UNB Law

Bruno Gélinas-Faucher and Catherine Le Guerrier join UNB Law

Author: Ed Bowes

Posted on Jun 28, 2024

Category: Faculty


UNB Law is excited to announce the appointments of two outstanding new faculty members, Bruno Gélinas-Faucher and Catherine Le Guerrier.

Bruno Gélinas-Faucher joins UNB Law from the Université de Moncton, where he has been an Assistant Professor since 2022. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. Prof. Gélinas-Faucher received an LL.M. with First-Class Honours, also from the University of Cambridge.

He clerked for the Hon. Thomas Cromwell at the Supreme Court of Canada, and was a Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice. He received civil and common law degrees from the University of Ottawa, both summa cum laude. Prof. Gélinas-Faucher’s teaching and research interests include public international law and dispute resolution. Active in public interest litigation, he has appeared as counsel at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Catherine Le Guerrier is a doctoral candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Her dissertation explores the socio-economic and historical context of consumer contracts for credit. She holds an MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Montreal. She is a recipient of the Joseph A. Bombardier Scholarship and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Prof. Le Guerrier holds BCL and LLB degrees from McGill University, where she received the Principal David L. Johnston Medal for Contribution. She clerked for the Hon. Clément Gascon at the Supreme Court of Canada. Active in the community, Prof. Le Guerrier is a Director of Écosociété, an independent publishing house.