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Graduated in Law and Political Science from the Universities of Montreal and Oxford, Andrée Lajoie was a professor at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal from 1968 to 2006, where she conducted research at the Centre de recherche en droit public, of which she was the director from 1976 to 1980. Initially focused on constitutional and administrative law applied to various fields including urban and health law and higher education, her work has recently concentrated on legal theory (pluralism, hermeneutics), particularly informed by constitutional law related to the role of the judiciary in law creation and minority rights. Her current work particularly addresses Indigenous Peoples' ancestral rights in Canada. Her recent publications include: Indigenous Concepts of Ancestral Rights (LGDJ/Éditions Thémis, 2008); When Minorities Make the Law (PUF, 2002); Theories and Emergence of Law: Pluralism, Over-determination and Effectiveness (Éditions Thémis/Bruylant, 1998); Value Judgments (PUF, 1997); and The Legal Status of Indigenous Peoples in Quebec and Pluralism (Éditions Yvon Blais, 1996).
Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.