Law

I. Minor in Law and Society

Contact Person: Dr. Nathan Brett
Location: Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Telephone: 494-3534
LAWS 2500X/Y.06: Introduction to Law.
This class, offered by the Law School exclusively to undergraduates, is designed to introduce students to the workings of the Canadian legal system, and to the basics of several fundamental areas of law. The focus of the class will be the decisions which have actually been made by courts in Canada. There will be discussion of what the law should be, but that will occur in a context of understanding how courts reason, and the principles that they bring to bear in reaching their decisions. The class will look in particular at introductory case law concerning tort law (wrongs by one person against another), personal property, criminal law, and the law as it relates to Aboriginal peoples.
Enrolment is limited to students in their second year of undergraduate studies and beyond.
INSTRUCTOR(S): S. Coughlan, D. Darling
FORMAT: Lecture/discussion 3 hours

Please refer to the Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Graduate Studies Calendar for detailed information on Law programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

I. Minor in Law and Society

Students taking a Major or Honours BA in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences may take a Minor in Law and Society.

A. Required Classes


•	LAWS 2500.06: Introduction of Law passed with a minimum of B-

B. Elective Requirements

Three full classes or equivalent from the approved list below, including at least one half-class from each of the following disciplines: History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology and Social Anthropology. To count towards the Minor, classes must be passed with a minimum of B-. Additions to the following list will be made as the program develops.


•	HIST 2221.03: Rough Justice - to the 1890s
•	HIST 2222.03: Rough Justice - 1890s to the Present
•	HIST 3226.03: Law and Justice in Canadian Society, to 1890
•	HIST 3227.03: Criminal Law, Crime and Punishment, 1890 - present
•	HIST 4004.03: Crime and Society in Post-Conquest England
•	PHIL 2020.03: Legal Thinking
•	PHIL 2160.03/GWST 2500.03*: Philosophical Issues in Feminism
•	PHIL 2475.03: Justice in Global Perspective
•	PHIL 2490.03: Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Computer Science
•	PHIL 3211.03: Philosophy of Law
•	POLI 2210.03: Unity and Diversity: Dynamics of Canadian Federalism
•	POLI 2520.03: World Politics
•	POLI 3206.03: Constitutional Issues in Canadian Politics
•	POLI 3303.03: Human rights: Political Issues
•	POLI 3403.03: Human rights: Philosophical Issues
•	POLI 3428.03/GWST 3650.03**: Woman as Citizen
•	POLI 3581.03: Diplomacy and Negotiations
•	SOSA 2040.06: Social Inequality
•	SOSA 2181.03*: Explaining Crime and Criminal Behavior
•	SOSA 2182.03: Exploring Crime and Criminal Behavior NOTE: SOSA 2181.03 and 2182.03 replaced SOSA 2180.06
•	SOSA 3185.03: Native Peoples in North America
•	SOSA 3225.03: Culture, Rights, Power
•	SOSA 3275.03: Crime and Public Policy
•	SOSA 3281.03: Youth Crime
•	SOSA 3286.03: Sociology of Criminal Law
•	SOSA 3295.03: Society and the Police

*fulfills the PHIL requirement even if taken as GWST 2500
**fulfills the POLI requirement even if taken as GWST 3650

Other Approved Electives


•	JOUR 3333.03: News Media and the Courts
•	LAWS 2122.03/2123.03: Canadian Legal History
•	PSYO 3224.03: Forensic Psychology
•	PSYO 4000.03: Senior Seminar (on a forensic topic)
•	SCIE 3200.03: Environmental Law