Dr. Karounga Diawara

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Biography

Karounga Diawara is a full professor at Laval University’s Faculty of Law and the director of the Center for Economic Law Studies (CEDE). He holds a doctorate in law (LL.D.) from Laval University, a specialized diploma in European law from the University of Liège in Belgium, and a master's degree in business law from Gaston Berger University in Senegal. A member of the Quebec Bar Association, his research focuses on competition law, including its internal, comparative, and international aspects. His thesis on market power control won the Henri-Capitant prize in 2009 and was published by Éditions Yvon Blais in 2011. He has authored the monograph "Competition Law: Theoretical and Applied Aspects" published by LexisNexis in 2025. Diawara also studies the interactions between competition law and consumer law, legal forms of businesses, corporate social responsibility, and the law of social economy organizations and cooperatives. He teaches competition law and corporate law at Laval University.

Research Interests

Experience

Full Professor

2018-06-01 — Present

Faculty of Law, Laval University • Québec, Canada

Professor specializing in Economic Regulation and Competition Law.

Associate Professor

2014-06-01 — 2018-06-01

Faculty of Law, Laval University • Québec, Canada

Assistant Professor

2010-08-01 — 2014-06-01

Faculty of Law, Laval University • Québec, Canada

Regular Professor

2009-07-01 — 2010-08-01

Department of Legal Sciences, UQAM • Montreal, Canada

Course Instructor

2008-01-01 — 2009-06-01

Department of Legal Sciences, UQAM • Montreal, Canada

Research Assistant

2002-09-01 — 2007-05-01

Faculty of Law, Laval University • Québec, Canada

Awards

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Henri Capitant Prize

2009-01-01

Courses

Competition Law Corporate Law Comparative and International Aspects of Competition Law Special Topics: OHADA Law Legal Clinic for Startups Non-Profit Organizations and Volunteer Sector Law

Requirements for Laval University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.22
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
PTE
Overall
Required:53
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in business or related field Basic college-level mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Resume
  • Letter of intent
  • Academic transcripts
  • French proficiency test results (TCF/TFI)
Specialization Notes

Department of Management / MBA programs often require higher GPAs and specific English proficiency.