For Immediate Release
August 13, 2004
WINNIPEG - The 2004 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law will be presented to Mr. Justice Jean-Louis Baudouin, of Montréal, at the 2004 CBA Canadian Legal Conference on Aug. 14, 2004.
“Throughout his career, Mr. Justice Jean-Louis Baudouin has made an exceptional contribution to the legal profession and to legal scholarship in Canada,” said F. William Johnson, Q.C., of Regina, President of the Canadian Bar Association. “He has been a driving force in the development of Canadian civil law.”
Mr. Justice Baudouin has earned a well-deserved reputation as a professor, author, and judge of the Québec Court of Appeal, both in Canada and internationally. Mr. Justice Baudouin has helped generations of students understand civil law and the importance of comparative law. He is a pioneer in his understanding of legal and ethical problems resulting from scientific developments in biotechnology and life sciences.
His published works, and particularly his writings on civil liability and obligations, are considered benchmarks in Québec civil law and are regularly cited in decisions issued by the Supreme Court of Canada. As an appeal court justice, Mr. Justice Baudouin strives to help the public understand the law and its internal mechanisms.
Mr. Justice Baudouin graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1958. In 1962, he received a Doctor of Laws degree in Paris, and postgraduate degrees in comparative law from Madrid and Strasbourg. From 1962 to 1989, he was a law professor (and is still an associate professor) at the Université de Montréal. He was Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Law Reform Commission of Canada between 1976 and 1980, and joined the Québec Court of Appeal on May 2, 1989. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and holds numerous honourary doctorates.
Mr. Justice Baudouin will receive the Hnatyshyn Award at the CBA Council Awards luncheon, on Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Winnipeg Convention Centre during the CBA Canadian Legal Conference and Expo from August 14-17. The awards ceremony is open to accredited journalists who have registered with the CBA Media Centre.
Established in 1993 by then Governor General Ramon John Hnatyshyn, the Hnatyshyn Award for Law recognizes outstanding contribution to the law or legal scholarship in Canada.
The Canadian Bar Association represents the legal profession on a national and international level. It is dedicated to improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 38,000 lawyers, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada and members.
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CONTACT: Hannah Bernstein, August 13-17, CBA Media Centre, Winnipeg Convention Centre, Meeting Room 16, (204)-957-4375.
