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.
Course Outlines
Course outlines are posted near the start of each term, as available. Please check back for updates. Information below may be amended without notice.
**Please consult Carleton Central for final information.**
QUICK LINK: Grad Course Outlines
| Course | Sec. | Term | Description | Instructor |
| LAWS 1000 | A | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Kazmierski, Vincent |
| B | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Malette, Sebastien | |
| C | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson, Jane | |
| D | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Ozsu, Umut | |
| V | 1&2 | Introduction to Legal Studies | Dickson, Jane | |
| LAWS 2105 | A | 2 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy |
| B | 2 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Bartholomew, Amy | |
| C | 2 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Ramasubramanyam, Jayantha | |
| D | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Tasson, Steve | |
| T | 1 | Social Justice & Human Rights | Tasson, Steve | |
| 1) LAWS 2003 has been replaced by LAWS 2201 and LAWS 2202 | ||||
| LAWS 2201 | A | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, Brettel |
| B | 1 | Persons and Property | Sargent, Neil | |
| C | 2 | Persons and Property | Dwoskin, David | |
| D | 2 | Persons and Property | Thomson, Carey | |
| T | 1 | Persons and Property | Dawson, Brettel | |
| LAWS 2202 | A | 1 | Obligations | Dwoskin, David |
| B | 1 | Obligations | Dwoskin, David | |
| C | 2 | Obligations | Dwoskin, David | |
| D | 2 | Obligations | Salazar, Alberto | |
| 2) LAWS 2004 has been replaced by LAWS 2301 and LAWS 2302 | ||||
| LAWS 2301 | A | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Dalton, Jennifer |
| B | 1 | Criminal Justice System | McMahon, Maeve | |
| C | 1 | Criminal Justice System | McMahon, Maeve | |
| D | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Dalton, Jennifer | |
| E | 2 | Criminal Justice System | Dalton, Jennifer | |
| F | 2 | Criminal Justice System | Dalton, Jennifer | |
| T | 1 | Criminal Justice System | Dalton, Jennifer | |
| LAWS 2302 | A | 1 | Criminal Law | Smith, Michael |
| B | 1 | Criminal Law | Smith, Michael | |
| C | 2 | Criminal Law | Bromwich, Rebecca | |
| D | 2 | Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| E | 2 | Criminal Law | Nicholas Lamb | |
| F | 2 | Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| V | 2 | Criminal Law | Bromwich, Rebecca | |
| 3) LAWS 2005 has been replaced by LAWS 2501 and LAWS 2502 | ||||
| LAWS 2501 | A | 1 | Law, State and Constitution | Oklopcic, Zoran |
| B | 2 | Law, State and Constitution | Rickwood, Roger | |
| C | 2 | Law, State and Constitution | Rickwood, Roger | |
| T | 1 | Law, State and Constitution | Oklopcic, Zoran | |
| LAWS 2502 | A | 1 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola |
| B | 1 | Law, State and Citizen | Tasson, Steve | |
| C | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| V | 2 | Law, State and Citizen | Milanovic, Nikola | |
| LAWS 2601 | A | 1 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor |
| B | 2 | Public International Law | MacLellan, Tiffany | |
| C | 2 | Public International Law | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| D | 2 | Public International Law | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| T | 1 | Public International Law | Purvis, Trevor | |
| LAWS 2908 | A | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I **Online via cuLearn only (see Note below)** | Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| B | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| C | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies I | Ramasubramanyam, Jayantha | |
| D | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies I |
Dalton, Jennifer | |
| 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 **Online via cuLearn only (see Note below)** | Bou-Zeid, Zeina | |
| NOTE:
Sections A and G of LAWS 2908 are online courses and are available via cuLearn only (not CUOL). |
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| LAWS 3001 | A | 1 | Women and the Legal Process | Raguparan, Menaka |
| LAWS 3003 | A | 1 | Contracts | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| B | 2 | Contracts | Ogilvie, M.H. | |
| 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 | Thomson, Carey |
| B | 2 | Business Enterprise Frameworks | Thomson, Carey | |
| LAWS 3202 | A | 1 | Intellectual Property | Hamilton, Sheryl |
| LAWS 3205 | A | 1 | Consumer Law | Komarnisky, Deborah |
| LAWS 3206 | A | 1 | Banking Law | Schwisberg, Sam |
| B | 2 | Banking Law | Waxman, Stephen | |
| LAWS 3208 | A | 2 | International Trade Regulation | Milanovic, Nikola |
| LAWS 3209 | A | 1 | Canadian Correctional Policies Historical Perspectives
— Outline |
McMahon, Maeve |
| LAWS 3305 (HIST 3305A) | A | 1 | Crime and State in History | Wright, Barry |
| B | 1 | Crime and State in History | Kropf, Joel | |
| C | 2 | Crime and State in History | Pacione, Darren | |
| V | 2 | Crime and State in History | Pacione, Darren | |
| LAWS 3306 | A | 1 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | Giancaterino, Paolo |
| B | 2 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | Giancaterino, Paolo | |
| V | 2 | Crime, Law, Process & Politics | Giancaterino, Paolo | |
| LAWS 3307 | A | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John |
| B | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law | Smith, Michael | |
| C | 2 | Youth and Criminal Law | Purcell, Michael | |
| T | 1 | Youth and Criminal Law | Hale, John | |
| LAWS 3308 | B | 2 | Punishment and the Law | Young, Diana |
| C | 2 | Punishment and the Law | Moore, Dawn | |
| LAWS 3401 | A | 1 | Employment Law | Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| B | 2 | Employment Law | Benmergui, Ruben | |
| LAWS 3405 | A | 1 | Labour Law | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 3500 | A | 1 | Constitutional Law | Rickwood, Roger |
| LAWS 3501 | A | 2 | Law in the Information Society | Dodge, Alexandra |
| LAWS 3503 | A | 1 | Equality & Discrimination | Steiner, Philip |
| B | 2 | Equality & Discrimination | Steiner, Philip | |
| LAWS 3504 | A | 2 | Law and Aboriginal Peoples | Malette, Sebastien |
| LAWS 3506 | A | 2 | Administrative Law | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3509 | B | 2 | The Charter of Rights Topics | Sunallah, Bahaa |
| LAWS 3602 | A | 1 | International Human Rights | Adrian, Melanie |
| LAWS 3604 | A | 1 | International Organizations | Sookmark, Supanai |
| B | 2 | International Organizations | Sookmark, Supanai | |
| LAWS 3800 | A | 1 | Law of Environmental Quality | Waxman, Stephen |
| LAWS 3804 | A | 2 | Law of the Family | Gaucher, Megan |
| LAWS 3903 | A | 1 | Selected Legal Topics | Adrian, Melanie |
| B | 1 | Selected Legal Topics | Spencer, Dale | |
| LAWS 3908 | A | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Lamb, Nicholas |
| B | 1 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | McFarlane, Craig | |
| C | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | Lamb, Nicholas | |
| D | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | McFarlane, Craig | |
| E | 2 | Approaches in Legal Studies II | McFarlane, Craig | |
| LAWS 4006 | A | 1 | Religion and State in Canada | Ogilvie, M.H. |
| LAWS 4100 | A | 2 | Modern Legal Theory | Oklopcic, Zoran |
| LAWS 4102 | A | 1 | Controversies in Rights Theory | Kaisary, Philip |
| B | 1 | Controversies in Rights Theory | Kaisary, Philip | |
| LAWS 4106 | A | 1 | Law and Violence | Bartholomew, Amy |
| B | 1 | Law and Violence | Bartholomew, Amy | |
| LAWS 4202 | A | 1 | Accountability of Management | Salazar, Alberto |
| B | 2 | 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: Controversial Issues in the Regulation of Corporations | Salazar, Alberto |
| D | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Contemporary Contract Law Controversies | Ogilvie, M. H. | |
| E | 2 | Topics in Business Law: Litigation and Arbitrating Business Disputes | Schwisberg, Sam | |
| LAWS 4302 | A | 1 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Brownlee, Jamie |
| B | 2 | Regulation of Corporate Crime | Sargent, Neil | |
| LAWS 4303 | A | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh |
| B | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| C | 1 | Drugs, The User and The State | Purcell, Michael | |
| D | 2 | Drugs, The User and the State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| E | 2 | Drugs, The User and the State | Farrokhzad, Kourosh | |
| 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 | Young, Diana | |
| LAWS 4306 | B | 1 | Criminal Law Issues | Leighton, Barry |
| C | 2 | Criminal Law Issues | Purcell, Michael | |
| D | 2 | Criminal Law Issues | Poloz, Adriana | |
| LAWS 4307 | A | 1 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Poloz, Adriana |
| B | 2 | Medical Criminal Law Issues | Poloz, Adriana | |
| LAWS 4308 | A | 1 | Sentencing | Rickwood, Roger |
| B | 1 | Sentencing | Donoghue, Stephen | |
| C | 2 | Sentencing | Smith, Michael | |
| D | 2 | Sentencing | Donoghue, Stephen | |
| LAWS 4309 | A | 2 | State, Security and Dissent | Hameed, Yavar |
| LAWS 4311 | A | 2 | Human Rights in Canadian Prisons | McMahon, Maeve |
| LAWS 4402 | A | 1 | Employment Dispute Resolution | Mac Neil, Michael |
| LAWS 4504 | A | 2 | Aboriginal Criminal Justice | Dickson, Jane |
| LAWS 4601 | A | 1 | Transnational Law and Human Rights | Buss, Doris |
| B | 2 | Transnational Law and Human Rights | Wilke, Christiane | |
| LAWS 4603 | A | 1 | Transitional Justice | Buss, Doris |
| B | 2 | Transitional Justice | Ozsu, Umut | |
| LAWS 4605 | A | 2 | Topics in International Law: International Refugee Law | Bou-Zeid, Zeina |
| LAWS 4606 | A | 1 | International Law of Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor |
| B | 2 | International Law of Armed Conflict | Purvis, Trevor | |
| LAWS 4607 | A | 1 | Immigration and Refugee Law | Gaucher, Megan |
| LAWS 4800 | A | 1 | Environment and Social Justice | Swan, Peter |
| LAWS 4801 | A | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara |
| B | 1 | Risk and the Legal Process | Ashtakala, Tara | |
| D | 2 | Risk and the Legal Process | Barnaby, Dwight | |
| LAWS 4802 | A | 1 | Criminal Jury Trials | McCaffery, Patrick |
| B | 2 | Criminal Jury Trials | McCaffery, Patrick | |
| LAWS 4901 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form updated August 2016 | Guidelines |
| B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines | |
| LAWS 4902 | A | 1 | Tutorial in Law – Application Form updated August 2016 | Guidelines |
| B | 2 | Tutorial in Law – Information Sheet | Guidelines | |
| LAWS 4903 | A | 1 | Advanced Legal Topics: | Spencer, Dale |
| B | 2 | Advanced Legal Topics: | Spencer, Dale | |
| LAWS 4904 | A | 1 | Advanced Legal Topics: Law, Disability, and Society | Kazmierski, Vincent |
| B | 2 | Advanced Legal Topics: Law, Disability, and Society | Kazmierksi, Vincent | |
| LAWS 4908 | A | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form updated September 2016 | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | B | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form updated September 2016 | Guidelines |
| LAWS 4908 | C | 1&2 | Honours Paper – Application Form updated September 2016 | Guidelines |
Grad Course Outlines – 2017-2018 |
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| LAWS 5000 | F | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation | Kaisary, Philip |
| LAWS 5000 | X | 1 | Theories of Law & Social Transformation | Swan, Peter |
| LAWS 5001 | W | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Sargent, Neil |
| LAWS 5001 | X | 2 | Legal Method & Social Inquiry | Hamilton, Sheryl |
| LAWS 5306 | F | 1 | Police and Capital | Rigakos, George |
| LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) | W | 2 | International Law: Theory and Practice | Oklopcic, Zoran |
| LAWS 5662 | W | 2 | Law, Regulations and Governance | Spencer, Dale |
| LAWS 5663 | F | 1 | Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice | Ozsu, Umut |
| LAWS 5664 | W | 2 | Crime, Law and Security | Rigakos, George |
| LAWS 5700 | A | 2 | Theories of Conflict Resolution | Sargent, Neil |
| LAWS 5705 | A | 2 | Mediation in Family Matters | Chapman, Kathleen |
| LAWS 5706 | A | 1 | Special Topics in Conflict Resolution | Bromwich, Rebecca / Mac Neil, Michael |
| B | 1 | Special Topics in Conflict Resolution | Dickson, Jane | |
| C | 2 | Special Topics in Conflict Resolution | Dickson, Jane | |
| LAWS 5900 | F | 1 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | Application Form |
| W | 2 | Tutorials/Directed Readings | Application Form | |
| 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: | Young, Diana |
| G | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: | Clarke, Kamari | |
| X | 1 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies | Malette, Sebastien | |
| Y | 2 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies,: Law, Culture and Dissent | Kaisary, Philip | |
| Z | 2 | Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: | Buss, Doris | |
| LAWS 6000 | F | 1 | Doctoral Seminar in Legal Studies | Wilke, Christiane |
| LAWS 6001 | F | 1&2 | Proseminar in Legal Studies | Buss, Doris |
| LAWS 6002 | W | 2 | Law, Regulation and Governance | Spencer, Dale |
| LAWS 6003 | F | 1 | Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice | Ozsu, Umut |
| LAWS 6004 | W | 2 | Crime, Law, and Security | Rigakos, George |
| LAWS 6010 | F,W | 1&2 | Directed Readings in Legal Studies | Application Form |