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    * Programme de droit canadien – Juris Doctor (J.D.) et Licence en droit (LL.L.)

  Programme de droit canadien – Juris Doctor (J.D.) et Licence en droit (LL.L.)

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        Common Law

        As a law school accredited by the Canadian Federation of Law Societies, the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law offers a full range of courses in public law, private law, litigation and dispute resolution, aboriginal law, international law and human rights, technology law, and environmental law, all with numerous opportunities for experiential learning.

        Civil Law

        At the undergraduate level, the Civil Law Section of the Faculty of Law offers the following programs in French only: Licentiate in Law, Licentiate in Law and Honours BSocSc in International Development and Globalization, Licentiate in Law-MBA Program and the Canadian Law Program.

        The National Program, the General Certificate in Law and the Minor in Law are offered in both English and French.

        This program is offered in French only, although knowledge of English is required.

      For more than 50 years, uOttawa’s Faculty of Law has been offering programs in both official languages in the two most widely used legal systems in the world, Common Law and Civil Law. The Programme de droit canadien (PDC) allows students to earn both a JD and an LLL in three years, thus opening the doors to the practice of law across Canada and abroad.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                               Title                                                                           Units  
        Compulsory Courses (75 units):                                                                                                                   
        CML 1506                                                           Introduction à la résolution des différends 1                                   3 Units
        CML 1508                                                           Droit des biens                                                                 3 Units
        CML 1602                                                           Les contrats                                                                    6 Units
        CML 1611                                                           Compétences et habiletés juridiques                                             6 Units
        CML 1613                                                           Droit constitutionnel I                                                         3 Units
        CML 1701                                                           Délits civils et responsabilité extracontractuelle I                            3 Units
        CML 1702                                                           Délits civils et responsabilité extracontractuelle II                           3 Units
        CML 1704                                                           Législation                                                                     3 Units
        CML 1705                                                           Droit, histoire et société                                                      3 Units
        CML 1707                                                           Vérité, réconciliation et peuples autochtones                                   3 Units
        CML 2702                                                           Droit des sociétés                                                              3 Units
        CML 2704                                                           Droit pénal 2                                                                   3 Units
        CML 2712                                                           Droit administratif                                                             3 Units
        CML 2713                                                           Droit constitutionnel II 2                                                      3 Units
        CML 2719                                                           Droits linguistiques                                                            3 Units
        CML 3776                                                           Responsabilité professionnelle                                                  3 Units
        DRC 4789                                                           Droit international privé bijuridique                                           3 Units
        DRC 4790                                                           Droit des obligations : Formation et effets des contrats                        3 Units
        DRC 4791                                                           Droit des biens                                                                 3 Units
        DRC 4792                                                           Droit des personnes et de la famille                                            3 Units
        DRC 4795                                                           Droit des obligations III : Exécution, transfert et extinction des obligations  3 Units
        DRC 4797                                                           Procédure civile I                                                              3 Units
        DRC 4798                                                           Procédure civile II                                                             3 Units
        Optional Courses (33 units) 3                                                                                                                    
        3 optional course units from: 3                                    3 Units                                                                       
          CML 2701                                                         Les autochtones et le droit                                                            
          CML 3901                                                         Selected Problems in Aboriginal Peoples and the Law                                    
          CML 4162                                                         Advanced Aboriginal Law                                                                
          CML 4163                                                         Comparative Indigenous Rights                                                          
          CML 4517                                                         Traditions juridiques autochtones                                                      
          DRC 4596                                                         Cours en territoire autochtone                                                         
          DRC 4762                                                         Droit des peuples autochtones                                                          
        30 optional course units in common law (CML) or civil law (DRC) 3  30 Units                                                                      
        Total:                                                             108 Units                                                                     
        

        Note(s)

        1

        CML 1506 is offered intensively during a three week period in January only.

        2

        You must complete CML 2704 and CML 2713 by the end of second year.

        3

        A minimum of 15 optional course credits must be completed in common law (CML) and a minimum of 18 optional course credits must be completed in civil law (DRC).

        Students in this program must meet the Common Law Section oral advocacy requirement. The requirement is met by taking DRC 4797 and DRC 4798.

        Students in this program must meet the Common Law Section major paper requirement.

        Students in this program cannot take a common law course whose content is substantially the same as that of a civil law course they have taken as part of this program. Similarly, they cannot take a civil law course that is substantially the same as a common law course they have taken as part of the program.

        In light of the PDC's mandate, a truly 'Canadian' legal education does not seem complete if it is limited to the study of the two European legal traditions. The aboriginal perspective brings a different approach to bear on legal questions which will enrich the program. In addition to CML 1707, 3 optional course units in Aboriginal Law must be completed.

        Common Law academic regulations apply. With exception of the CGPA required to obtain both diplomas (GPA required: 4.0).

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