Â鶹AV

Fabien GĂ©linas

Full ProfessorĚý
Sir William C. Macdonald Chair

3674 Peel Street
Room 204
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1W9

514-398-6623 [Office]
fabien.gelinas [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Website: Private Justice and the Rule of Law

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Fabien GĂ©linas - Photo par Lysanne LaroseĚý

Biography

Professor Fabien GĂ©linas, Ad. E., teaches and conducts research in the areas of international dispute resolution, common law and civil law contracts, commercial law and legal theory. Formerly General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Arbitration Committee of ICC Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, he is a member of the Quebec Bar and acts as arbitrator, expert and consultant on dispute resolution and legal reform.

Professor Gélinas heads the Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research group and is a cofounder of the Montreal Cyberjustice Laboratory. He has taught at the Centre d’études diplomatiques et stratégiques de Paris (École des hautes études internationales), the Université de Paris II - Panthéon Assas, the National University of Rwanda in Butare, Trinity College Dublin, Sciences Po Paris, New York University and the National University of Singapore.

Professor GĂ©linas was awarded the Barreau du QuĂ©bec's Advocatus Emeritus (Ad. E.) distinction in 2017. In February 2018, he was appointed to Canada's Chapter 19 (Trade Remedies) NAFTA Rosterfor a ten-year mandate. In April 2020, he received a Â鶹AV COVID-19 Rapid Response grant for his research project titled The Covid-19 Crisis: An Investment Law Perspective.ĚýIn 2021, he received the Paul-AndrĂ©-CrĂ©peau Medal, awarded by the Canadian Bar Association – Quebec Division to honour contributions to the advancement of international aspects of private and commercial law.

On June 11, 2021, Professor GĂ©linas received the David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching, presented to him during the Faculty of Law's Spring Convocation ceremonies. In July 2022, he was appointed Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in Arbitration and Commercial Law for a fourth time.

Employment

  • Â鶹AV, Faculty of Law, Sir William C. Macdonald Chair (2016- )
  • Â鶹AV, Faculty of Law, Full Professor (2015- )
  • Canadian Chamber of Commerce and ICC Canada, Arbitration Committee, president (2014- )
  • Â鶹AV, Faculty of Law, Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar in Arbitration and Commercial Law (2013–2016; 2018–2019; 2021-2022)
  • Â鶹AV, Faculty of Law, Associate Dean of Research (2007-2008)
  • Â鶹AV, Institute of Comparative Law, Director (2004-2007)
  • Â鶹AV, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor (2002-2015)
  • eResolution, Vice-President (2000-2001)
  • International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), General Counsel (1998-2000)
  • ICC Commission on International Arbitration, Secretary (1998-2000)
  • ICC International Court of Arbitration, Special Counsel and Director of Publications (1997-1998)
  • Institut de droit comparĂ© de Paris (UniversitĂ© de Paris II), Lecturer (1996-1997)
  • Supreme Court of Canada, Law Clerk to Mr Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier (1989-1990)

Education

  • Centre d’études diplomatiques et stratĂ©giques de Paris (École des hautes Ă©tudes internationales), ABD, (1996-1997)
  • University of Oxford, D.Phil. (1995)
  • UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, LL.B., LL.M. (1988, 1991)
  • International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg (1992)
  • École du Barreau, MontrĂ©al (1990)
  • UniversitĂ© de Poitiers (1989)
  • Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague (1989)
  • University of Ottawa, Department of Political Science (1983-1985)

Areas of Interest

International arbitration and civil procedure, international commercial contracts, cyberjustice, comparative law, international law, constitutional law and legal theory.

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