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Program of Research Contracts on Canadian Bijuralism6th Edition – 2006-2007 INFORMATION DOCUMENT Introduction IntroductionThe Program of Research Contracts on Canadian Bijuralism was established in 2000 to assist the Department of Justice Canada in legislative revision pertaining to the coexistence in Canada of two private law systems: civil law and common law. The purpose of this program is also to promote the development of expertise in Canadian bijuralism among law students and to contribute to the dissemination of knowledge on the subject through the publication of legal texts. The program is open to law students who are graduates of a Canadian university and are, at the time of application, enrolled full-time in a graduate studies program, and to law students who are, at the time of application, enrolled full-time in a Canadian university in the final year of studies leading to a degree in both common law and civil law. The value of each research contract is $5,000, plus an additional amount of up to a maximum of $500 to cover related costs. Students wishing to submit a research proposal must do so on or before January 27, 2006. BackgroundFollowing the enactment by the Quebec National Assembly of the Civil Code of Québec in 1990, the Department of Justice Canada adopted the Policy for Applying the Civil Code of Québec to Federal Government Activities in 1993. The purpose of this Policy was to take into account the specificity of Quebec’s civil law as well as the concepts and terminology of the new Code, which came into force in 1994. Subsequently, the Department of Justice approved in 1995 the Policy on Legislative Bijuralism, which was intended to provide Canadians with federal legislative texts that reflect, in each linguistic version, the two legal systems. Finally, the Cabinet Directive on Law-Making requires that proposed laws are properly drafted in both official languages and that they respect both the common law and civil law. To further these policies, a legislative revision process with regard to bijuralism has been established, the results of which include the Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1 (S.C. 2001, c. 4, which came into force on June 1, 2001) and the Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 2 (S.C. 2004, c. 25, which came into force on December 15, 2004). Terms and conditions of the programEligibility criteria Candidates must be, at the time of application:
Value and number of research contracts Each research contract awarded by the Department of Justice Canada consists of:
The number of contracts awarded will be determined by the Department of Justice, depending on the quality of the applications received and available financial resources. The Department reserves the right not to award any contracts for a given edition. Selection A selection committee will review the applications received based on the following criteria:
Research TopicsEach research project carried out under the program must contribute to a better understanding of issues relating to the coexistence of the civil law and the common law in Canada and to the identification of problems related to Canadian legislative bijuralism. To this end, candidates can choose from the following topics:
Other topics related to Canadian legislative bijuralism may be proposed. In all cases, the relevance of the proposed research for the Department of Justice will be evaluated. The Department of Justice reserves the right to modify any proposal, to specify the terms of the research project and to offer a research contract on this basis. Excluded research topics A number of topics have already been the subject of a research contract or there have been papers published on them. Most of these topics can be found on the Canadian Legislative Bijuralism Site (www.bijurilex.gc.ca). The following topics have also been the object of research projects:
Unless a new aspect can be developed, these topics cannot be chosen under the Program of Research Contracts on Canadian Bijuralism – 6th Edition. We invite students to consult the web site www.bijurilex.gc.ca or contact us to determine whether a topic has already been the subject of a research project. Obligations of the contracting parties Successful candidates undertake to:
The Department of Justice Canada agrees to:
Note regarding copyright: Under the General Terms and Conditions of Contracts entered into by the Department of Justice Canada, intellectual property rights are vested in the contracting party (the student), subject to a non-exclusive licence granted to the Department to use, copy or translate the research report. Additional information For more information on the work of the Department of Justice on bijuralism in Canada, consult the Canadian Legislative Bijuralism Site (www.bijurilex.gc.ca). How to applyCandidates wishing to apply for a research contract must complete the attached Application Form (PDF,) - Program of Research Contracts on Canadian Bijuralism, 6th Edition – 2006-2007. The application form, and accompanying documents, must be sent to the Department of Justice Canada on or before January 27, 2006. The application must be accompanied by the following documents:
The Application Form (PDF, ) - Program of Research Contracts on Canadian Bijuralism, 6th Edition – 2006-2007 and the required documents must be sent to:
The letters of reference must be sent directly by the providers of the references to the Department no later than on February 10, 2006. |
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