Admission

Law Faculty

Master of Laws in Comparative Common Law (LL.M.)

Graduate 2-328-1-2

January 2025
Start of session
Full-time
Plan of study
45 credits
Directed study track
Program Type
Application deadline
from February 1, 2024 to November 1, 2024
Submit your application as soon as possible since space is limited
Offered at the Montréal campus

Bon à savoir! Ce programme s’adresse autant aux francophones qu’aux anglophones. Consultez la fiche descriptive en français pour en savoir plus.

Develop your knowledge of comparative law to be able to complete an in-depth reflection on a research topic in the field.

Overview

About this program

Specialize in comparative law

Become a specialist in international private law with extensive knowledge, not only of rules of conflict, but also of substantive law in other legal systems. This program also prepares you to meet the bar requirements of other Canadian provinces (by obtaining a certificate of professional qualification for students enrolled before the fall of 2012) and of the United States.

North American common law programs have been structured around training already acquired by Quebec jurists: civil law in private legal relationships, Anglo-Canadian common law in public legal relationships. The program’s objectives consider the globalization of trade, the economic integration of the Americas, and the specific legal needs arising from those events.

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  • Subjects taught in English
  • Theoretical, critical, and pragmatic approach
  • Lectures, seminars, and problem-based learning
  • Preparation of directed study
  • Leading-edge research in various areas of the law
  • Culturally diverse environment
  • Superior quality leadership
  • Dynamic study association
  • Legal clinic and new legal advice division

Advantages of studying law at UdeM
Legal studies with a human perspective

  • Discover a vibrant academic and research environment that has had a major impact on the development of the law for over 100 years
  • Benefit from a comprehensive, varied legal education that paves the way to a law practice and careers where legal knowledge is a major asset
  • Benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a large faculty team at all academic levels
  • Belong to the largest of Faculty of Law in Quebec and Canada
  • Benefit from access to a comprehensive library and computer lab
  • Focus your priorities on challenges that will be faced by the future legal experts

Courses and specifics

For contact information on the program director or student file management technician, or to find out more about the faculty or department hosting the program, please see the page in French.

  • 45 credits
  • Full-time
  • Day course
  • Directed study track
Take a look at some topics covered.
DRT 6454Intellectual and Industrial Property

This course deals with the global issues in intellectual and industrial property that are current and being debated in international fora such as the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The issues that are covered include copyright, the protection of famous trademarks, patents, intellectual property and competition law, the violation of trade secrets and protection of domain names.

DRT 6458International Contract Law

This course takes a practical look at the technical legal issues and key drafting issues associated with commercial transactions. In doing so, it will discuss and review the general principles of contracts, the contract for the international sale of goods; the contract for the international carriage of goods, mechanisms allowing two or more companies to collaborate in view of obtaining specific contracts, due diligence, pre-contractual documents such as Memorandum of Understanding (or Letter of Intention), Confidentiality Agreements and Exclusivity Agreements, contract negotiations and contract drafting with an emphasis on specific terms and conditions of importance (such as force majeure, terms of payment, warranty clauses, liquidated damages, termination, choice of law, choice of dispute settlement mechanism, etc.). It will also review some of the financing arrangements common to these transactions such as financing by financial institutions and asset based financing. Finally, in any commercial transactions, a legal opinion is usually required to obtain a clear picture of the relevant matters of local law, and, as such, this course will briefly review the drafting and issuance of such legal opinions.

 

This course will combine seminar and workshop style teaching methods in order to expose students to complex corporate and commercial transactions. It will draw upon a number of different fields of law and will require students to apply a range of substantive and other skills (such as negotiation) in order to navigate through various exercises.

 

The orientation of the course is practical and is designed for students who wish to become practitioners whether as attorneys in law firms or legal counsel in corporations. As such, students are expected to actively participate as significant portions of this course will be hands on.

DRT 6466Legal research and drafting seminar

In this course, students will develop their research, methodology and drafting skills.

DRT 6562Epistemology and methodology of the common law
DRT 6563Civil and common law systems
DRT 6565Foundations of the common law
DRT 6566Contracts
DRT 6567Torts
DRT 6568Real Property
DRT 6569Civil procedure
DRT 6572Remedies
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Admission requirements

Admission requirements

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The maximum length is three full-time semesters and one semester in report writing or in correction (four semesters). The minimum length is three full-time semesters.

Students register full time.

Some courses completed as part of a microprogram or a J.D. can be credited to the Master in Law, Comparative Common Law Option.

 

Note that the quantitative criteria indicated above does not replace a qualitative review of your application. These criteria are provided for information purposes only. Eligibility for a study program does not guarantee an offer of admission. Information on this page may change without notice.
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Costs and financial aid

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Check your legal status

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$5,264.89 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $4,630.80

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

Under certain conditions, Canadian students who are not residents of Quebec can follow university study programs offered in French while benefiting from the same tuition fees as residents of Quebec.

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Check your legal status

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$11,527.24 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $10,893.15

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

As an international student, you have access to exemption scholarships granted by UdeM throughout your university program. Note that for ungraduated programs, you must be enrolled as a full-time student for two sessions and reside in Quebec in the case of exclusively online study programs.

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* Note that this amount may vary depending on the selected track (with or without dissertation or directed study).

These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

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Pursue your studies, but not at all costs! Various resources are available to help make it easier for you to study more and worry less.

 

Future prospects Pursuing a career or further studies? The choice is yours!

It has become increasingly important for Quebec jurists to be proficient in private law, common law concepts in light of North American trade and the deployment of legal professions in both Canada and globally.

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