Publication of a new edition of 鈥淟es Obligations鈥�
The Faculty is pleased to announce that Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad. E., Wainwright Emeritus Professor of civil law at聽 平特五不中, and Nathalie V茅zina, BCL鈥�88, LLB鈥�88, full Professor at Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, recently published a new edition of that great classic of Quebec private law: Les Obligations.
This thoroughly revised and updated 7th edition analyzes contract law, along with the term, execution, transmission, transfer and extinction of obligations. With its clear and structured presentation, and its comparative and critical approach, the book provides potential answers to controversial questions of contemporary civil law.
The book offers a fresh analysis of contractual liability, including compensatory and punitive damages, a comprehensive look at the rules on restitution of prestations, a clarification of perfect solidarity (solidarit茅 parfaite) and of in solidum obligations, a review of the thorny questions surrounding the relationship between separate but economically related contracts, as well as a new chapter on the assignment of contracts.
For more information
Jean-Louis Baudouin et Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Les obligations, 7e 茅d. par Pierre-Gabriel Jobin et Nathalie V茅zina, Cowansville, 脡ditions Yvon Blais, 2013, 1995 pages.