Fabien Gélinas

Website: Private Justice and the Rule of Law
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Biography

Professor Gélinas teaches and conducts research in the areas of international dispute resolution, contract law and legal theory. Formerly General Counsel of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, he is a member of the Quebec Bar and acts as arbitrator and as consultant on dispute resolution and legal reform.

In April 2013, he was appointed a Norton Rose Faculty Scholar in Arbitration and Commercial Law for a two year term.

Employment

McGill University, Faculty of Law, Associate Dean of Research (2007-2008)

McGill University, Institute of Comparative Law, Director (2004-2007)

McGill University, Faculty of Law, Associate Professor (2002-)

Consultant on international dispute resolution and online dispute resolution systems (2001-)

eResolution, Vice-President (2000-2001)

International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), General Counsel (1998-2000)

ICC Commission on International Arbitration, Secretary (1998-2000)

ICC International Court of Arbitration, Special Counsel and Director of Publications (1997-1998)

Institut de droit comparé de Paris (Université de Paris II - Panthéon Assas), full-time Lecturer (1996-1997)

Supreme Court of Canada, Law Clerk to Mr Justice Charles Doherty Gonthier (1989-1990)

Lectureships

McGill University, Faculty of Law, 2001-2002

Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit, 2001-2002

Centre d'études diplomatiques et stratégiques de Paris (École des hautes études internationales), 1999-2000

Institute of World Business Law (International Chamber of Commerce), 1997-2000

Université de Paris II - Panthéon Assas, Faculté de droit, d'économie et des sciences sociales, 1997-2000

National University of Rwanda in Butare, 1996-1997

Trinity College Dublin, 1996-1997

Education

University of Oxford, D.Phil. (1995)

Université de Montréal, LL.M. (1991)

École du Barreau, Montréal (1990)

Université de Poitiers (1989)

Université de Montréal, LL.B. (1988)

Other studies

Centre d'études diplomatiques et stratégiques de Paris (École des hautes études internationales) (1996-1997)

International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg (1992)

Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague (1989)

University of Ottawa, Department of Political Science (1983-1985)

Areas of Interest

International dispute resolution, constitutional law and theory, international commercial contracts, comparative law, e-commerce