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Foundations of Québec civil law

Build the vocabulary of obligations, then connect liability, time limits, and the civil file.

8 lessons · about 3 h

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Explain how a civil obligation arises, what happens when it is breached, and how a claim reaches court.

The syllabus

    1. Introduction to the Law of Obligations

      Identify the legal relationship and its source.

      Obligations & Contracts

      Up next22 minStep 1
    2. Core Rules of Contract Formation, Validity, and Effects

      Examine formation, validity, and effects.

      Obligations & Contracts

      27 minStep 2
    3. Modalities of Obligations: Conditions, Terms, and Pluralities

      Understand conditions, terms, and multiple parties.

      Obligations & Contracts

      24 minStep 3
    4. Performance, Default, and Remedies for Non-Performance

      Connect performance, default, and remedies.

      Obligations & Contracts

      23 minStep 4
    5. General Conditions of Civil Liability for Personal Acts

      Analyze fault, injury, and causation.

      Civil Responsibility

      22 minStep 5
    6. Damage as a Condition of Liability

      Determine whether injury is compensable.

      Civil Responsibility

      18 minStep 6
    7. Prescription in Quebec Civil Law

      Bring time limits into the analysis.

      Civil Responsibility

      18 minStep 7
    8. The Quebec Civil Case: From Dispute to Outcome

      Follow the claim through first instance.

      Civil Procedure

      7 minStep 8

An independently curated sequence. Every lesson also lives in its own course, and your progress is shared between the two.