Publications
Books
- La responsabilitĂ© civile du mĂ©decin et de lâĂ©tablissement hospitalier, Ătude comparĂ©e du droit français, du Common Law et du droit civil de la Province de QuĂ©bec, MontrĂ©al, Wilson and Lafleur, 1956, 261 p. (R. Dennery Award, FacultĂ© de droit de Paris, 1955);
- La dissertation juridique, (in collaboration with Me Jean Roy) Montreal, Université de Montréal, 1958, 41 p.;
- ĂlĂ©ments dâune introduction au droit international privĂ© comparĂ©, Association internationale pour lâenseignement du droit comparĂ©, LiĂšge, 1965, English Version, Lisbon, 1964; German version, Libonne 1964 (mimeographed texts);
- Projet du RĂšglement gĂ©nĂ©ral no 1 en vertu de lâarticle 20 de la Loi des HĂŽpitaux, submitted to the CollĂšge des mĂ©decins et chirurgiens de la province de QuĂ©bec, 1964;
- La responsabilitĂ© mĂ©dicale et hospitaliĂšre - Ăvolution rĂ©cente du droit quĂ©bĂ©cois, 1968, Ăditions Intermonde, 38 p.;
- Rapport sur le Code civil/Report on the Civil Code (joint work), Vol. I, Projet de Code civil/Draft Civil Code, 786 p.; Vol. II, Commentaires/-Commentaries, 2 tomes, ll09 p., Ăditeur Officiel du QuĂ©bec, 1978;
- Code civil - Civil Code, Ădition historique et critique/An Historical and Critical Edition 1866-1980, in collaboration with J.E.C. Brierley, 1981, 1304 pp.; SupplĂ©ment/Supplement 1980-1983, 169 p., Montreal, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Soquij;
- Les Codes civils/The Civil Codes. Ădition critique annuelle/Annual Critical Edition, 1981, 1982, 1983 (with the collaboration of Me Louise Lussier); 1984 (Me Louise Brisson); 1985 (Me Yolanda Rangel); 1986 (Me GisĂšle Laprise); 1987 (Me GisĂšle Laprise et Me Mireille Bessette); 1988 (Me Manon Corriveau); 1989 (Me Ghislaine Montpetit); 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 (Me Marie-AndrĂ©e Dorais) MontrĂ©al, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Cowansville, Yvon Blais;
- ThĂ©orie gĂ©nĂ©rale de lâobligation juridique, ĂlĂ©ments dâune introduction, Montreal, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, 1987, rev. ed. 1995;
- LâintensitĂ© de lâobligation juridique, Montreal, Yvon Blais, 1989, 232 p.;
- Les principes relatifs aux contrats du commerce international / Principles relating to International Commercial Contracts, (joint work), Rome, Unidroit, 1994; 2nd edition, 2004.
- Les principes dâUnidroit et le Code civil du QuĂ©bec : Valeurs partagĂ©es? / The Unidroit Principles and the Civil Code of QuĂ©bec: Shared Values?, in collaboration with E.M. Charpentier, Scarborough (Ont.), Carswell, 1998, 200 p.;
- La rĂ©forme du droit civil canadien : une certaine conception de la recodification, 1965-1977, Montreal, Department of Justice Canada, Quebec Research Centre for Private and Comparative Law, Ăditions ThĂ©mis, 2003, 211 p.;
- Rapport sur un Projet de loi concernant les droits et libertés de la personne / Report on a Draft Bill concerning Human Rights and Freedoms, submitted to the Minister of Justice of Quebec (in collaboration with Francis R. Scott), 25 July 1971; Barreau du Québec, La Charte québécoise : origine, enjeux et perspectives, A.-R. Nadeau, ed., [2006] R. du B. 571-601.
Contributions to Published Works
- Le secret professionnel et le droit, in Conférence Laennec, 1957, pp. 11-16;
- La théorie générale des contrats dans le droit civil de la Province de Québec, in Canadian Jurisprudence, Toronto, Carswell, 1958, pp. 118-143;
- General principles of the Civil law of Quebec with respect to the measure of damages in contractual and delictual actions, in The Measure of Damages in Civil Actions, The W.C.J. Meredith Memorial Lectures, 1964, pp. 1-12;
- Civil responsibility: A contribution towards a rediscovery of contractual liability, in J. Dainow, (ed.), Essays on the Civil Law of Obligations, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1969, pp. 83-103;
- Les principes fondamentaux de la rĂ©forme des rĂ©gimes matrimoniaux, in Lois Nouvelles II, Montreal, Presses de lâUniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, 1970, pp. 9-21; also in Cours de perfectionnement, Chambre des notaires du QuĂ©bec, 1970, pp. 75-94;
- La renaissance du droit civil canadien, in J. Boucher and A. Morel (eds.), Le droit dans la vie familiale, Livre du centenaire du Code civil, 1970, Presses de lâUniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, T. 1, pp. XIII-XX;
- Les transformations de lâĂ©tablissement hospitalier et ses consĂ©quences sur le droit de la responsabilitĂ©, in J. Boucher and A. Morel (eds.), Le droit dans la vie Ă©conomico-sociale, Livre du centenaire du Code civil, 1970, T. 2, pp. 193-206; also in Assurances, 1967, pp. 302-317;
- La réforme du droit civil, in Travaux du 9e Colloque international de droit comparé, 1971, Ottawa, University of Ottawa Press, pp. 27-41;
- Contrat dâadhĂ©sion et contrat-type, General Report presented at the IX International Congress of Comparative Law, Uppsala, 1974, in ProblĂšmes de droit contemporain, MĂ©langes Louis Baudouin, Presses de lâUniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, 1974, pp. 67-78;
- Les enjeux de la rĂ©vision du Code civil, in A. Poupart, (ed.), Les enjeux de la rĂ©vision du Code civil, Montreal, FacultĂ© de lâĂ©ducation permanente, UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, 1979, pp. 11-36; also in Assurances, 1979, p. 318; UINL 89 (XIXe CongrĂšs international du notariat latin) Synopsis, Deventer, Kluwer, 1989, p. 509;
- F.R. Scott et la réforme du Code civil, in S. Djwa and R. St. John Macdonald (eds.), On F.R. Scott, 1983, pp. 153-159;
- LâĂ©valuation du prĂ©judice en cas de perte de capacitĂ© de gains, General Report presented at the XII International Congress of Comparative Law, Sydney, Australie, in P.P.C. Haanappel, M. Bridge, Paul-A. CrĂ©peau, LâĂ©valuation du prĂ©judice en cas de perte de gains, Recovery of damages for loss of future earnings, Etudes canadiennes et comparatives-Canadian and Comparative Studies, 1987, pp. 87-148;
- Lâaffaire Daigle et la Cour suprĂȘme du Canada ou la mĂ©connaissance de la tradition civiliste, in E. Caparros (ed.), MĂ©langes Germain BriĂšre, MontrĂ©al, Wilson and Lafleur, 1993, pp. 217-281;
- La transposition linguistique, in Français juridique et science du droit, Brussels, Bruylant, 1995, pp. 51-61;
- Essai de lecture du message lĂ©gislatif, in P. Carignan (ed.), MĂ©langes Jean Beetz, Montreal, Ăditions ThĂ©mis, 1995, pp. 199-258;
- Abuse of Rights in the Civil Law of Quebec, in Aequitas and Equity: Equity in Civil Law and Mixed Jurisdictions, (Second International Conference on Aequitas and Equity, May 1993), A.M. Rabello ed., Jerusalem, The Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1997, pp. 583-631;
- Unification du droit privé : perspectives canadiennes, in La pertinence renouvelée du droit des obligations : Back to Basics / The Continued Relevance of the Law of Obligations: retour aux sources, Meredith Lecture (1999), Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 2000, pp. 1-12;
- The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts, in The Principles of Unidroit and Modern National Codifications, (Colloque de JĂ©rusalem 1995), JĂ©rusalem, Multipress Printing House, Ltd., 2001, pp. 21-61;
- Une certaine conception de la recodification, in Serge Lortie, Nicholas Kasirer and Jean-Guy Belley, Du Code civil du QuĂ©bec, MontrĂ©al, Ăditions ThĂ©mis, 2005, 23-161;
- Pour un droit commun de la lĂ©sion entre majeurs, in MĂ©langes Roger Comtois, MontrĂ©al, Ăditions ThĂ©mis, 2007, 229-270;
- RĂ©flexion sur la dĂ©finition lĂ©gislative du contrat, in Jean-Guy Belley (ed.), Actes du Colloque du trentiĂšme anniversaire du CRDPCQ â Regards croisĂ©s sur le droit privĂ© / QRCPCL : Proceedings of the thirtieth Anniversary Conference, (2005) J.-G. Belley (ed.), - 2008.
Editing of books and other publications
- The Future of Canadian Federalism - Lâavenir du fĂ©dĂ©ralisme canadien, Paul-A. CrĂ©peau and C.B. MacPherson (eds.), University of Toronto Press, Les Presses de lâUniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al, 1965;
- Lâaffaire Wabasso sous les feux du droit comparĂ©, Paul-A. CrĂ©peau, (ed.), (1982) 27 łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” L.J. 789-914;
- Dictionnaire de droit privé, Paul-A. Crépeau, Raymond de Tremblay et al., Montréal, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, 1985, 213 p.;
- Dictionnaire de droit privé et Lexiques bilingues, Paul-A. Crépeau, Lucie Laguë et al., 2nd ed., Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 1991, 741 p.
- Dictionnaire de droit privé de la famille et lexiques bilingues/Private Law Dictionary of the Family and Bilingual Lexicons, Paul-A. Crépeau, Nicholas Kasirer et al., Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 1999, xxxvii, 146 p. (French), 152 p. (English);
- Good Faith â A Canadian Perspective (Lexicographical Notes) / La bonne foi du point de vue du Canada, (Notes lexicographiques), joint work, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, 1999-1, IV ULR/RDU 75;
- Succession (Notes lexicographiques/Lexicographical Notes), joint work, Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, (1999) 101 R. du N.;
- On the importance of words and meaning, Lexicographical Notes (joint work), Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, (2000) 68 Circuit 9;
- Dictionnaire de droit privé et lexiques bilingues Les obligations / Private Law Dictionary and Bilingual Lexicons Obligations, Paul-A. Crépeau, Nicholas Kasirer et al., Centre de recherche en droit privé et comparé du Québec/Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 2003, xxxiv, 467 (French), xxxiv, 414 (English);
Journal Articles and Reports
- Le secret médical, in Annuaire de la Société médicale de Montréal, 1957, p. 17;
- La Faculté internationale de droit comparé de Luxembourg, (1958) 29 Thémis, pp. 7-11;
- La reconnaissance judiciaire des jugements de divorce étrangers dans le droit international privé québécois, (1959) 19 R. du B., pp. 310-330;
- La responsabilité civile, médicale et hospitaliÚre, dans la jurisprudence québécoise récente, (1960) 20 R. du B., pp. 433-482;
- De la responsabilité civile extracontractuelle en droit international privé québécois, (1961) 39 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 3-29;
- RĂ©flexions sur le fondement juridique de la responsabilitĂ© du transporteur de personnes, (1960-1961) 7 łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” L.J., pp. 225-241;
- Liability for damage caused by things from the Civil Law point of view, (1962) 40 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 222-239;
- Des régimes contractuel et délictuel de responsabilité civile en droit civil canadien, (1962) 22 R. du B., pp. 501-557 (Prix du Barreau de la Province de Québec); also in Report presented at the VI International Congress of Comparative Law, Hamburg, 1962, Revue de droit comparé, 1962, pp. 39-84;
- Le contenu obligationnel dâun contrat, (1965) 43 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 3-48;
- La compétence internationale des tribunaux québécois en droit international privé, National Report presented at the VII International Congress of Comparative Law, Uppsala, Sweden, 1966, Revue de droit comparé, 1966, pp. 129-145;
- Ăvolution rĂ©cente du droit de la responsabilitĂ© mĂ©dicale et hospitaliĂšre en droit civil canadien, in Jus Medicum, 1969, pp. 159-172;
- International Developments in Choice of Law Governing Torts, Views from Canada, (in collaboration with J.-G. Castel), (1971) 19 Am. J. Comp. Law, pp. 17-35;
- Le droit familial du QuĂ©bec : RĂ©alitĂ©s nouvelles et perspectives dâavenir, (1973) 51 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 169-179;
- Le consentement du mineur en matiÚre de soins et traitements médicaux selon le droit civil canadien, (1974) 52 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 247-261; also in Le Médecin du Québec, 1974, vol. 9, no 12, p. 27;
- Civil Code Revision in Quebec, 3rd Tucker Lecture delivered in the Faculty of Law of the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, (1974) 34 Louisiana L.R., pp. 921-951;
- Les principes directeurs de la réforme du louage de choses, in Nouvelles lois sur le louage de choses, W.C.J. Meredith Memorial Lectures, 1975, pp. 9-19;
- Médecins et responsabilité civile, Paper presented at the second Colloque de responsabilité civile comparé, (1975) 10 R.J.T., pp. 56-58;
- La réforme du Code civil, in Cours de perfectionnement de la Chambre des notaires, (1977) C.P. du N., pp. 335-354;
- La responsabilité civile du médecin, National Report presented at the X International Congress of Comparative Law, Budapest, (1977-1978) 8 R.D.U.S., pp. 25-44;
- Le droit civil et le droit de la protection du consommateur, Paper presented to the Association Henri Capitant, JournĂ©es QuĂ©bec-Louisiane, in Revue gĂ©nĂ©rale de droit de lâUniversitĂ© dâOttawa, 1978, pp. 13-23;
- Prolonger le mourir - Qui décide? Les aspects juridiques, Paper presented at the Marcel Piché Symposium of the Centre for Bioethics of Montreal, in Assurances, 1979, pp. 279-290;
- La réforme du Code civil du Québec, Revue internationale de droit comparé, 1979, pp. 269-283; translated into Chinese, in (1983) 1 Faxue Yicong, pp. 40-45;
- Lâindemnisation de la victime par ricochet dâun accident mortel rĂ©sultant de lâinexĂ©cution dâun devoir contractuel, (1981) 26 łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” L.J., pp. 567-578;
- La responsabilitĂ© civile de lâĂ©tablissement hospitalier en droit civil canadien, (1981) 26 łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” L.J. 673-739; also in Le MĂ©decin du QuĂ©bec, supplement, 1982, 45 p.;
- Les lendemains de la réforme du Code civil. Welcoming Speech to the Royal Society of Canada, 24 April 1981, (1981) 59 Can. Bar Rev., pp. 625-634;
- Lâincidence des rĂ©gimes de responsabilitĂ© sur lâindemnisation du prĂ©judice en matiĂšre mĂ©dico-hospitaliĂšre, in Assurances, 1983, pp. 299-312;
- Memo relating to Bill 106 âportant rĂ©forme au Code civil du QuĂ©bec du droit des personnesâ, presented to the Commission permanente de la Justice of the Quebec National Assembly, 28 April 1983, in collaboration with Me Pierre Deschamps, B. Knoppers and Me L. Lussier, Journal des dĂ©bats, 1983, pp. 1720-1729;
- Abuse of Rights in the Civil Law of Quebec, paper presented at the Second International Conference on Aequitas and Equity in the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 1993, Jerusalem, The Harry and Michael Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law, 1997, pp. 583-631;
- La fonction du droit des obligations, in Assurances, 1985, pp. 150-164; 286-302; also 2nd rev. ed., (1998) 43 łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” L.J. 729-780;
- LâĂ©valuation du prĂ©judice en cas de perte de gains, General Report presented at the XII International Congress of Comparative Law, Sydney, Australia, August 1986, 110 p.;
- Lâindemnisation du prĂ©judice rĂ©sultant de la perte de capacitĂ© de gains, in Assurances, 1987, pp. 537-550;
- La responsabilitĂ© civile reliĂ©e Ă la prestation de soins de santĂ© : perspective et prospective quĂ©bĂ©coises, brief presented to the Commission dâenquĂȘte sur les services de santĂ© et les services sociaux, October 1987, 80 p. Report to the Commission Rochon, QuĂ©bec MinistĂšre de la santĂ©, 1988 (in collaboration with Me Pierre Deschamps), 80 p.;
- Comparative Law, Law Reform and Codification, National and International Perspectives, paper presented at the International Conference of Comparative Law, 9 April 1992, Faculty of Law, Peking University, Popular Republic of China (Translated into Chinese), Asia Pacific Law Rev. 1993, 97-109;
- La transposition linguistique, report presented at the second international conference of the Centre international de la common law en français, 24 September 1993, in Gérard Snow and Jacques Vanderlinden, eds., «Français juridique et science du droit», Moncton, New Brunswick, 1995, pp. 51-61;
- DĂ©finition du notariat, rapport de recherche Ă la Fondation du Notariat, (in collaboration with Me Ălise Charpentier) (1996) 98 R. du N. 517-527;
- Unification du droit privĂ© - Perspectives canadiennes, in La pertinence renouvelĂ©e du droit des obligations : Back to Basics The Continued Relevance of the Law of Obligations : retour aux sources, Meredith Lecture, łÉÈËVRÊÓÆ” University, 12 March 1999, Cowansville, Yvon Blais, 2000, pp. 1-12;
- Réflexions sur la codification du droit privé, (2000) 38 Osgoode Hall Law Journal, pp. 267-295;
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