Paul-André Crépeau, (May 20, 1926 – July 6, 2011) was a Canadian legal academic who led the reforms of the

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and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Born in

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, he studied philosophy at the

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. He received his legal education from the

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. He attended

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as a

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in 1950. In 1955 he received a Doctor of Law from the

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. From 1974 to 1984, he was the director of the Institute of Comparative Law at

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. In 1975, he founded the Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, and served as its Director until 1996. The Centre was renamed the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law in his honour in 2012.McGill University News: 'The QRCPCL becomes the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law', 26 March 2012
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Honours

* In 1980, he was made a Fellow of the

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. * In 1981, he was made an Officer of the

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. * In 1989, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from

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. * In 1992, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada. * In 1993, he was the first winner of the Canadian Bar Association's Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law. * In 2000, he was made an Officer of the

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. * In 2001, he was awarded an Honorary doctorate from the Sorbonne. * In 2002, he was awarded the

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. * In 2004, he was awarded the Medal of the Bar of Montreal. * In 2008, he was awarded the

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. * In 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Saskatchewan.

References

Prix Léon-Gérin citation

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crepeau, Paul-Andre 1926 births 2011 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford Canadian Rhodes Scholars Companions of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Fransaskois people McGill University Faculty of Law faculty Officers of the National Order of Quebec Université de Montréal alumni University of Ottawa alumni University of Paris alumni People from Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan Canadian King's Counsel Canadian legal scholars Canadian expatriates in France