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- Born April 30th 1955 in Verdun, Québec of
Fernande Lapointe and George Turp
- Married to Bartha Maria Knoppers (1978)
- Father of Nicolas (1980) and Catherine (1982)
| DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND
CERTIFICATES |
- Licence in Law (LL.L.) (Sherbrooke) (1977)
- Masters in Law (LL.M.) (Montréal) (1978)
- Doctorat d'État (summa cum laude) (Paris
II) (1990)
- Diplôme d'études approfondies (Paris II) (1980)
- Diploma in International Law (Cambridge) (1981)
- Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law
(1989)
- Certificate of Studies in Common law (1974)
- Certificate of Studies in European Integration
(1976)
- Certificate of Aptitude to the Legal Profession
(Member of the Québec Bar) (since1979)
| POLITICAL RESPONSABILITIES |
- Member of Parliament for Beauharnois-Salabery (since
june 2nd, 1997)
- Critic of the Bloc Québécois for
Intergovernmental Affairs (since June 30, 1999)
- Critic of the Bloc Québécois on
Foreign Affairs (1997-1999)
- Member of the Standing Committee
on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (1997-1999)
- President of the Policy Committee
of the Bloc Québécois (1994-1997)
- Member of the Board of Directors
of the Bloc Québécois (1994-1997)
- President of the Working Group
on Economic Union and Common Intitutions of the Bloc Québécois
- Candidate of the Bloc Québécois
in the Papineau-Saint-Michel by-election of March 25th, 1996
- Member of the National Commission
on the Future of Québec
- Secretary-General and Founding
Member of the Intellectuals for Sovereignty (IPSO)
- Professor at the Faculty of Law
of the Université de Montréal (since 1982) (on leave);
- Guest Professor at the Université de Paris X
(Nanterre) (1986) and the Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) (1987)
- Guest Professor at the Université libre de
Bruxelles (1989);
- Guest Professor at the University of Alberta (1993);
- Guest Professor at the International Institute for
Human Rights of Strasbourg (1988);
- Director of Studies at The Hague Academy of
International Law (1995);
- Visiting Scholar at Harvard University (1996);
- Guest Professor, Faculté Jean Monnet, Université
de Paris XI (Paris-Sud) (1996).
- Subjects of Teaching : Public International
law, Advanced Constitutional Law, International Human Rights Law, International Economic
Relations Law, North American Free-Trade.
| OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES |
- Legal Counsel, Hudon, Gendron, Harris, Thomas;
(1993-1997)
- Advisor to the Committee on the Political and
Constitutional Future of Québec (Bélanger-Campeau Commission) (1991)
- Advisor to the Committee to Examine Matters
Relating to the Accession of Québec to
Sovereignty (1992)
- Consultant to the Canadian International
Developement Agency, the Department of External Affairs and the Canadian Foreign Service
Institute for the Training Courses on Human Rights and Democratic Development (1989-1995)
- Expert designated by the Agence de coopération
culturelle et technique to assist the Constitutional Commission of the Seychelles Republic
(1993)
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