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Prof. Sylvio Normand

Prof. Sylvio Normand

Fellow
Current Employer
Université Laval
Election Year
2025
Academy
Academy of Social Sciences
A renowned lawyer and expert in civil law
and legal history, Sylvio Normand is coholder of the Louis-Philippe Pigeon Chair in
Legal Writing. His main areas of research are
the history of legal thought and culture, the
process of law codification, legal literature
and publishing, and property law. His
extensive expertise, recognized well beyond
Canada’s borders, has shaped the work of
several generations of legal experts.
Juriste reconnu, expert du droit civil et
de l’histoire du droit, Sylvio Normand
est cotitulaire de la Chaire de rédaction
juridique Louis-Philippe Pigeon. Ses thèmes
privilégiés de recherches sont : l’histoire
de la pensée et de la culture juridiques,
le processus de codification du droit, la
littérature et l’édition juridiques et le droit
des biens. Sa vaste expertise reconnue bien
au-delà des frontières du Canada a façonné
le travail de plusieurs générations de juristes.

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