Course Outlines: Fall/Winter 2014-2015
Department Policies
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Course Outlines
Outlines will be posted as they become available. Please keep checking for updates.
| Course | Sec. | Term | Description | Instructor |
| FYSM 1502 | B | 1&2 | Selected Topics in Legal Studies | Harden, Joel |
| D | 1&2 | Selected Topics in Legal Studies | Tasson, Steve | |
| LAWS 1000 | A | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Malette, Sebastien |
| B | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Tasson, Steve | |
| C | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson, Jane | |
| D | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Kazmierski, Vincent | |
| V | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson, Jane | |
| LAWS 2105 | A | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy |
| B | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy | |
| C | 2 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Parmar, Pooja | |
| 1) LAWS 2003 has been replaced by LAWS 2201 and LAWS 2202 | ||||
| 1) LAWS 2201 | A | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, Brettel |
| B | 1 | Sargent, Neil | ||
| C | 1 | Persons and Property | Dwoskin, David | |
| D | 2 | Persons and Property | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| T | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, Brettel | |
| 1) LAWS 2202 | A | 2 | Obligations | Barrigar, Jennifer |
| B | 1 | Obligations | Barrigar, Jennifer | |
| C | 2 | Obligations | Barnaby, Dwight | |
| D | 2 | Obligations |
Salazar, Alberto | |
| E | 2 | Obligations | Dwoskin, David | |
| 2) LAWS 2004 has been replaced by LAWS 2301 and LAWS 2302 | ||||
| 2) LAWS 2301 | A | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Russomanno, Leonardo |
| B | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Levasseur, Gilles | |
| C | 2 | Criminal Justice System | Russomanno, Leonardo | |
| D | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Smith, Michael | |
| E | 1 | Criminal Justice System –> Outline –> Schedule |
McMahon, Maeve | |
| F | 1 | Criminal Justice System –> Outline –> Schedule |
McMahon, Maeve | |
| T | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Levasseur, Gilles | |
| 2) LAWS 2302 | A | 2 | Criminal Law | Hale, John |
| B | 1 | Criminal Law | Botten, Tyler | |
| C | 2 | Criminal Law | Giancaterino, Paolo | |
| D | 2 | Criminal Law | Smith, Michael | |
| E | 2 | Criminal Law | Rickwood, Roger | |
| F | 2 | Criminal Law | Rickwood, Roger | |
| V | 2 | Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| 3) LAWS 2005 has been replaced by LAWS 2501 and LAWS 2502 | ||||
| 3) LAWS 2501 | A | 1 | Law, State and Constitution | Milanovic, Nikola |
| B | 2 | Law, State and Constitution | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| C | 1 | Law, State and Constitution | Rickwood, Roger | |
| D | 2 | Law, State and Constitution | Pacione, Darren | |
| T | 1 | Law, State and Constitution | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| 3) LAWS 2502 | A | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola |
| B | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Douglas, Stacy | |
| C | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Douglas, Stacy | |
| E | 1 | Law, State and Citizen | Keller, Anna | |
| V | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| LAWS 2601 | A | 1 | Public International Law | Parmar, Pooja |
| B | 1 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor | |
| D | 2 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor | |
| LAWS 2908 | A | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Kazmierski, Vincent |
| B | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| C | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| D | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies I |
Jasa Silveira, Graciela | |
| E | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| F | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies I |
Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| LAWS 3003 | A | 1 | Contracts | Waxman, Stephen |
| B | 2 | Contracts | Waxman, Stephen | |
| LAWS 3005 | A | 1 | Law and Regulation | McFarlane, Craig |
| LAWS 3006 | A | 1 | Mediation | Bishop, Peter |
| B | 2 | Mediation | Bishop, Peter | |
| LAWS 3201 | A | 1 | Business Enterprise Frameworks | Campbell, Lynn |
| B | 2 | Business Enterprise Frameworks | Keller, Anna | |
| LAWS 3202 | A | 1 | Intellectual Property | Al-Sharieh, Saleh |
| LAWS 3205 | A | 1 | Consumer Law | Levasseur, Gilles |
| LAWS 3206 | A | 1 | Banking Law | Schwisberg, Sam |
| B | 2 | Banking Law | Schwisberg, Sam | |
| LAWS 3208 | A | 2 | International Trade Regulation | Pimentel Watkin, Renata |
| LAWS 3209 | A | 1 | Canadian Correctional Policies Historical Perspectives | McMahon, Maeve |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305A) | A | 1 | Crime and State in History | Wright, Barry |
| B | 1 | Crime and State in History | McNaught, Christopher | |
| C | 2 | Crime and State in History | Russomanno, Leonardo | |
| D | 2 | Crime and State in History | Russomanno, Leonardo | |
| T | 1 | Crime and State in History | McNaught, Christopher | |
| LAWS 3306 | A | 2 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | McNaught, Christopher |
| B | 1 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | Giancaterino, Paolo | |
| V | 2 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | McNaught, Christopher | |
| LAWS 3307 | A | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Spencer, Dale |
| B | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| C | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law | Bromwich, Rebecca | |
| D | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law – Outline – Schedule |
Barnes, Gary | |
| T | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| LAWS 3308 | A | 1 | Punishment and The Law | Young, Diana |
| B | 2 | Punishment and The Law | Moore, Dawn | |
| LAWS 3401 | A | 1 | Employment Law | Benmergui, Ruben |
| B | 2 | Employment Law | Makrodimitris, Pinelopi | |
| LAWS 3405 | A | 1 | Labour Law | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 3500 | A | 2 | Constitutional Law | Purkey, Anna |
| LAWS 3501 | A | 2 | Law in the Information Society | Al-Sharieh, Saleh |
| LAWS 3503 | A | 1 | Equality & Discrimination | Tourkochoriti, Ioanna |
| B | 2 | Equality & Discrimination | Majury, Diana | |
| LAWS 3504 | A | 2 | Law and Aboriginal Peoples | Malette, Sebastien |
| LAWS 3506 | A | 2 | Administrative Law | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3509 | A | 1 | The Charter of Rights Topics | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3602 | A | 1 | International Human Rights | Balasubramaniam, Rueban |
| C | 2 | International Human Rights | Balasubramaniam, Rueban | |
| LAWS 3604 | A | 1 | International Organizations | Masaeli, Mahmoud |
| B | 2 | International Organizations | Masaeli, Mahmoud | |
| LAWS 3800 | A | 1 | Law of Environmental Quality | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 3804 | A | 1 | Law of the Family | Jasa Silveira, Graciela |
| LAWS 3903 | A | 1 | Selected Topic: Religion and Human Rights -Is religious freedom a human right? | Adrian, Melanie |
| LAWS 3904 | A | 2 | Selected Legal Topics: Introduction to Policing | Ozcan, Gulden |
| B | 2 | Selected Legal Topics: Legal Personhood in Law and Culture | Hamilton, Sheryl | |
| LAWS 3908 | A | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Buhagiar, Lawrence |
| B | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Smith, Adrian | |
| C | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Buhagiar, Lawrence | |
| D | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Smith, Adrian | |
| E | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Wilke, Christiane | |
| LAWS 4006 | A | 1 | Religion and State in Canada | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 4100 | B | 1 | Modern Legal Theory | Douglas, Stacy |
| C | 2 | Modern Legal Theory | Balasubramaniam, Rueban | |
| LAWS 4101 | A | 1 | Contemporary Justice Theories | Balasubramaniam, Rueban |
| LAWS 4102 | B | 2 | Controversies in Rights Theory | McFarlane, Craig |
| LAWS 4106 | A | 1 | Law and Violence | Bartholomew, Amy |
| LAWS 4202 | A | 1 | Accountability of Management | Salazar, Alberto |
| B | 2 | Accountability of Management | Masaeli, Mahmoud | |
| LAWS 4204 | A | 1 | Legal Issues in eCommerce | Pimentel Watkin, Renata |
| B | 2 | Legal Issues in eCommerce | Pimentel Watkin, Renata | |
| LAWS 4209 | A | 1 | Topics in Business Law: Controversial Issues in the Regulation of Corporations | Salazar, Alberto |
| B | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Law of Not-For-Profits and Charities | Schwisberg, Sam | |
| C | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Government Procurement Law | Jeglic, Alexander | |
| LAWS 4302 | A | 1 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Sargent, Neil |
| B | 2 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Spencer, Dale | |
| LAWS 4303 | A | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh |
| B | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| C | 2 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| D | 2 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| LAWS 4304 | A | 1 | Policing & Social Surveillance | Ergul, Aysegul |
| B | 2 | Policing & Social Surveillance | Ergul, Aysegul | |
| LAWS 4305 | B | 2 | Criminal Justice Reform | Young, Diana |
| LAWS 4306 | A | 1 | Criminal Law Issues: Socio-legal Approaches to Organized Crime | Leighton, Barry |
| B | 2 | Criminal Law Issues: Socio-legal Approaches to Organized Crime | Leighton, Barry | |
| LAWS 4307 | A | 1 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Conroy, Amy |
| B | 2 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Conroy, Amy | |
| LAWS 4308 | A | 1 | Sentencing | Donoghue, Stephen |
| B | 2 | Sentencing | Botten, Tyler | |
| C | 2 | Sentencing | Young, Diana | |
| LAWS 4309 | B | 2 | State Security and Dissent | Hameed, Yavar |
| LAWS 4402 | B | 2 | Employment Dispute Resolution | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 4504 | B | 2 | Aboriginal Criminal Justice | Mann-Rempel, Michelle |
| LAWS 4507 (PADM 5414 W) |
A | 2 | Administrative Law and Control | Rickwood, Roger |
| LAWS 4601 | A | 1 | Transnational Law and Human Rights | Le Moine, Francois |
| LAWS 4603 | A | 1 | Transitional Justice | MacLellan, Tiffany |
| B | 2 | Transitional Justice | Buss, Doris | |
| LAWS 4606 | A | 1 | International Law of Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor |
| B | 2 | International Law of Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor | |
| LAWS 4800 | B | 2 | Environment and Social Justice | Harden, Joel |
| LAWS 4801 | A | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara |
| B | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| C | 2 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| LAWS 4901 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form | Guidelines |
| B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines | |
| LAWS 4902 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form | Guidelines |
| B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines | |
| LAWS 4903 | A | 1 | Advanced Legal Topics: Criminal Jury Trials | Barnes, Gary |
| LAWS 4904 | A | 2 | Advanced Legal Topics: Human Rights and Canadian Prisons (outline) — Schedule |
McMahon, Maeve |
| C | 2 | Advanced Legal Topic: Disability, Law and Society | Kazmierski, Vincent | |
| LAWS 4908 | A | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | B | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | C | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form | Guidelines |
Grad Course Outlines – 2014-2015 |
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| LAWS 5000 | F | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation | Douglas, Stacy |
| X | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation | Swan, Peter | |
| LAWS 5001 | W | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Spencer, Dale |
| X | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Sargent, Neil | |
| LAWS 5200 (INAF 5507F) | F | 1 | International Economic Law: Regulation of Trade & Investment | Parmar, Pooja |
| LAWS 5302 | F | 2 | Feminism, Law and Social Transformation | Buss, Doris |
| LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) | W | 2 | International Law: Theory and Practice | Kuzmarov, Betina |
| LAWS 5900 | F | 1 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | |
| W | 2 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | ||
| LAWS 5901 | F | 1 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | |
| W | 2 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | ||
| LAWS 5903 | F | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Socio-Legal Engagements in Film and Television – Theory in Non-textual Narratives | Young, Diana |
| X | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Law & Development | Smith, Adrian | |
| LAWS 6000 | F | 1 | Doctoral Seminar in Legal Studies | Wilke, Christiane |
| LAWS 6001 | F | 1&2 | Proseminar in Legal Studies | Moore, Dawn |
| LAWS 6002 | F | 1 | Law, Regulation and Governance | Hamilton, Sheryl |
| LAWS 6003 | W | 2 | Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice | Bartholomew, Amy |
| LAWS 6004 | W | 2 | Crime, Law, and Security | Moore, Dawn |
| LAWS 6010 | F,W | 1&2 | Directed Readings in Legal Studies | Application Form |