotations Civil Code of Quebec Code of Civil Procedure Online Annotations SOQUIJ LEXUM elois (CAIJ) Legal Encyclopedias JurisClasseur France

8 Researching Quebec Law JurisClasseur Quebec Legal Periodicals Quebec Bar Publications Law Firm Publications Case Digests and Summaries Legal Definitions and Terminology Words and Phrases Legal Dictionaries Dictionaries of Quebec Private Law Quebec Law Dictionaries by Commercial Publishers Online Dictionaries Conclusion

9 QUEBEC LAW GLOSSARY A-Z TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Purpose How it works Limitations Table of Abbreviations Access to Information and Privacy Administrative Law Agency Associations Banking and Financial Institutions Bankruptcy and Insolvency Business Organizations Corporations Partnerships and Associations Limited Partnerships Civil Liability Civil Procedure Class Actions Execution Injunctions

10 Researching Quebec Law Small Claims Civil Liberties Commercial Law Consumer Protection Conflict of Laws Capacity and Consent Contracts Corporations Damages Debtors and Creditors Discrimination and Human Rights Employment Estates Evidence (Civil Proof) Family Garnishment Human Rights Insurance Labour Limitations Mandate Mortgages

11 Quebec Law Glossary A-Z Municipal Law Negligence Obligations Civil Liability Defamation Professional Responsibility Contracts General Nominate Damages General Exemplary/Punitive Damages Partnerships Pensions Personal Property Security Persons Capacity and Consent Power of Attorney Prescription Privacy Privacy International Law Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Professions

12 Researching Quebec Law Regulation of Professional Responsibility Property Trusts and the Administration of the Property of Others Sale Securities Successions Suretyship, Hypothecs, and Priorities Torts Trusts Wills