Social Sciences and Humanities; Law
Matthew Harrington
History of British and U.S. law
- Professeur titulaire
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Faculté de droit
Pavillon Maximilien-Caron, room A7440
Profile
Research expertise
Domaines d'intérêts :
- Histoire du droit anglais et américain
- droit constitutionnel anglais et américain et common law nord-américaine.
Biography
Matthew P. Harrington holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from McGill University, as well as a Doctor of Juridical Science Degree from University of Pennsylvania. President of the Faculty’s common law program committee, Professor Harrington teaches U.S. constitutional law, as well as property and trust law. He has furthermore published on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and the economic origins of law.
Teaching and supervision
Teaching
Courses taught (current session only)
- DRT-6565 – Fondements et méthodes de la common law
- DRT-6572 – Remedies en droit public et privé
- DRT-6573 – Fiducies et successions ("Trusts-Estates")
Programs
Projects
Research projects
2019
- 2027
Centre en chimie verte et catalyse (CCVC)
Lead researcher :
André Charette
Co-researchers :
Stephen Hanessian
,
James D. Wuest
,
William Lubell
,
Davit Zargarian
,
Yvan Guindon
,
Hélène Lebel
,
Joelle Pelletier
,
Sébastien Sauvé
,
Garry Hanan
,
Andreea-Ruxandra Schmitzer
,
Dominic Rochefort
,
Matthew Harrington
,
Shawn Collins
,
Frank Schaper
,
Mickaël Dollé
,
Roger Gaudreault
,
S Ghoshal
,
Nicolas Moitessier
,
Gregory Patience
,
James L Gleason
,
Michèle Prévost
,
Masad J Damha
,
Bruce A Arndtsen
,
Steve Maguire
,
P. C. K. Lau
,
D. Scott Bohle
,
Chaojun Li
,
Gonzalo Cosa
,
Audrey Moores
,
Tomislav Friscic
,
Jean-Philip Lumb
,
Christopher Wilds
,
Pat Forgione
,
Jean Lessard
,
Claude Spino
,
Guillaume Bélanger
,
Claude Legault
,
Xavier Ottenwaelder
,
Zetian Mi
,
Alexandre Gagnon
,
Dominic Larivière
,
John Boukouvalas
,
Faical Larachi
,
Peter Hugh McBreen
,
Thierry Ollevier
,
Trong On Do
,
Frédéric-Georges Fontaine
,
Jean-François Paquin
,
Maria-Cornélia Iliuta
,
Sylvain Canesi
,
Safia Hamoudi
,
Karine Auclair
,
David Dewez
,
Eric McCalla
,
Christopher Thibodeaux
,
Jan Kopyscinski
,
Daria Camilla Boffito
,
Robert Lortie
Funding sources:
FRQNT/Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FQRNT)
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-(RS) Programme de regroupements stratégiques
2020
Projet pour l’implantation d’un régime d’assurance pension au Québec
Lead researcher :
Matthew Harrington
Funding sources:
MITACS Inc.
Grant programs:
PVXXXXXX-Stage Accélération Québec - MITACS
2016
- 2018
Supreme Courts and the Common Law
Lead researcher :
Matthew Harrington
Co-researchers :
Paul Daly
Funding sources:
CRSH/Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Grant programs:
PV152160-Subvention Connexion
Disciplines
- Law
Areas of expertise
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Common law
- Constitutional Law
- Trusts
- Estates
- Property
- Real estate
- Theory of law