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Department of Law and Legal Studies
(Faculty of Public Affairs)
613-520-3690
http://carleton.ca/law

This section presents the requirements for programs in:

Program Requirements

Law
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
3.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
5.  0.5 credit from Items 2-4 not already used to fulfil those items0.5
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  2.0 credits in LAWS at the 4000-level or above or in IPAF 4900 (with permission of the department)2.0
8.  3.0 credits in LAWS3.0
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits)
9.  8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS8.0
10.  3.0 credits in free electives3.0
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students with a Major in Law are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline in order to broaden their exposure to that discipline.

Law
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

A. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA (6.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
3.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
5.  0.5 credit from Items 2-4 not already used to fulfil those items.0.5
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000 level or above0.5
8.  2.0 credits in LAWS at the 4000 level or above2.0
B. Additional Requirements (13.5 credits)13.5
9. The requirements from the other discipline must be satisfied
10. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program.
Total Credits20.0

Law and Human Rights
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Students may complete a B.A.(Honours) in Law and Human Rights. Students must complete the Law - B.A. Combined Honours requirements stated above. The Human Rights requirements are offered jointly by the Departments of Law, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology: please consult the Human Rights program entry for details concerning the Human Rights component of the program.

Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
3.  0.5 credits from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
(or 0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items)
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3005 [0.5]
Law and Regulation
LAWS 3506 [0.5]
Administrative Law
LAWS 4801 [0.5]
Risk and the Legal Process
8.  2.0 credits from:2.0
LAWS 3405 [0.5]
Labour Law
LAWS 3500 [0.5]
Constitutional Law
LAWS 3502 [0.5]
Regulating Freedom of Expression in Canada
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3800 [0.5]
Law of Environmental Quality
9.  1.0 credits from:1.0
LAWS 4006 [0.5]
Religion and State in Canada
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4510 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Law, Policy and Government
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
LAWS 4800 [0.5]
Environment and Social Justice
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
10.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 4000-level or above0.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits)
11.  8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS8.0
12.  2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 9 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Students completing the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline (e.g. Political Science) to broaden their exposure to that discipline.
  3. The Concentration in Law, Policy and Government is not available to students in the Law B.A. program.

Law with Concentration in Law, Policy and Government
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Law, Policy and Government are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
3.  0.5 credits from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
(or 0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items)
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3005 [0.5]
Law and Regulation
LAWS 3506 [0.5]
Administrative Law
LAWS 4801 [0.5]
Risk and the Legal Process
8.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 3405 [0.5]
Labour Law
LAWS 3500 [0.5]
Constitutional Law
LAWS 3502 [0.5]
Regulating Freedom of Expression in Canada
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3800 [0.5]
Law of Environmental Quality
9.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 4006 [0.5]
Religion and State in Canada
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4510 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Law, Policy and Government
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
LAWS 4800 [0.5]
Environment and Social Justice
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
B. Additional Requirements (12.0 credits)12.0
10. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other discipline
11. Sufficient free electives to total 20.0 credits for the program.
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 9 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Where the Combined Honours is with the School of Journalism and Communication, the degree awarded will be the Bachelor of Journalism with Law with a Concentration in Law, Policy and Government. Students are directed to the regulations of the School of Journalism and Communication in this Calendar. The Concentration in Law, Policy and Government is not available to students in the Law B.A. program.

Law with Concentration in Business Law
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Business Law are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the major CGPA (9.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
3.  0.5 credits from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
5.  0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items.0.5
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3003 [0.5]
Contracts
LAWS 3201 [0.5]
Business Enterprise Frameworks
LAWS 3206 [0.5]
Banking Law
8.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 3202 [0.5]
Intellectual Property
LAWS 3205 [0.5]
Consumer Law
LAWS 3207 [0.5]
International Transactions
LAWS 3208 [0.5]
International Trade Regulation
LAWS 3401 [0.5]
Employment Law
LAWS 3405 [0.5]
Labour Law
9.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 4200 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Economic Law
LAWS 4202 [0.5]
Accountability of Management
LAWS 4204 [0.5]
Legal Issues in eCommerce
LAWS 4209 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Business Law
LAWS 4302 [0.5]
Regulation of Corporate Crime
LAWS 4402 [0.5]
Employment Dispute Resolution
LAWS 4801 [0.5]
Risk and the Legal Process
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
10.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 4000-level or above0.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits)
11.  8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS8.0
12.  2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward Item 9 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Students completing the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration in Business Law are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline (e.g. Business) in order to broaden their exposure to that discipline.
  3. The Concentration in Business Law is not available to students in the Law B.A. program.

Law with Concentration in Business Law
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Business Law are those in Items 2, 7, 8 below.

A. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
3.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
5.  0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items.0.5
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3003 [0.5]
Contracts
LAWS 3201 [0.5]
Business Enterprise Frameworks
LAWS 3206 [0.5]
Banking Law
8.  2.0 credits from:2.0
LAWS 4200 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Economic Law
LAWS 4202 [0.5]
Accountability of Management
LAWS 4204 [0.5]
Legal Issues in eCommerce
LAWS 4209 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Business Law
LAWS 4302 [0.5]
Regulation of Corporate Crime
LAWS 4402 [0.5]
Employment Dispute Resolution
LAWS 4801 [0.5]
Risk and the Legal Process
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
B. Additional Requirements (12.0 credits)12.0
9. The requirements from the other discipline must be satisfied
10. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students counting LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward Item 8 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Where the Combined Honours is with the School of Journalism and Communication, the degree awarded will be the Bachelor of Journalism with Law with a Concentration in Business Law. Students are directed to the regulations of the School of Journalism and Communication.

Law with Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
3.  0.5 credits in:0.5
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
8.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 3001 [0.5]
Women and the Legal Process
LAWS 3207 [0.5]
International Transactions
LAWS 3208 [0.5]
International Trade Regulation
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3604 [0.5]
International Organizations
9.  1.0 credits from:1.0
LAWS 4001 [0.5]
Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4002 [0.5]
Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 4006 [0.5]
Religion and State in Canada
LAWS 4100 [0.5]
Modern Legal Theory
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4105 [0.5]
Global Justice Theory
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4602 [0.5]
Is Religious Freedom a Human Right?
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4605 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Law
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
LAWS 4610 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
10.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or above0.5
11.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 4000-level0.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits)
12.  8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS8.0
13.  2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 9 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Students completing the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline (e.g. Political Science) to broaden their exposure to that discipline.
  3. The Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights is not available to students in the Law B.A. program.

Law with Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
3.  0.5 credits in:0.5
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits in:1.5
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
8.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 4001 [0.5]
Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4002 [0.5]
Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 4006 [0.5]
Religion and State in Canada
LAWS 4100 [0.5]
Modern Legal Theory
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4105 [0.5]
Global Justice Theory
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4602 [0.5]
Is Religious Freedom a Human Right?
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4605 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Law
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
LAWS 4610 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
9.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000 level or above0.5
B. Additional Requirements (12.0 credits)12.0
10. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other discipline
11. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 8 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Where the Combined Honours is with the School of Journalism and Communication, the degree awarded will be the Bachelor of Journalism with Law with a Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights. Students are directed to the regulations of the School of Journalism and Communication in this Calendar.
  3. Where the Combined Honours is with the Human Rights program, students are directed to the specific requirements for the Human Rights Combined Honours with Law with Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights. Combined Honours students should note that courses required by one major (such as Law) cannot be counted to fulfill the requirements of the second major (such as Human Rights).

Law with Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Law and Social Order are those in Items 2, 7, 8, 9 below.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
3.  0.5 credits from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
(or 0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items)
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 3306 [0.5]
Crime, Law, Process and Politics
LAWS 3305 [0.5]
Crime and State in History
or LAWS 3308 [0.5]
Punishment and the Law
LAWS 4305 [0.5]
Criminal Justice Reform
or LAWS 4308 [0.5]
Sentencing
or LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice
8.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 3209 [0.5]
Canadian Correctional Policies in Historical Perspective
LAWS 3305 [0.5]
Crime and State in History (if not used above)
LAWS 3307 [0.5]
Youth and Criminal Law
LAWS 3308 [0.5]
Punishment and the Law (if not used above)
LAWS 3309 [0.5]
Public and Private Policing
LAWS 3310 [0.5]
Race and Law
9.  1.0 credits from:1.0
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4302 [0.5]
Regulation of Corporate Crime
LAWS 4303 [0.5]
Drugs, The User and The State
LAWS 4304 [0.5]
Policing and Social Surveillance
LAWS 4305 [0.5]
Criminal Justice Reform (if not used above)
LAWS 4306 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4307 [0.5]
Medical Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4308 [0.5]
Sentencing (if not used above)
LAWS 4309 [0.5]
State Security and Dissent
LAWS 4311 [0.5]
Human Rights in Canadian Prisons
LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice (if not used above)
LAWS 4702 [0.5]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
LAWS 4802 [0.5]
Criminal Jury Trials
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
10.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or above0.5
11.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 4000-level or above0.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits)
12.  8.0 credits in electives not in LAWS8.0
13.  2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 9 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Students completing the B.A. (Honours) in Law with a Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline (e.g. Political Science) to broaden their exposure to that discipline.
  3. The Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order is not available to students in the Law B.A. program.

Law with Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)

Continuation in this concentration requires a minimum CGPA of 6.50 over credits in the concentration.
The courses defining the Concentration in Law and Social Order are those in Items 2, 7, 8 below.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
3.  0.5 credits from:0.5
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
(or 0.5 credit from Items 3-4 not already used to fulfil those items)
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
LAWS 3908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 2
7.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 3306 [0.5]
Crime, Law, Process and Politics
LAWS 3305 [0.5]
Crime and State in History
or LAWS 3308 [0.5]
Punishment and the Law
LAWS 4305 [0.5]
Criminal Justice Reform
or LAWS 4308 [0.5]
Sentencing
or LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice
8.  1.5 credits from:1.5
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4302 [0.5]
Regulation of Corporate Crime
LAWS 4303 [0.5]
Drugs, The User and The State
LAWS 4304 [0.5]
Policing and Social Surveillance
LAWS 4305 [0.5]
Criminal Justice Reform (if not used above)
LAWS 4306 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4307 [0.5]
Medical Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4308 [0.5]
Sentencing
LAWS 4309 [0.5]
State Security and Dissent
LAWS 4311 [0.5]
Human Rights in Canadian Prisons
LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice
LAWS 4702 [0.5]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
LAWS 4802 [0.5]
Criminal Jury Trials
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law
LAWS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Paper
9.  0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or above0.5
B. Additional Requirements (12.0 credits)12.0
10. The requirements for the other discipline must be satisfied
11. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program
Total Credits20.0

Notes:

  1. Students who count LAWS 4901, LAWS 4902 or LAWS 4908 [1.0] toward the requirements of Item 8 above must complete an approved topic related to the theme of the Concentration.
  2. Where the Combined Honours is with the School of Journalism and Communication, the degree awarded will be the Bachelor of Journalism with Law with a Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order. Students are directed to the regulations of the Bachelor of Journalism in this Calendar.

Law
B.A. (15.0 credits)

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.5 credits)
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  2.0 credits from:2.0
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
4.  1.0 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or above1.0
5.  2.0 credits in LAWS2.0
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.5 credits)
6.  6.0 credits in electives not in LAWS6.0
7.  2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits15.0

Note: Students with a Major in Law are encouraged, but not required, to consider completing a Minor in another discipline in order to broaden their exposure to that discipline.

Bachelor of Global and International Studies (B.G.In.S.)

Note: Details regarding graduation requirements, the international experience requirement, and the language requirement for the B.G.In.S. degree can be found at the B.G.In.S. program page.

Specialization in Global Law and Social Justice
B.G.In.S. Honours (20.0 credits)

This Specialization is also available with a Mention : français option.

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits)
1.  4.5 credits in: Core Courses4.5
GINS 1000 [0.5]
Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]
International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]
Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]
Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]
Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]
Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]
Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]
Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
GINS 4090 [0.5]
Honours Seminar in Global and International Studies
2.  0.0 credit in: International Experience Requirement Preparation
GINS 1300 [0.0]
International Experience Requirement Preparation
3.  7.5 credits in: the Specialization
a. 1.0 credit in: Law Foundations1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
b. 0.5 credit in: Research Methodologies0.5
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
c. 1.0 credit in: Second Year Core Courses1.0
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
or HRSJ 2001 [0.5]
Human Rights: Theories and Foundations
and
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
d. 0.5 credit from: Third Year Core Courses0.5
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 3604 [0.5]
International Organizations
e. 3.5 credits from: Global Law and Social Justice (students must select at least 0.5 credit at the 4000 level from this list)3.5
HRSJ 3002 [0.5]
Right to the City
HRSJ 3301 [0.5]
Structural Racism
HRSJ 3302 [0.5]
Culture, Religion, and Gender Rights
HRSJ 3303 [0.5]
Children's Rights
HRSJ 3401 [0.5]
Histories of Persecution and Genocide
HRSJ 3501 [0.5]
Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
HRSJ 3503 [0.5]
Global Environmental Justice
HRSJ 3504 [0.5]
Public Health and Human Rights
HRSJ 4201 [0.5]
Citizenship and Human Rights (if not used in f)
HRSJ 4401 [0.5]
Gender, Citizenship and Social Justice in a Transnational World (if not used in f)
HRSJ 4502 [0.5]
Global Indigenous Knowledges and Movements (if not used in f)
LAWS 3207 [0.5]
International Transactions
LAWS 3208 [0.5]
International Trade Regulation
LAWS 3502 [0.5]
Regulating Freedom of Expression in Canada
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights (if not used in d)
LAWS 3604 [0.5]
International Organizations (if not used in d)
LAWS 3800 [0.5]
Law of Environmental Quality
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4105 [0.5]
Global Justice Theory (if not used in f)
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4200 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Economic Law (if not used in f)
LAWS 4311 [0.5]
Human Rights in Canadian Prisons
LAWS 4503 [0.5]
Law, Disability and Society
LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights (if not used in f)
LAWS 4602 [0.5]
Is Religious Freedom a Human Right?
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice (if not used in f)
LAWS 4605 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Law
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict (if not used in f)
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law (if not used in f)
LAWS 4610 [0.5]
Selected Topics in Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4800 [0.5]
Environment and Social Justice
LAWS 4901 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law (topic in Global Law and Social Justice)
LAWS 4902 [0.5]
Tutorial in Law (topic in Global Law and Social Justice)
LAWS 4903 [0.5]
Advanced Special Topics in Legal Studies (topic in Global Law and Social Justice)
LAWS 4904 [0.5]
Advanced Special Topics in Legal Studies (topic in Global Law and Social Justice)
f. 1.0 credit from: Core Honours Seminars and Honours Research Essay1.0
GINS 4908 [1.0]
Honours Research Essay (topic in Global Law and Social Justice)
HRSJ 4201 [0.5]
Citizenship and Human Rights
HRSJ 4401 [0.5]
Gender, Citizenship and Social Justice in a Transnational World
HRSJ 4502 [0.5]
Global Indigenous Knowledges and Movements
LAWS 4105 [0.5]
Global Justice Theory
LAWS 4200 [0.5]
Selected Topics in International Economic Law
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
4.  8.0 credits in: free electives8.0
C. Additional Requirements
5. The International Experience requirement must be met.
6. The Language requirement must be met.
Total Credits20.0

Stream in Global Law and Social Justice
B.G.In.S. (15.0 credits)

A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits)
1.  4.0 credits in: Core Courses4.0
GINS 1000 [0.5]
Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]
International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]
Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]
Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]
Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]
Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]
Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]
Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
2.  4.0 credits from: the Stream4.0
a. Foundations
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
b. Research Methodologies
LAWS 2908 [0.5]
Methodological Approaches in Legal Studies 1
c. Second Year Core Courses
HRSJ 2001 [0.5]
Human Rights: Theories and Foundations
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
d. Third Year Core Courses
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 3604 [0.5]
International Organizations
e. Global Law and Social Justice
HRSJ 3002 [0.5]
Right to the City
HRSJ 3301 [0.5]
Structural Racism
HRSJ 3302 [0.5]
Culture, Religion, and Gender Rights
HRSJ 3401 [0.5]
Histories of Persecution and Genocide
HRSJ 3501 [0.5]
Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
HRSJ 3503 [0.5]
Global Environmental Justice
HRSJ 3504 [0.5]
Public Health and Human Rights
LAWS 3207 [0.5]
International Transactions
LAWS 3208 [0.5]
International Trade Regulation
LAWS 3502 [0.5]
Regulating Freedom of Expression in Canada
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3800 [0.5]
Law of Environmental Quality
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits)
3.  7.0 credits in: Free Electives7.0
C. Additional Requirements
4. The language requirement must be met.
Total Credits15.0

Minor in Law (4.0 credits)

The Minor in Law is open to all students registered in undergraduate programs, with the exception of students registered in the B.A. in Law, the B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a concentration in Law, or the B.G.In.S. Specialization or Stream in Global Law and Social Justice.

Students are required to present a Minor CGPA of 4.00 or higher at graduation in order to be awarded a Minor in Law.

Requirements:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
LAWS 1001 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 1
LAWS 1002 [0.5]
Introduction to Legal Studies 2
2.  2.0 credits from:2.0
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2201 [0.5]
Persons and Property
LAWS 2202 [0.5]
Obligations
LAWS 2301 [0.5]
Criminal Justice System
LAWS 2302 [0.5]
Criminal Law
LAWS 2501 [0.5]
Law, State and Constitution
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
3.  1.0 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or higher1.0
4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied.
Total Credits4.0

Mention : français : Law (4.0 credits)

Students wishing to qualify for the Mention : français notation in Law may do so by taking the following pattern of courses in their degree program:

Mention : Français Law
1.  1.0 credit in the advanced study of the French language:1.0
FREN 2100 [1.0]
French 4
2.  1.0 credit in French-Canadian culture and heritage:1.0
FREN 2202 [0.5]
Introduction aux études littéraires 1
FREN 2203 [0.5]
Introduction aux études littéraires 2
FREN 2401 [1.0]
Introduction à la linguistique française
3.  1.0 credit at the 2000 or 3000 level in law or legal studies taught in French at the university level, and approved by the Undergraduate Supervisor1.0
4. In addition, for B.A. (Honours) Law, Combined B.A. (Honours) Law, or B.G.In.S. (Honours) with a Specialization in Global Law and Social Justice, 1.0 credit at the 4000 level in law or legal studies taught in French at the university level, and approved by the Undergraduate Supervisor1.0
Total Credits4.0