François Crépeau awarded the McGill Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement (19 Oct 2026)
Professor Emeritus François Crépeau (McGill Faculty of Law) received the McGill Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement at McGill’s fall convocation on 19 October 2026 for his contributions to international migration, human rights and refugee law.
An internationally recognized scholar on migration, Crépeau held the Hans and Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law and directed the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. He served as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, authored influential UN reports and helped shape the intellectual foundations of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. An Officer of the Order of Canada, an Officier de l’Ordre national du Québec and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he was honoured with the medal in recognition of his career and societal impact.