Law (LAWS)
Law (LAWS) Courses
Law
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LAWS 1000 [1.0 credit]
Introduction to Legal Studies
Concepts, sources, nature and function of law; law and social change; historical and constitutional foundations of the Canadian legal system; common and civil law traditions; statutory interpretation and precedent; legal institutions; the role of judges, lawyers and lay persons; accessibility; alternative dispute resolution.
Introduction to Legal Studies
Concepts, sources, nature and function of law; law and social change; historical and constitutional foundations of the Canadian legal system; common and civil law traditions; statutory interpretation and precedent; legal institutions; the role of judges, lawyers and lay persons; accessibility; alternative dispute resolution.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
LAWS 2105 [0.5 credit]
Social Justice and Human Rights
Theories and practices of law and social justice. Issues examined may include: civil democracy and repression; global governance and the rule of law; democratic movements and social power; human rights instruments, regimes and remedies; armed conflict; and humanitarian intervention.
Social Justice and Human Rights
Theories and practices of law and social justice. Issues examined may include: civil democracy and repression; global governance and the rule of law; democratic movements and social power; human rights instruments, regimes and remedies; armed conflict; and humanitarian intervention.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 1000 [1.0], HUMR 1001 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI 1200.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
LAWS 2201 [0.5 credit]
Persons and Property
Origins and scope of the concept of person in law and how concepts of legal personality change over time. Origins and scope of the concept of property and how concepts of property change over time.
Persons and Property
Origins and scope of the concept of person in law and how concepts of legal personality change over time. Origins and scope of the concept of property and how concepts of property change over time.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2202 [0.5 credit]
Obligations
The concepts employed by the law for creating and enforcing legal obligations between persons within society, including contract, tort, fiduciary obligation and restitution. Consideration is given to the role of persons and the role of the state in ordering private legal obligations.
Obligations
The concepts employed by the law for creating and enforcing legal obligations between persons within society, including contract, tort, fiduciary obligation and restitution. Consideration is given to the role of persons and the role of the state in ordering private legal obligations.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2301 [0.5 credit]
Criminal Justice System
The institutional and social production of criminal law in Canada. Processes, personnel, and agencies in the criminal legal system. The role of discretion and mechanisms of accountability. The accused and the place of the victim. Issues and problems in sentencing and punishment. Theoretical frameworks.
Criminal Justice System
The institutional and social production of criminal law in Canada. Processes, personnel, and agencies in the criminal legal system. The role of discretion and mechanisms of accountability. The accused and the place of the victim. Issues and problems in sentencing and punishment. Theoretical frameworks.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2302 [0.5 credit]
Criminal Law
The legal and social dimensions of criminal liability and responsibility in Canada, including issues and problems surrounding mens rea, actus reus, and the attachment of liability. Excuses and justifications, the Canadian Criminal Code and the role of the Charter in the criminal legal system.
Criminal Law
The legal and social dimensions of criminal liability and responsibility in Canada, including issues and problems surrounding mens rea, actus reus, and the attachment of liability. Excuses and justifications, the Canadian Criminal Code and the role of the Charter in the criminal legal system.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2501 [0.5 credit]
Law, State and Constitution
Law relating to the state, society and the constitution, with a focus on the historical framework, federalism, and constitutional reform in Canada.
Law, State and Constitution
Law relating to the state, society and the constitution, with a focus on the historical framework, federalism, and constitutional reform in Canada.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2502 [0.5 credit]
Law, State and Citizen
Law relating to the state and its relationship to individuals and groups in society, with a focus on the administrative process, basic values and the Charter.
Law, State and Citizen
Law relating to the state and its relationship to individuals and groups in society, with a focus on the administrative process, basic values and the Charter.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI 1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI 1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2601 [0.5 credit]
Public International Law
Examination of the role of law in contemporary international relations. Nature, history and sources of international law; international personality of states; the status of international organizations and individuals; creation and effect of international obligations; importance and functions of law in the settlement of international disputes.
Public International Law
Examination of the role of law in contemporary international relations. Nature, history and sources of international law; international personality of states; the status of international organizations and individuals; creation and effect of international obligations; importance and functions of law in the settlement of international disputes.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3603 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI 1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 1000 [1.0], PAPM 1000 [1.0], PSCI 1000 [1.0 ] (No longer offered), PSCI 1001 and PSCI 1002 (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 and PSCI 1200.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 2908 [0.5 credit]
Approaches in Legal Studies I
Introduction to interdisciplinary research and analysis in law and legal studies; finding and analyzing primary and secondary legal sources; introduction to the interrelationship between theory, practice and research. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course in the second year of their program.
Approaches in Legal Studies I
Introduction to interdisciplinary research and analysis in law and legal studies; finding and analyzing primary and secondary legal sources; introduction to the interrelationship between theory, practice and research. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course in the second year of their program.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3907 [no longer offered].
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000.
Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.
LAWS 3000 [0.5 credit]
The Legal Process
Advanced topics in the legal process such as the nature and function of law, dispute resolution and law making.
The Legal Process
Advanced topics in the legal process such as the nature and function of law, dispute resolution and law making.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3001 [0.5 credit]
Women and the Legal Process
How the legal process has affected the status of women. Areas of concentration within the Canadian context include the criminal law, citizenship and immigration, education, employment, and welfare and social services.
Women and the Legal Process
How the legal process has affected the status of women. Areas of concentration within the Canadian context include the criminal law, citizenship and immigration, education, employment, and welfare and social services.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3003 [0.5 credit]
Contracts
The enforcement of promises and agreements; basic doctrines and underlying principles of the law of contract are studied from formation of the contract to remedies for breach of contract; role of contract for economic and social purposes is also considered.
Contracts
The enforcement of promises and agreements; basic doctrines and underlying principles of the law of contract are studied from formation of the contract to remedies for breach of contract; role of contract for economic and social purposes is also considered.
LAWS 3005 [0.5 credit]
Law and Regulation
Definitions and goals of regulation; contemporary theories and debates about legal and non-legal approaches to regulation. Approaches studied may include market mechanisms, public agency regulation, self-regulation and governance in co-operation with associations in civil society.
Law and Regulation
Definitions and goals of regulation; contemporary theories and debates about legal and non-legal approaches to regulation. Approaches studied may include market mechanisms, public agency regulation, self-regulation and governance in co-operation with associations in civil society.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from: LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3006 [0.5 credit]
Mediation
Theory and practice of mediation; historical roots and influences; contrasts with formal litigation and other dispute resolution processes; issues of social and legal control; critiques, including feminist, Marxist and critical race theory; issues of power, gender, race and class; application to contemporary issues and disputes.
Mediation
Theory and practice of mediation; historical roots and influences; contrasts with formal litigation and other dispute resolution processes; issues of social and legal control; critiques, including feminist, Marxist and critical race theory; issues of power, gender, race and class; application to contemporary issues and disputes.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000 and 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601, BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3101 [0.5 credit]
Philosophy of Law: The Nature of Law
The concept of law, leading theories of law and related concepts such as rules and obligations, power and authority, coercion, and justice.
Philosophy of Law: The Nature of Law
The concept of law, leading theories of law and related concepts such as rules and obligations, power and authority, coercion, and justice.
Precludes additional credit for PHIL 3101.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3102 [0.5 credit]
Philosophy of Law: The Logic of the Law
The nature of legal reasoning and concepts particularly used in the course of legal reasoning such as rights and duties, ownership and possession, liability and punishment.
Philosophy of Law: The Logic of the Law
The nature of legal reasoning and concepts particularly used in the course of legal reasoning such as rights and duties, ownership and possession, liability and punishment.
LAWS 3105 [0.5 credit]
Theory of Law and Politics
Theories of law and politics; prominent thinkers and schools of thought; influence on legal and political institutions. Topics include law and ethics, justice and equity, positivism and natural law, state absolutism, codifications, and anthropological and historical theories of law and society.
Theory of Law and Politics
Theories of law and politics; prominent thinkers and schools of thought; influence on legal and political institutions. Topics include law and ethics, justice and equity, positivism and natural law, state absolutism, codifications, and anthropological and historical theories of law and society.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601; or 2.0 credits from PSCI 1000 [1.0] (no longer offered), PSCI 1100 .
LAWS 3106 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of Law
Development of law in the context of modernity, the West and capitalism. Writings on law by Durkheim, Weber and Marx; their influence on the development of the sociology of law.
Sociology of Law
Development of law in the context of modernity, the West and capitalism. Writings on law by Durkheim, Weber and Marx; their influence on the development of the sociology of law.
Also listed as SOCI 3480.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601.
LAWS 3201 [0.5 credit]
Business Enterprise Frameworks
Forms of carrying on business activity: proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and Crown entities. The rights and obligations of such business enterprises both internally and in relation with other persons. The relationship between legal form and economic function. The role of state intervention.
Business Enterprise Frameworks
Forms of carrying on business activity: proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and Crown entities. The rights and obligations of such business enterprises both internally and in relation with other persons. The relationship between legal form and economic function. The role of state intervention.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3202 [0.5 credit]
Intellectual Property
Critical assessment of copyright, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property; regulation and governance of information technology including self-regulation, standard setting, licencing, competition policy and international dimensions.
Intellectual Property
Critical assessment of copyright, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property; regulation and governance of information technology including self-regulation, standard setting, licencing, competition policy and international dimensions.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3203 [0.5 credit]
The Legal Nature of Property
An examination of the nature and functions of property as a legal and social institution, with particular reference to theories of property, the scope of property interests, and the relationship between individual property rights and the state.
The Legal Nature of Property
An examination of the nature and functions of property as a legal and social institution, with particular reference to theories of property, the scope of property interests, and the relationship between individual property rights and the state.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3205 [0.5 credit]
Consumer Law
Need for consumer protection in the provision of goods and services; traditional legal protection by statute and common law; legislative responses to consumer pressures; judicial response in recent Canadian, English and American law; reform of consumer law.
Consumer Law
Need for consumer protection in the provision of goods and services; traditional legal protection by statute and common law; legislative responses to consumer pressures; judicial response in recent Canadian, English and American law; reform of consumer law.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2202 or BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3206 [0.5 credit]
Banking Law
The law relating to banks and banking; the nature of the legal relationship created; legal rights and duties of the parties involved. Consumer and corporate aspects of banking (including computerization and electronic funds transfers); regulations of banking.
Banking Law
The law relating to banks and banking; the nature of the legal relationship created; legal rights and duties of the parties involved. Consumer and corporate aspects of banking (including computerization and electronic funds transfers); regulations of banking.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2202 or BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3207 [0.5 credit]
International Transactions
Topics may include: the international sale of goods, finance of transnational transactions, international carriage of goods, insurance, agency and trading houses; other forms of trade, e.g., counter-trade, foreign investment; settlement of international disputes by litigation and arbitration.
International Transactions
Topics may include: the international sale of goods, finance of transnational transactions, international carriage of goods, insurance, agency and trading houses; other forms of trade, e.g., counter-trade, foreign investment; settlement of international disputes by litigation and arbitration.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2202 or BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3208 [0.5 credit]
International Trade Regulation
International regulation of trade and investment through bilateral, regional and multilateral treaties and agreements. Topics may include: WTO, NAFTA, the EU, UNCTAD, intergovernmental commodity agreements, dispute settlement.
International Trade Regulation
International regulation of trade and investment through bilateral, regional and multilateral treaties and agreements. Topics may include: WTO, NAFTA, the EU, UNCTAD, intergovernmental commodity agreements, dispute settlement.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2005[1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2601 or LAWS 2202 or LAWS 2501 or BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3303 [0.5 credit]
Injury and Compensation
Problems of injury compensation; legal responses in their economic, historical, comparative, philosophical or sociological contexts; definitions of personal injury; objectives and effectiveness of legal intervention; forms of compensation; relation between private law and state regulation.
Injury and Compensation
Problems of injury compensation; legal responses in their economic, historical, comparative, philosophical or sociological contexts; definitions of personal injury; objectives and effectiveness of legal intervention; forms of compensation; relation between private law and state regulation.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3304 [0.5 credit]
Private Law, Historical Change
Private law and socio-economic change, emphasizing nineteenth-century Canada; comparison with the United States; influence of eighteenth-century English developments. Topics may include contracts and market economy, corporations and entrepreneurship, private law and the employer/employee relationship; property and tort in gender relations.
Private Law, Historical Change
Private law and socio-economic change, emphasizing nineteenth-century Canada; comparison with the United States; influence of eighteenth-century English developments. Topics may include contracts and market economy, corporations and entrepreneurship, private law and the employer/employee relationship; property and tort in gender relations.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3305 [0.5 credit]
Crime and State in History
The history of the relationship between the criminal law system and society. Changing issues in the criminal law and the nature of institutional responses, covering medieval to early nineteenth-century England and nineteenth to early twentieth-century Canada.
Crime and State in History
The history of the relationship between the criminal law system and society. Changing issues in the criminal law and the nature of institutional responses, covering medieval to early nineteenth-century England and nineteenth to early twentieth-century Canada.
LAWS 3306 [0.5 credit]
Crime, Law, Process & Politics
Criminal law process in Canada; structure and use of the process examined for fairness, defects, and possible reform initiatives. Issues concerning gender, race and class bias in the implementation and application of the criminal law.
Crime, Law, Process & Politics
Criminal law process in Canada; structure and use of the process examined for fairness, defects, and possible reform initiatives. Issues concerning gender, race and class bias in the implementation and application of the criminal law.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3307 [0.5 credit]
Youth and Criminal Law
A review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act within the framework of the Canadian justice system, with particular emphasis on historical and philosophical developments and objectives. Current topics include: constitutional issues, procedure, confessions, transfers, sentencing options, alternative measures, reviews, and possible amendments.
Youth and Criminal Law
A review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act within the framework of the Canadian justice system, with particular emphasis on historical and philosophical developments and objectives. Current topics include: constitutional issues, procedure, confessions, transfers, sentencing options, alternative measures, reviews, and possible amendments.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3308 [0.5 credit]
Punishment and the Law
This course explores justifications and practices of punishment and social control from a socio-legal perspective. Rationalizations and justifications for punishment are considered. Different forms of punishment and control within the law will be examined as well as different theoretical perspectives of punishment.
Punishment and the Law
This course explores justifications and practices of punishment and social control from a socio-legal perspective. Rationalizations and justifications for punishment are considered. Different forms of punishment and control within the law will be examined as well as different theoretical perspectives of punishment.
LAWS 3401 [0.5 credit]
Employment Law
Legal regulation of the employment relationship; its contractual basis; defining employment; rights and duties of employees and employers; termination of employment; statutory regulation through employment standards legislation, human rights codes, workers' compensation acts, occupational health and safety and related statutes.
Employment Law
Legal regulation of the employment relationship; its contractual basis; defining employment; rights and duties of employees and employers; termination of employment; statutory regulation through employment standards legislation, human rights codes, workers' compensation acts, occupational health and safety and related statutes.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502, BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3402 [0.5 credit]
Landlord and Tenant Relations
An examination of the landlord and tenant relationship in Ontario, focusing on the rights and duties under common law and statute, the distinction between residential and commercial tenancies, recent regulation of residential tenancies, and implications of rent control and security of tenure for housing policy.
Landlord and Tenant Relations
An examination of the landlord and tenant relationship in Ontario, focusing on the rights and duties under common law and statute, the distinction between residential and commercial tenancies, recent regulation of residential tenancies, and implications of rent control and security of tenure for housing policy.
LAWS 3405 [0.5 credit]
Labour Law
Role of law in industrial relations; effect of law on collective bargaining relationships; recognition of bargaining agent; regulation of bargaining; administration of the collective agreement; methods of conflict resolution.
Labour Law
Role of law in industrial relations; effect of law on collective bargaining relationships; recognition of bargaining agent; regulation of bargaining; administration of the collective agreement; methods of conflict resolution.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502. Permission may be given to students in Business or Directed Interdisciplinary Studies who have completed BUSI 2601.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3408 [0.5 credit]
Legal Aspects of Sport
Legal regulation of sporting activities in Canada. Subjects include constitutional power to regulate sport, government involvement in sports administration, sports violence, civil liability for sports injuries, sex discrimination, professional and intercollegiate leagues, player employment contracts, disciplinary proceedings.
Legal Aspects of Sport
Legal regulation of sporting activities in Canada. Subjects include constitutional power to regulate sport, government involvement in sports administration, sports violence, civil liability for sports injuries, sex discrimination, professional and intercollegiate leagues, player employment contracts, disciplinary proceedings.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3500 [0.5 credit]
Constitutional Law
An investigation of the Canadian constitution. Sovereignty, the nature and units of executive, legislative, and judicial power in Canada as interpreted by the courts. The distribution of powers under the Canadian constitution, including an investigation of contemporary problems of federalism. Problems of judicial review.
Constitutional Law
An investigation of the Canadian constitution. Sovereignty, the nature and units of executive, legislative, and judicial power in Canada as interpreted by the courts. The distribution of powers under the Canadian constitution, including an investigation of contemporary problems of federalism. Problems of judicial review.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2501 or PSCI 2003.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3501 [0.5 credit]
Law in the Information Society
Legal responses to challenges of the information society. Topics may include privacy, surveillance and monitoring, access to information, freedom of expression, control of objectionable content, Charter and human rights issues, and security.
Law in the Information Society
Legal responses to challenges of the information society. Topics may include privacy, surveillance and monitoring, access to information, freedom of expression, control of objectionable content, Charter and human rights issues, and security.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3502 [0.5 credit]
Telecommunications Regulation
The law regulating Canadian broadcasting and communications industries. Focus on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. Topics may include: administrative formulation of policy, ownership rules, program content and quality, access to the media, cablevision licensing and control, alternative sanctions.
Telecommunications Regulation
The law regulating Canadian broadcasting and communications industries. Focus on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. Topics may include: administrative formulation of policy, ownership rules, program content and quality, access to the media, cablevision licensing and control, alternative sanctions.
Also listed as JOUR 3502 and MCOM 3502.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502; or 1.0 credit at the 2000-level in Journalism or Communication Studies.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502; or 1.0 credit at the 2000-level in Journalism or Communication Studies.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3503 [0.5 credit]
Equality & Discrimination
Human rights issues and law in Canada; history and present day experiences of discrimination; critical exploration of law's effectiveness in responding to discrimination; meaning(s) of equality and discrimination; focus on Human Rights Codes - interpretation, administration, enforcement - some reference to s.15 of the Charter.
Equality & Discrimination
Human rights issues and law in Canada; history and present day experiences of discrimination; critical exploration of law's effectiveness in responding to discrimination; meaning(s) of equality and discrimination; focus on Human Rights Codes - interpretation, administration, enforcement - some reference to s.15 of the Charter.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2105 or LAWS 2302 or LAWS 2502.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2105 or LAWS 2302 or LAWS 2502.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 3504 [0.5 credit]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
The legal situation of aboriginal peoples in Canada. Topics include status, aboriginal rights, treaties, legislative jurisdiction and the constitutional framework, aboriginal claims, and self-government. Comparative references to aboriginal policy in other countries.
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
The legal situation of aboriginal peoples in Canada. Topics include status, aboriginal rights, treaties, legislative jurisdiction and the constitutional framework, aboriginal claims, and self-government. Comparative references to aboriginal policy in other countries.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2501 or LAWS 2502 or LAWS 3500 or LAWS 3503 or LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 3509.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3506 [0.5 credit]
Administrative Law
Structure and procedure of Canadian administrative authorities; policy, statutory and judicial environments in which they operate. Topics include techniques for implementing public policy and structuring public authorities; statutory interpretation; procedural safeguards; exercise of statutory discretion; reconciling efficiency and fairness.
Administrative Law
Structure and procedure of Canadian administrative authorities; policy, statutory and judicial environments in which they operate. Topics include techniques for implementing public policy and structuring public authorities; statutory interpretation; procedural safeguards; exercise of statutory discretion; reconciling efficiency and fairness.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2502 or LAWS 3005 or LAWS 3502/JOUR 3502/ MCOM 3502 (no longer offered).
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3508 [0.5 credit]
Health Law
Legal/ethical issues in health care regulation. Topics may include: regulation of health professions; economics of health care; informed consent/choice; regulation of drugs, devices and research; medical malpractice and other liability; mental health issues; patient/client records.
Health Law
Legal/ethical issues in health care regulation. Topics may include: regulation of health professions; economics of health care; informed consent/choice; regulation of drugs, devices and research; medical malpractice and other liability; mental health issues; patient/client records.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3505 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3509 [0.5 credit]
The Charter of Rights Topics
Selected issues in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
The Charter of Rights Topics
Selected issues in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2105 or LAWS 2201 or LAWS 2302 or LAWS 2502.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2105 or LAWS 2201 or LAWS 2302 or LAWS 2502.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 3602 [0.5 credit]
International Human Rights
The developing international law relating to the protection of human rights. General concepts, rules and institutions. Specific issues include self-determination, aboriginal rights, the refugee problem, and torture. The inherent problems and overall potential of international law.
International Human Rights
The developing international law relating to the protection of human rights. General concepts, rules and institutions. Specific issues include self-determination, aboriginal rights, the refugee problem, and torture. The inherent problems and overall potential of international law.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 4604 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from: LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601, LAWS 3503, LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 3509, LAWS 3603 (no longer offered), LAWS 3603 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from: LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601, LAWS 3503, LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 3509, LAWS 3603 (no longer offered), LAWS 3603 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3604 [0.5 credit]
International Organizations
Nature, character, legal status and jurisdiction of intergovernmental international organizations. Rights and duties of states arising from membership in international organizations. Distinction between international and supra-national institutions. United Nations system, selected subsidiary organs, and specialized agencies; non-governmental organizations at times of crisis.
International Organizations
Nature, character, legal status and jurisdiction of intergovernmental international organizations. Rights and duties of states arising from membership in international organizations. Distinction between international and supra-national institutions. United Nations system, selected subsidiary organs, and specialized agencies; non-governmental organizations at times of crisis.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 4600 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2601 or LAWS 3603 (no longer offered) or LAWS 3603 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2601 or LAWS 3603 (no longer offered) or LAWS 3603 [1.0] (no longer offered).
LAWS 3800 [0.5 credit]
Law of Environmental Quality
Various aspects of environmental law; pollution control, legal actions and remedies; legal foundations for participation in decision-making processes. Social, economic and political forces influencing the formulation and implementation of environmental law. Alternative forms of regulation that may articulate different demands.
Law of Environmental Quality
Various aspects of environmental law; pollution control, legal actions and remedies; legal foundations for participation in decision-making processes. Social, economic and political forces influencing the formulation and implementation of environmental law. Alternative forms of regulation that may articulate different demands.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3804 [0.5 credit]
Law of the Family
Legal framework surrounding the family and family relationships in Canadian society. Topics include marriage and cohabitation, matrimonial support, custody and access, and dissolution of marriage. State interventions through law; law and change in family structures; equality issues; dispute resolution processes.
Law of the Family
Legal framework surrounding the family and family relationships in Canadian society. Topics include marriage and cohabitation, matrimonial support, custody and access, and dissolution of marriage. State interventions through law; law and change in family structures; equality issues; dispute resolution processes.
Also listed as SOWK 3804.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3804 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3804 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3903 [0.5 credit]
Selected Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Selected Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3904 [0.5 credit]
Selected Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Selected Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
LAWS 3908 [0.5 credit]
Approaches in Legal Studies II
Advanced approaches to interdisciplinary research and analysis in law and legal studies. Emphasis on the important role of theory. Approaches considered will vary by section, and may include theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, literary, or historical approaches.
Honours students are strongly encouraged to take this course in the third year of their program.
Approaches in Legal Studies II
Advanced approaches to interdisciplinary research and analysis in law and legal studies. Emphasis on the important role of theory. Approaches considered will vary by section, and may include theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, literary, or historical approaches.
Honours students are strongly encouraged to take this course in the third year of their program.
LAWS 3999 [0.0 credit]
Co-operative Work Term
Co-operative Work Term
Prerequisite(s): registration in the B.A. Honours (concentration in Business Law or concentration in Law, Policy and Government) Cooperative Program, completion of Co-op preparation classes offered by the Co-op office and permission of the Department.
LAWS 4001 [0.5 credit]
Law, Family and Gender
Relationship between family law and ideology of the family, gender roles and the reproduction of family structures. Social ramifications of family law; potential for family law reform as an agency of social change.
Law, Family and Gender
Relationship between family law and ideology of the family, gender roles and the reproduction of family structures. Social ramifications of family law; potential for family law reform as an agency of social change.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 3001, LAWS 3804.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4002 [0.5 credit]
Feminist Theories of Law
The literature comprising feminist perspectives on law; theoretical bases of these perspectives; place of feminist theories within other critiques of law; significance of different feminist theories for equality theory and law reform strategies; unique contributions of the various perspectives.
Feminist Theories of Law
The literature comprising feminist perspectives on law; theoretical bases of these perspectives; place of feminist theories within other critiques of law; significance of different feminist theories for equality theory and law reform strategies; unique contributions of the various perspectives.
LAWS 4006 [0.5 credit]
Religion and State in Canada
Legal nature of the interaction of religion and state within an historical framework. Emphasis on Canada after the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and on religious pluralism and resistance to state intervention in religion. Interdisciplinary readings drawn from legal, historical and theological sources.
Religion and State in Canada
Legal nature of the interaction of religion and state within an historical framework. Emphasis on Canada after the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and on religious pluralism and resistance to state intervention in religion. Interdisciplinary readings drawn from legal, historical and theological sources.
LAWS 4100 [0.5 credit]
Modern Legal Theory
Realist and post-realist legal scholarship; emphasis on Canadian, American and British approaches. Topics include the Canadian treatise tradition, American legal realism, empirical approaches to legal problems, the sociological movement in law, critical and Canadian feminist legal scholarship, Marxian theories of law, normative economic theory.
Modern Legal Theory
Realist and post-realist legal scholarship; emphasis on Canadian, American and British approaches. Topics include the Canadian treatise tradition, American legal realism, empirical approaches to legal problems, the sociological movement in law, critical and Canadian feminist legal scholarship, Marxian theories of law, normative economic theory.
Prerequisite(s): 2.0 credits from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2105, LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202, LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302, LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4101 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Justice Theories
Selected major contemporary theories of justice such as those associated with Rawls, Walzer, and Habermas, with emphasis on both their procedural and substantive elements and their concrete ramifications for law, policy and political practice.
Contemporary Justice Theories
Selected major contemporary theories of justice such as those associated with Rawls, Walzer, and Habermas, with emphasis on both their procedural and substantive elements and their concrete ramifications for law, policy and political practice.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4102 [0.5 credit]
Controversies in Rights Theory
Selected controversies in rights theories and practices. Illustrative questions may include: Are human rights culturally relative? Can rights be justified after the demise of natural rights philosophy? Do rights undermine "difference"? Do communities benefit from a rights-based culture? Are "rights" forms of governance?.
Controversies in Rights Theory
Selected controversies in rights theories and practices. Illustrative questions may include: Are human rights culturally relative? Can rights be justified after the demise of natural rights philosophy? Do rights undermine "difference"? Do communities benefit from a rights-based culture? Are "rights" forms of governance?.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3503 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4103 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
Detailed study of a special topic in philosophy of law.
Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
Detailed study of a special topic in philosophy of law.
Also listed as PHIL 4407.
Prerequisite(s): eligibility for fourth-year standing in a Law or Philosophy Honours program or permission of either Department.
Seminar two hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): eligibility for fourth-year standing in a Law or Philosophy Honours program or permission of either Department.
Seminar two hours a week.
LAWS 4104 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
Detailed study of a special topic in philosophy of law.
Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
Detailed study of a special topic in philosophy of law.
Also listed as PHIL 4408.
Prerequisite(s): eligibility for fourth-year standing in a Law or Philosophy Honours program or permission of either Department.
Seminar two hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): eligibility for fourth-year standing in a Law or Philosophy Honours program or permission of either Department.
Seminar two hours a week.
LAWS 4105 [0.5 credit]
Global Justice Theory
Selected theories of global justice as they pertain to legality, which may include questions such as the justice of military force and just war theory, global social justice and global inequality, sovereignty and cosmopolitan conceptions of justice, demands for global democracy and human rights.
Global Justice Theory
Selected theories of global justice as they pertain to legality, which may include questions such as the justice of military force and just war theory, global social justice and global inequality, sovereignty and cosmopolitan conceptions of justice, demands for global democracy and human rights.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 2105, PHIL 2103, PSCI 3307.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4106 [0.5 credit]
Law and Violence
Examination of how law defines, justifies, and addresses individual, collective and state violence: contemporary and historical case studies; theoretical inquiries into the relationship between law, legality and different forms of violence.
Law and Violence
Examination of how law defines, justifies, and addresses individual, collective and state violence: contemporary and historical case studies; theoretical inquiries into the relationship between law, legality and different forms of violence.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
LAWS 4107 [0.5 credit]
Law in Modern Society
Sociological and legal theory accounts of the changing role and function of law in modern society with particular reference to advanced capitalist societies. Topics include: the welfare state and the use of regulatory law; juridification and legalization; counter-trends, deregulation, informalism, legal pluralism.
Law in Modern Society
Sociological and legal theory accounts of the changing role and function of law in modern society with particular reference to advanced capitalist societies. Topics include: the welfare state and the use of regulatory law; juridification and legalization; counter-trends, deregulation, informalism, legal pluralism.
Also listed as SOCI 4303.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 3101, LAWS 3105, LAWS 3105 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 3106, or SOCI 3801.
Seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 3101, LAWS 3105, LAWS 3105 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 3106, or SOCI 3801.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4200 [0.5 credit]
International Economic Law
Selected topics in international economic law. May include: the legal regulation of international economic activity; methods of dispute settlement; standardization and development of an autonomous international trade law; and selected conventions and institutions governing international economic law.
International Economic Law
Selected topics in international economic law. May include: the legal regulation of international economic activity; methods of dispute settlement; standardization and development of an autonomous international trade law; and selected conventions and institutions governing international economic law.
LAWS 4202 [0.5 credit]
Accountability of Management
Role, function, and legal regulation of persons managing business enterprises. Status, social responsibility, fiduciary obligations and rights. Control and accountability of managers, obligations owed to the enterprise unit itself, constitutional rights of members, standards imposed by statutory regulation.
Accountability of Management
Role, function, and legal regulation of persons managing business enterprises. Status, social responsibility, fiduciary obligations and rights. Control and accountability of managers, obligations owed to the enterprise unit itself, constitutional rights of members, standards imposed by statutory regulation.
LAWS 4204 [0.5 credit]
Legal Issues in eCommerce
An examination of selected legal topics relevant to the conduct of electronic commerce. Topics include types of regulation, government support, jurisdiction challenges, contract disputes and consumer protection. Court and alternative dispute resolution policy of Domain Names challenges are also included.
Legal Issues in eCommerce
An examination of selected legal topics relevant to the conduct of electronic commerce. Topics include types of regulation, government support, jurisdiction challenges, contract disputes and consumer protection. Court and alternative dispute resolution policy of Domain Names challenges are also included.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Lectures and discussions three hours a week.
Lectures and discussions three hours a week.
LAWS 4209 [0.5 credit]
Topics in Business Law
Examination of a selected advanced topic in business law. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Topics in Business Law
Examination of a selected advanced topic in business law. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4302 [0.5 credit]
Regulation of Corporate Crime
Legal, policy and theoretical perspectives on the regulation of corporate crime. Nature and causes of corporate crime. Selected case studies on the role of the state in regulating corporate behaviour. Failure of the criminal justice system to respond to corporate crime.
Regulation of Corporate Crime
Legal, policy and theoretical perspectives on the regulation of corporate crime. Nature and causes of corporate crime. Selected case studies on the role of the state in regulating corporate behaviour. Failure of the criminal justice system to respond to corporate crime.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 2302 or LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), and one of LAWS 3005, LAWS 3201, LAWS 3800.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4303 [0.5 credit]
Drugs, The User and The State
This course explores the state's attempts to control drugs and drug users by exploring different aspects of national and international drug control. The Canadian experience of drug control, viewed from different perspectives, will be explored within a broader socio-legal context.
Drugs, The User and The State
This course explores the state's attempts to control drugs and drug users by exploring different aspects of national and international drug control. The Canadian experience of drug control, viewed from different perspectives, will be explored within a broader socio-legal context.
LAWS 4304 [0.5 credit]
Policing and Social Surveillance
A wide-ranging theoretical consideration of the emergence and transformation of “policing” activities through an examination of law and changes in social relations, with special attention to the myriad agencies involved in contemporary security provision. Evolving notions of risk, surveillance, the state, and the private-public dichotomy.
Policing and Social Surveillance
A wide-ranging theoretical consideration of the emergence and transformation of “policing” activities through an examination of law and changes in social relations, with special attention to the myriad agencies involved in contemporary security provision. Evolving notions of risk, surveillance, the state, and the private-public dichotomy.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4305 [0.5 credit]
Criminal Justice Reform
Social transformation and criminal justice reform. Theoretical and practical reasons for the use of criminal law as an instrument of social control. Specific reform initiatives and processes. Alternate responses to social problems.
Criminal Justice Reform
Social transformation and criminal justice reform. Theoretical and practical reasons for the use of criminal law as an instrument of social control. Specific reform initiatives and processes. Alternate responses to social problems.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4306 [0.5 credit]
Criminal Law Issues
Selected issues and problems in the area of criminal law. The topics may vary from year to year depending on demand and interest and are announced in advance of registration.
Criminal Law Issues
Selected issues and problems in the area of criminal law. The topics may vary from year to year depending on demand and interest and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
LAWS 4307 [0.5 credit]
Medical Criminal Law Issues
Legal-medical issues, conflicts and relationships in the field of social control. Topics include mental disorder and criminal liability, diversion of offenders to civil commitment in hospital, insanity, automatism, fitness to stand trial, prediction of dangerousness, regulation of psychoactive drugs.
Medical Criminal Law Issues
Legal-medical issues, conflicts and relationships in the field of social control. Topics include mental disorder and criminal liability, diversion of offenders to civil commitment in hospital, insanity, automatism, fitness to stand trial, prediction of dangerousness, regulation of psychoactive drugs.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and 1.0 credit from LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4308 [0.5 credit]
Sentencing
Theories of sentencing, current sentencing laws and practices, perceptions of sentencing. Data on sentencing practice across Canada. Reforms in other jurisdictions. Critical review of the Canadian Sentencing Commission. Multidisciplinary approach using research and theory in law, criminology, social psychology and sociology.
Sentencing
Theories of sentencing, current sentencing laws and practices, perceptions of sentencing. Data on sentencing practice across Canada. Reforms in other jurisdictions. Critical review of the Canadian Sentencing Commission. Multidisciplinary approach using research and theory in law, criminology, social psychology and sociology.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302. This course may not be taken by students who have completed the course as a special topics course.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4309 [0.5 credit]
State Security and Dissent
Historical and contemporary analysis of legal responses of Canadian governments to dissent, political opposition, insurrection, etc. Includes trial of political offences (treason, sedition, riot), national security measures (War Measures/Emergencies Act, Official Secrets Act), and other special powers (police, labour, immigration, parliamentary privilege, etc.).
State Security and Dissent
Historical and contemporary analysis of legal responses of Canadian governments to dissent, political opposition, insurrection, etc. Includes trial of political offences (treason, sedition, riot), national security measures (War Measures/Emergencies Act, Official Secrets Act), and other special powers (police, labour, immigration, parliamentary privilege, etc.).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 3305, LAWS 3503, or LAWS 3509 or HIST 3305.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4402 [0.5 credit]
Employment Dispute Resolution
Theory and practice of dispute resolution in employment relations; analysis of such techniques as negotiation, grievance and interest arbitration, mediation, investigation and litigation applied to a range of employment disputes such as collective agreements, termination of employment, discrimination, harassment, occupational health and safety,.
Employment Dispute Resolution
Theory and practice of dispute resolution in employment relations; analysis of such techniques as negotiation, grievance and interest arbitration, mediation, investigation and litigation applied to a range of employment disputes such as collective agreements, termination of employment, discrimination, harassment, occupational health and safety,.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 4400.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 3006, LAWS 3401, LAWS 3405.
Seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 3006, LAWS 3401, LAWS 3405.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4501 [0.5 credit]
Comparative Constitutional Law
The topics of this course may vary from year to year. Topics may include comparative federalism, comparative study of civil liberties and human rights, comparative bases and theories of judicial review in their social, political, economic or historical contexts.
Comparative Constitutional Law
The topics of this course may vary from year to year. Topics may include comparative federalism, comparative study of civil liberties and human rights, comparative bases and theories of judicial review in their social, political, economic or historical contexts.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 3500.
LAWS 4504 [0.5 credit]
Aboriginal Criminal Justice
Aboriginal peoples and the administration of Canadian criminal justice including policing, courts, corrections and aftercare. Content and effects of past and present policies, processes and laws. Alternatives such as self-government and self-determination; potential approaches to an appropriate justice system for Aboriginal peoples.
Aboriginal Criminal Justice
Aboriginal peoples and the administration of Canadian criminal justice including policing, courts, corrections and aftercare. Content and effects of past and present policies, processes and laws. Alternatives such as self-government and self-determination; potential approaches to an appropriate justice system for Aboriginal peoples.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and one of LAWS 2004 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2301, LAWS 2302.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4507 [0.5 credit]
Administrative Law and Control
Examination of characteristics and selected problems of control of administrative action. Topics include: varieties of traditional and constitutional, legal and judicial control, impact of the Charter, reforms to administrative law control systems in Canada, and comparisons with developments outside Canada.
Administrative Law and Control
Examination of characteristics and selected problems of control of administrative action. Topics include: varieties of traditional and constitutional, legal and judicial control, impact of the Charter, reforms to administrative law control systems in Canada, and comparisons with developments outside Canada.
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered) or LAWS 2501 and LAWS 2502 or LAWS 3005 or LAWS 3506 or PADM 5413.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PADM 5307, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminars three hours a week.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as PADM 5307, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4510 [0.5 credit]
Topics in Law, Policy and Government
Examination of a selected advanced topic in the area of law, policy and government. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Topics in Law, Policy and Government
Examination of a selected advanced topic in the area of law, policy and government. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and 1.0 credit from LAWS 2005 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2501, LAWS 2502. .
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4601 [0.5 credit]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
Examination of the role of law in addressing human rights issues that transcend traditional categories of domestic and international law; the potential and limits of law in addressing human rights issues; the growth of transnational approaches to law and human rights.
Transnational Law and Human Rights
Examination of the role of law in addressing human rights issues that transcend traditional categories of domestic and international law; the potential and limits of law in addressing human rights issues; the growth of transnational approaches to law and human rights.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 3503,LAWS 3602, and LAWS 4604 (no longer offered).
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4603 [0.5 credit]
Transitional Justice
Legal and ethical responses to human rights violations in the transition to democracy. Topics include: dilemmas of the rule of law; truth and reconciliation; prosecution and punishment; amnesty; retribution and revenge; restorative justice; administrative remedy; reparations. Theoretical arguments about justice in context of country and international case studies.
Transitional Justice
Legal and ethical responses to human rights violations in the transition to democracy. Topics include: dilemmas of the rule of law; truth and reconciliation; prosecution and punishment; amnesty; retribution and revenge; restorative justice; administrative remedy; reparations. Theoretical arguments about justice in context of country and international case studies.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4605 [0.5 credit]
Topics in International Law
Topics vary from year to year and are announced in advance. May include transnational environmental issues; the international law of armed conflict, peacekeeping and neutrality; the law of international treaties and transnational agreements; state responsibility under international law.
Topics in International Law
Topics vary from year to year and are announced in advance. May include transnational environmental issues; the international law of armed conflict, peacekeeping and neutrality; the law of international treaties and transnational agreements; state responsibility under international law.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year honours standing and one of LAWS 2601, LAWS 3603 (no longer offered), LAWS 3603 [1.0] (no longer offered).
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4606 [0.5 credit]
International Law of Armed Conflict
UN Charter prohibition of the use of force. Exceptional, permissible uses of armed force. Role of Security Council in determining legality of armed intervention. Collective security, peacemaking, peacekeeping, neutrality, prohibited means of warfare. Humanitarian International Law. The Geneva Red Cross Conventions, war crimes, the role of International Criminal Court.
International Law of Armed Conflict
UN Charter prohibition of the use of force. Exceptional, permissible uses of armed force. Role of Security Council in determining legality of armed intervention. Collective security, peacemaking, peacekeeping, neutrality, prohibited means of warfare. Humanitarian International Law. The Geneva Red Cross Conventions, war crimes, the role of International Criminal Court.
Prerequisite(s): fourth year honours standing and one of LAWS 2601, LAWS 3603 (no longer offered).
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4607 [0.5 credit]
Immigration and Refugee Law
Immigrants and refugees; demographics; Canadian, international and human rights law and policy. The Canadian Immigration Act. Legal and social problems including entry and removal, family reunion, citizenship, remedies, the rights of clandestine migrants; settlement rights; non-discrimination; asylum; a nation's right to determine membership.
Immigration and Refugee Law
Immigrants and refugees; demographics; Canadian, international and human rights law and policy. The Canadian Immigration Act. Legal and social problems including entry and removal, family reunion, citizenship, remedies, the rights of clandestine migrants; settlement rights; non-discrimination; asylum; a nation's right to determine membership.
LAWS 4610 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Transnational Law and Human Rights
Examination of a selected advanced topic in the area of transnational law and human rights. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Special Topics in Transnational Law and Human Rights
Examination of a selected advanced topic in the area of transnational law and human rights. The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing and 1.5 credits in LAWS 2005 [1.0] no longer offered, LAWS 2105, LAWS 2502, LAWS 2601.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4701 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the Department of Law.
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the Department of Law.
Also listed as SOWK 4701 and SOCI 4701.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
LAWS 4702 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Also listed as SOWK 4702 and SOCI 4702.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
LAWS 4703 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the School of Social Work.
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a selected topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced well in advance of registration each year. This course is part of the Summer School in Criminal Justice and Social Policy and is offered by the School of Social Work.
Also listed as SOWK 4703 and SOCI 4703.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing or permission of the Department.
LAWS 4800 [0.5 credit]
Environment and Social Justice
The potential of environmental law to protect the environment and people while promoting opportunities for informed participation in environmental decision making by groups traditionally excluded from these processes; contemporary issues of social justice raised by legal regulation of the environment.
Environment and Social Justice
The potential of environmental law to protect the environment and people while promoting opportunities for informed participation in environmental decision making by groups traditionally excluded from these processes; contemporary issues of social justice raised by legal regulation of the environment.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4801 [0.5 credit]
Risk and the Legal Process
Application of risk assessment and management in various legal arenas including insurance, liability and tort, litigation management, environmental protection, and sentencing and parole.
Risk and the Legal Process
Application of risk assessment and management in various legal arenas including insurance, liability and tort, litigation management, environmental protection, and sentencing and parole.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
Seminars three hours a week.
Seminars three hours a week.
LAWS 4806 [0.5 credit]
The Civilist Tradition
Study of several European legal systems based on Roman law. Development of Roman law, including Justinian's corpus juris civilis. Reception of Roman law by various European legal systems. Comparative analysis of selected articles of the French, Austrian and German codes.
The Civilist Tradition
Study of several European legal systems based on Roman law. Development of Roman law, including Justinian's corpus juris civilis. Reception of Roman law by various European legal systems. Comparative analysis of selected articles of the French, Austrian and German codes.
LAWS 4901 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial in Law
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available. Guidelines are posted by the Department.
Tutorial in Law
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available. Guidelines are posted by the Department.
Prerequisite(s): Written acceptance by a faculty member and permission of the Department.
LAWS 4902 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial in Law
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available. Guidelines are posted by the Department.
Tutorial in Law
Tutorials or reading courses on selected topics in which seminars are not available. Guidelines are posted by the Department.
Prerequisite(s): Written acceptance by a faculty member and permission of the Department.
LAWS 4903 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Advanced Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year, and are announced in advance of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
LAWS 4904 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced well in advance of the period of registration.
Advanced Legal Topics
The topics of this course may vary from year to year and are announced well in advance of the period of registration.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing.
LAWS 4908 [1.0 credit]
Honours Paper
Students in the BA (Honours) Law or BA Combined (Honours) Law Program may write an Honours paper during their final year under the supervision of a faculty member of the Department of Law. The Honours Paper is evaluated by both the supervisor and a second reader. Students intending to proceed to graduate studies are encouraged to complete an Honours paper.
Honours Paper
Students in the BA (Honours) Law or BA Combined (Honours) Law Program may write an Honours paper during their final year under the supervision of a faculty member of the Department of Law. The Honours Paper is evaluated by both the supervisor and a second reader. Students intending to proceed to graduate studies are encouraged to complete an Honours paper.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year Honours standing in Law with a law GPA of 9.00 or better or permission of the Undergraduate Supervisor, and written acceptance by a faculty member.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca