Department Policies

All students are expected to review our Department policies found on the Current Students page to ensure that procedures are followed correctly. Please take a moment to read through these important documents.

PLEASE NOTE: “Standing in a course is determined by the course instructor subject to approval of the Department and Faculty Dean.  This means that any grades submitted by the instructor may be subject to revision.  No grades are final until they have been approved by the Department and the Dean”.

Contacting the Department

Carleton University students contacting the Department of Law and Legal Studies (staff and instructors) by email are required to do so through their Carleton email account, including their name and student number.

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Grad Course Outlines

Selected Topics Course Descriptions

Course Outlines

Additional outlines will be posted as they become available.

**Please consult Carleton Central for confirmation of schedule and delivery information.**

Course Sec. Term Description Instructor
FYSM 1502 A 1&2 First Year Seminar Tasson, Steve
LAWS 1001 A 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Dickson, Jane
B 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Malette, Sebastien
C 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Wright, J. Barry
D 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Tasson, Stephen
E 2 Introduction to Legal Studies I Malette, Sebastien
G 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Dickson, Jane
LAWS 1002 A 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Tasson, Steve
B 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Schwisberg, Sam
C 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Dickson, Jane
D 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Tasson, Stephen
W 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Dickson, Jane
LAWS 2105 A 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Christensen, Michael
B 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Tasson, Stephen
C 2 Social Justice & Human Rights Balasubramaniam, Reuban
D 2 Social Justice & Human Rights Costa, Andrew
G 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Christensen, Michael
LAWS 2201 A 1 Persons and Property Dawson, T. Brettel
B 1 Persons and Property Hasan, Mohammad
C 2 Persons and Property Dwoskin, David
D 2 Persons and Property Hasan, Mohammad
G 1 Persons and Property Dawson, T. Brettel
LAWS 2202 A 1 Obligations Dwoskin, David
B 1 Obligations Polonskaya, Ksenia
C 2 Obligations Polonskaya, Ksenia
D 2 Obligations Salazar, Alberto
LAWS 2301 A 1 Criminal Justice System Richmond, Sean
B 1 Criminal Justice System Hebert, William
C 1 Criminal Justice System Moore, Hollis
D 2 Criminal Justice System Rochelle, Safiyah
E 2 Criminal Justice System Moore, Hollis
F 2 Criminal Justice System Hebert, William
G 1 Criminal Justice System Richmond, Sean
LAWS 2302 A 1 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
B 1 Criminal Law Hale, John
C 2 Criminal Law Giancaterino, Paolo
D 1 Criminal Law Hale, John
E 2 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
F 2 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
w 2 Criminal Law Giancaterino, Paolo
LAWS 2501 A 1 Law, State and Constitution Oklopcic, Zoran
B 2 Law, State and Constitution Milanovic, Nikola
W 2 Law, State and Constitution Milanovic, Nikola
LAWS 2502 A 1 Law, State and Citizen Milanovic, Nikola
B 1 Law, State and Citizen Milanovic, Nikola
C 2 Law, State and Citizen Kaisary, Philip
W 2 Law, State and Citizen Kaisary, Philip
LAWS 2601 A 1 Public International Law Richmond, Sean
B 1 Public International Law Ashtakala, Tara
C 2 Public International Law Richmond, Sean
G 1 Public International Law Richmond, Sean
LAWS 2908 A 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Bou-Zeid, Zeina
B 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Bou-Zeid, Zeina
C 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Schoenholz, Jean-Simon
E 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Gaucher, Megan
F 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Bou-Zeid, Zeina
G 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Bou-Zeid, Zeina
LAWS 3001 A 1 Women and the Legal Process Gaucher, Megan
LAWS 3003 A 1 Contracts Dwoskin, David
B 2 Contracts Dwoskin, David
LAWS 3005 A 1 Law and Regulation McFarlane, Craig
LAWS 3006 A 1 Mediation Fletcher, Collin
B 2 Mediation Fletcher, Collin
LAWS 3201 A 1 Business Enterprise Frameworks Levasseur, Gilles
B 2 Business Enterprise Frameworks Levasseur, Gilles
LAWS 3202 A 2 Intellectual Property Lord, Phil
LAWS 3205 A 1 Consumer Law Levasseur, Gilles
LAWS 3206 A 1 Banking Law Waxman, Stephen
B 2 Banking Law Schwisberg, Sam
LAWS 3208 A 2 International Trade Regulation Hasan, Mohammad
LAWS 3209 A 1 Canadian Correctional Policies in Historical Perspective McMahon, Maeve
B 1 Canadian Correctional Policies in Historical Perspective McMahon, Maeve
LAWS 3305 A 1 Crime and State in History Kropf, Joel
(HIST 3305) B 1 Crime and State in History Wright, J. Barry
C 2 Crime and State in History Wright, J. Barry
V 2 Crime and State in History Wright, J. Barry
LAWS 3306 A 1 Crime, Law, Process & Politics Giancaterino, Paolo
G 1 Crime, Law, Process & Politics Giancaterino, Paolo
LAWS 3307 A 1 Youth and Criminal Law Baray, Corinne
B 1 Youth and Criminal Law Smith, Michael
C 2 Youth and Criminal Law Hale, John
V 2 Youth and Criminal Law Hale, John
LAWS 3308 A 1 Punishment and the Law Moore, Dawn
B 2 Punishment and the Law Moore, Dawn
C 2 Punishment and the Law Young, Diana
LAWS 3401 A 1 Employment Law Zbyszewska, Ania
B 1 Employment Law Zbyszewska, Ania
LAWS 3405 A 2 Labour Law Benmergui, Ruben
 
LAWS 3500 A 2 Constitutional Law Bond, Jennifer
 
LAWS 3501 A 2 Law in the Information Society Lonergan, Megan
 
LAWS 3502 A 1 Freedom of Expression in Canada Hamilton, Sheryl
B 2 Freedom of Expression in Canada Hamilton, Sheryl
LAWS 3503 A 1 Equality & Discrimination Fletcher, Collin
B 2 Equality & Discrimination Steiner, Philip
LAWS 3504 A 2 Law and Aboriginal Peoples Malette, Sebastien
LAWS 3506 A 2 Administrative Law Schoenholz, Jean-Simon
 
LAWS 3509 A 2 The Charter of Rights Topics Lecoq, Garrett
LAWS 3602 A 1 International Human Rights Balasubramaniam, Ratna
B 2 International Human Rights Oguanobi, Hembadoon
LAWS 3604 A 1 International Organizations Sookmark, Supanai
B 2 International Organizations Ashtakala, Tara
LAWS 3800 A 1 Law of Environmental Quality Waxman, Stephen
LAWS 3903 A 1 Selected Legal Topics: Sports, Law and Society Desjardins, Bridgette
B 2 Selected Legal Topics: Policing Rigakos, George
LAWS 3908 A 1 Approaches in Legal Studies II Khan, Ummni
B 1 Approaches in Legal Studies II Khan, Ummni
C 2 Approaches in Legal Studies II Hebert, William
D 2 Approaches in Legal Studies II Wilke, Christiane
LAWS 3999 A 1 Co-op Work Term Dawson, T Brettel
A 2 Co-op Work Term Young, Diana
LAWS 4100 A 1 Modern Legal Theory Oklopcic, Zoran
B 2 Modern Legal Theory Oklopcic, Zoran
LAWS 4101 A 1 Contemporary Justice Theories Balasubramaniam, Rueban
LAWS 4102 A 2 Controversies in Rights Theory Douglas, Stacey
LAWS 4200 A 2 International Economic Law Polonskaya, Ksenia
LAWS 4202 A 1 Accountability of Management Salazar, Alberto
LAWS 4204 A 1 Legal Issues in eCommerce Waxman, Stephen
B 2 Legal Issues in eCommerce Waxman, Stephen
LAWS 4209 A 1 Topics in Business Law: Corporate Law and the New Industrial Revolution Salazar, Alberto
B 2 Topics in Business Law: Corporate Law and the New Industrial Revolution Salazar, Alberto
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LAWS 4302 A 1 Regulation of Corporate Crime Hasan, Mohammad
B 2 Regulation of Corporate Crime Hasan, Mohammad
C 2 Regulation of Corporate Crime Brownlee, Jamie
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
E 2 Drugs, The User and the State Brown, Gregory
LAWS 4304 A 1 Policing & Social Surveillance Rigakos, George
B 2 Policing & Social Surveillance Rigakos, George
LAWS 4305 A 1 Criminal Justice Reform Young, Diana
B 2 Criminal Justice Reform Dolek, Caglar
LAWS 4306 A 1 Criminal Law Issues: Governing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Sibley, Marcus
B 2 Criminal Law Issues: Global Incarceration Moore, Hollis
C 2 Criminal Law Issues: Wrongful Convictions Lauzon, Kelly
D 2 Criminal Law Issues: Governing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Sibley, Marcus
LAWS 4308 A 1 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
B 1 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
C 2 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
D 2 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
LAWS 4309 A 2 State, Security and Dissent Hameed, Yavar
LAWS 4402 B 2 Employment Dispute Resolution Zbyszewska, Ania
LAWS 4504 A 1 Indigenous Criminal Justice Horn, Kanatase
B 2 Indigenous Criminal Justice Lawless, Jo-Anne
LAWS 4601 A 1 Transnational Law and Human Rights Oguanobi, Hembadoon I.
A 2 Transnational Law and Human Rights Oguanobi, Hembadoon
LAWS 4603 A 1 Transitional Justice Wilke, Christiane
B 2 Transitional Justice Wilke, Christiane
LAWS 4605 A 2 Topics in International Law: International Politics Richmond, Sean
B 2 Topics in International Law: Outer Space Law Ashtakala, Tara
LAWS 4606 A 1 International Law of Armed Conflict Levasseur, Gilles
LAWS 4607 A 2 Immigration and Refugee Law Gaucher, Megan
LAWS 4800 A 1 Environment and Social Justice Littlechild, Danika
B 2 Environment and Social Justice Littlechild, Danika
LAWS 4801 A 1 Risk and the Legal Process Ashtakala, Tara
B 1 Risk and the Legal Process Barnaby, Dwight
C 2 Risk and the Legal Process Heckbert, Lori
D 2 Risk and the Legal Process Fletcher, Collin
LAWS 4802 A 1 Criminal Jury Trials Lauzon, Kelly
B 2 Criminal Jury Trials McCaffery, Patrick
LAWS 4901 A 1 Tutorial in Law – Application Form
 Guidelines
B 2 Tutorial in Law – Application Form Guidelines
LAWS 4902 A 1 Tutorial in Law – Application Form
 Guidelines
B 2 Tutorial in Law – Application Form Guidelines
LAWS 4903 A 1 Advanced Legal Topics: Is Religious Freedom a Human Right? Adrian, Melanie
C 2 Advanced Legal Topics: Patriarchy, Human Rights and Informal Justice Hashmi, Rehana
D 1 Advanced Legal Topics: Is Religious Freedom a Human Right? Adrian, Melanie
LAWS 4904 A 2 Advanced Legal Topics: Sexuality Debates in Law and Feminism Jones, Zoey
C 2 Advanced Legal Topics: Popular Sovereignty in Contemporary Western Democracies Oklopcic, Zoran
LAWS 4905 A 1&2 Full-Year Service Learning Placement Guidelines
LAWS 4906 A/B 1&2 Service Learning Placement Guidelines
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 – 2020-2021
LAWS 5000 F 1 Theories of Law & Social Transformation Wilke, Christiane
X 1 Theories of Law & Social Transformation Gaucher, Megan
LAWS 5001 W 2 Legal Method & Social Inquiry Christensen, Michael
LAWS 5001 X 2 Legal Method & Social Inquiry Christensen, Michael
LAWS 5004 F 1 Law, Crime and Social Order Young, Diana
LAWS 5100 W 2 Advanced Problems in Legal Philosophy Balasubramaniam, Rueban
LAWS 5306 F 1 Police and Capital Rigakos, George
LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) W 2 International Law: Theory and Practice Appel Kuzmarov, Betina
LAWS 5662 W 2 Law, Regulation and Governance Khan, Ummni
LAWS 5663 F 1 Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice Buss, Doris
LAWS 5664 W 2 Crime, Law and Security Moore, Dawn
LAWS 5900 F  1 Tutorials/Directed Readings Application Form
Z  2 Issues in Cultural Politics (“Modernity and Its Discontents”) Kaisary, Philip
LAWS 5901 F  1 Tutorials/Directed Readings Application Form
W  2 Tutorials/Directed Readings Application Form
LAWS 5903 F 1 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Law, Power and Indigeneity Malette, Sebastien
W 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Regulating Labour in the 21st Century – Bodies, Spaces, Flows Zbyszewska, Anna
X 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Socio-legal Engagements in Film and Television Young, Diana
Z 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Modernity and Its Discontents Kaisary, Philip
LAWS 6000 F 1 Doctoral Seminar Legal Studies Douglas, Stacy
LAWS 6001 F 1&2 Proseminar in Legal Studies Spencer, Dale
LAWS 6002 W 2 Law, Regulation and Governance Khan, Ummni
LAWS 6003 F 1 Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice Buss, Doris
LAWS 6004 W 2 Crime, Law, and Security Moore, Dawn
LAWS 6010 F,W 1&2 Directed Readings in Legal Studies Application Form

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