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In the mid-20th century, the hiring of full-time professors led to a transformation of Québec's faculties of law. Paul-André Crépeau was one of those who had completed graduate studies abroad. In 1965 he was appointed president of the Civil Code Revision Office. He supervised this vast enterprise and his name is forever associated with the Draft Civil Code. As a legal scholar, he published abundantly in the field of contract law, and then addressed codification and lexicography, using a wide range of writing approaches. He often sought to influence the evolution of the law. His proposals were greeted sometimes favourably and sometimes critically. His work is imbued with principles and comparative law, and it reflects his will to build a strong body of legal scholarship. He was particularly attached to French doctrine, which was an important source of inspiration for him that clearly influenced his legal thought.
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The Province of Québec is inhabited by the Québecois, a people who have a right to self-determination. However, within the rubric of public international law these people cannot claim the right to external self-determination, i.e. to independence, because they are neither colonized nor a people whose right to internal self-determination is being denied.Indeed, within the framework of the Canadian federation, the federalgovernment has granted broad powers to the Québec government and its people. As well, Quebecers have the control of a federate entity and its political apparatus. Moreover, the Canadian Constitution does not provide for the secession of any provinces in Canada; such a process would require a constitutional modification and, therefore, negotiations between Québec and the rest of Canada.Consequently, to attain independence after a successful democratic referendum on the topic, the Québec government would have two ways to bring about the accession of their province to sovereignty. On the one hand, Québec could have its independence accepted by the federal and provincial governments in Canada. On the other hand, Québec could conquer it on the basis of political effectiveness and international recognition by other States. With respect to the latter method though, Québec would likely run up against the combined opposition of both the federal government of Canada and the Anglophone and Allophone minorities in Québec.