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Michel Morin is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Montreal, specializing in comparative legal history, Indigenous rights, and bijural systems. He holds an LL.B. in Law (1982) from Université de Montréal and an M.Sc. in Economics (1986) from UQAM. Previously, he served as a professor at the Civil Law Section of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law from 1986 to 2003.
- LL.B. in Law (1982), Université de Montréal
- M.Sc. in Economics (1986), UQAM
Professor Morin's research focuses on the comparative history of public and private law, evolution of Indigenous rights, and Quebec's distinct legal culture within Canadian bijuralism. His work explores French-British legal interactions in colonial contexts, Indigenous territorial rights in New France, and Quebec's religious neutrality tradition. He examines how colonial legal systems evolved through interactions between French civil law, English common law, and Indigenous legal orders.
His recent publications analyze Quebec's legal hybridity, Indigenous sovereignty, and constitutional development from 1603-1867. Morin's scholarship reveals how legal pluralism shaped Canada's constitutional framework, particularly regarding Indigenous rights recognition and Quebec's unique position within Canadian federalism.
- Prix Jean-Charles Falardeau (1998) for L'Usurpation de la souveraineté autochtone
- Prix Rodolphe-Fournier (2013) for Les tribunaux et l'arbitrage en Nouvelle-France et au Québec de 1740 à 1784
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2023)
- McCormick Fellowship at University of Edinburgh (2017)
- Herbert Smith Freehills Fellowship at University of Cambridge (2018)
Professor Morin has supervised numerous graduate students in Indigenous rights, legal history, and Quebec's constitutional development. His research projects include 'Qannitaq – Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative' (2023-2030), 'TSHIUE-NATUAPAHTETAU/KIGIBIWEWIDON' on Indigenous heritage restitution (2011-2017), and 'PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET GOUVERNANCE' (2006-2013). He previously served three terms as President of the Quebec Association of Law Professors (1992-93, 2012-13, 2018-22).
His current research examines Indigenous conceptions of territory in New France and the evolution of Quebec's legal identity within Canadian bijuralism. Morin actively participates in national debates on secularism, Indigenous rights, and legal history through media engagements and academic leadership.
