Companion of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: November 20, 2014
- Invested on: February 13, 2015
For his seminal contributions to the law of the sea and to international trade law as a scholar and advocate.
A world-renowned lawyer and scholar, Don McRae is Canada’s leading authority in a number of international legal fields. Notably, his expertise with respect to the law of the sea is regularly sought out by United Nations agencies and other international organizations, and his work on international economic law has helped Canada become a key player within the World Trade Organization. He is also one of only three Canadians to have been elected to serve on the United Nations’ International Law Commission, a crowning accomplishment that places him among the world’s elite legal professionals.