The Worlds of the Trust
The Worlds of the Trust: 23-25 September 2010, at the Faculty
of Law
Until recently, the trust ("fiducie") was often described as foreign to the logic of the law of property in the civilian tradition. This assertion is increasingly untenable, as the profile of the trust in legal systems with a civilian law of property continues to develop and expand.
This conference will explore the multiple ways in which civilian and mixed legal systems have embraced the trust, with the goal of allowing jurists from different jurisdictions to better understand their different approaches to this increasingly important legal institution.
The working languages of the conference will be English and French.
Information: crdpcq.law [at] mcgill.ca.
Registration: /trust2010
This activity was certified for 15 hours of continuing legal education to members of the Quebec Bar, as per its mandatory professional training requirements. Barreau activity no. 10028161.
Themes
Some of the themes which we expect to be covered include: the historical development of trusts in civilian and mixed systems; the differing conceptual structures of such trusts, including how they are understood within the general law; the language of trust law; comparative trust law; the uses and applications of trusts in the modern world; and the possibilities for internationalizing trust law through increased recognition of foreign trusts and of party autonomy in choosing the governing law for trusts.