Department Policies

All students are expected to review our Department policies found on the Student Experience and Resources 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.

Additional Resources:

Grad Course Outlines

Selected Topics Course Descriptions

Course Outlines

Outlines will be posted as they become available, usually no later than one week prior to the start of a term. 

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

**Please reference the Undergraduate Calendar for the necessary prerequisites.**

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 Ozsu, Faik
C 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Wright, J. Barry
D 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Tasson, Stephen
E 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Dickson, Jane
F 2 Introduction to Legal Studies I Ozsu, Faik
G 1 Introduction to Legal Studies I Tasson, Stephen
LAWS 1002 A 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Tasson, Steve
B 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Dickson, Jane
C 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Dickson, Jane
D 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Tasson, Stephen
E 2 Introduction to Legal Studies II Dwoskin, David
LAWS 2105 A 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Christensen, Michael
B 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Grace, Anita
C 1 Social Justice & Human Rights Christensen, Michael
D 2 Social Justice & Human Rights Husain, Atiya
E 2 Social Justice & Human Rights Costa, Andrew
LAWS 2201 A 1 Persons and Property Dawson, T. Brettel
B 1 Persons and Property Hasan, Mohammad
C 1 Persons and Property Dawson, T. Brettel
D 2 Persons and Property Dawson, T. Brettel
E 2 Persons and Property Hasan, Mohammad
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 1 Criminal Justice System Moore, Hollis
E 2 Criminal Justice System Grace, Anita
F 2 Criminal Justice System Rochelle, Safiyah
G 2 Criminal Justice System Rochelle, Safiyah
LAWS 2302 A 1 Criminal Law Hale, John
B 1 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
C 1 Criminal Law Thompson, Jonathan
D 2 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
E 1 Criminal Law Hale, John
F 2 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
G 2 Criminal Law Giancaterino, Paolo
H 2 Criminal Law Giancaterino, Paolo
I 1 Criminal Law Smith, Michael
LAWS 2501 A 1 Law, State and Constitution Milanovic, Nikola
B 1 Law, State and Constitution Milanovic, Nikola
C 2 Law, State and Constitution Oklopcic, Zoran
LAWS 2502 A 1 Law, State and Citizen McGuinty, Dylan
B 2 Law, State and Citizen Milanovic, Nikola
C 2 Law, State and Citizen Milanovic, Nikola
D 1 Law, State and Citizen Costa, Andrew
LAWS 2601 A 1 Public International Law Ashtakala, Tara
B 1 Public International Law Ozsu, Faik
C 2 Public International Law Richmond, Sean
D 2 Public International Law Richmond, Sean
E 2 Public International Law Legault- Lacasse, William
LAWS 2908 A 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Pinnawala, Sriyantha
B 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Pinnawala, Sriyantha
C 1 Approaches in Legal Studies I Fletcher, Collin
D 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Pinnawala, Sriyan
E 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Madden, Michael
F 2 Approaches in Legal Studies I Fletcher, Collin
LAWS 3003 A 1 Contracts Dwoskin, David
B 2 Contracts Dwoskin, David
LAWS 3005 A 1 Law and Regulation Thomson, Carey
LAWS 3006 A 1 Mediation Fletcher, Collin
B 2 Mediation Fletcher, Collin
LAWS 3201 A 1 Business Enterprise Frameworks Levasseur, J.L.
B 2 Business Enterprise Frameworks Levasseur, J.L.
LAWS 3202 A 2 Intellectual Property Hamilton, Sheryl
LAWS 3206 A 1 Banking Law Schwisberg, Sam
B 2 Banking Law Waxman, Stephen
LAWS 3208 A 1 International Trade Regulation Hasan, Mohammad
B 2 International Trade Regulation Hasan, Mohammad
LAWS 3209 A 2 Canadian Correctional Policies in Historical Perspective Kropf, Joel
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
D 2 Crime and State in History Wright, J. Barry
E 2 Crime and State in History Grace, Anita
LAWS 3306 A 1 Crime, Law, Process & Politics Giancaterino, Paolo
B 1 Crime, Law, Process & Politics Giancaterino, Paolo
LAWS 3307 A 1 Youth and Criminal Law Baray, Corinne
B 2 Youth and Criminal Law Hale, John
C 2 Youth and Criminal Law Hepburn, Taryn
D 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 2 Employment Law Zbyszewska, Ania
LAWS 3405 A 2 Labour Law Benmergui, Ruben
 
LAWS 3500 A 1 Constitutional Law Rickwood, Roger
 
LAWS 3501 A 2 Law in the Information Society Lonergan, Megan
LAWS 3502 A 1 Freedom of Expression in Canada Rochelle, Safiyah
 
LAWS 3503 A 1 Equality & Discrimination Steiner, Philip
B 2 Equality & Discrimination Steiner, Philip
LAWS 3504 A 1 Law and Aboriginal Peoples Lawless, Jo-Anne
LAWS 3506 A 2 Administrative Law Schoenholz, Jean-Simon
LAWS 3508 A 2 Health Law Ketterling, Jean
 
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 Ozsu, Faik
C 2 International Human Rights Balasubramaniam, Rueban
LAWS 3604 A 1 International Organizations Sookmark, Supanai
B 2 International Organizations Ashtakala, Tara
LAWS 3800 A 1 Law of Environmental Quality Waxman, Stephen
B 2 Law of Environmental Quality Cloutier de Repentigny, Pierre
LAWS 3903 A 1 Selected Legal Topics: Foundations of Race and Law Husain, Atiya
B 1 Selected Legal Topics: Reproductive Rights and Justice Ketterling, Jean
LAWS 3908 A 1 Approaches in Legal Studies II Hebert, William
B 1 Approaches in Legal Studies II de Repentigny, Pierre
C 2 Approaches in Legal Studies II Wilke, Christiane
D 2 Approaches in Legal Studies II Hebert, William
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 2 Contemporary Justice Theories Balasubramaniam, Rueban
LAWS 4106 A 1 Law and Violence Rochelle, Safiyah
LAWS 4107 B 2 Law in Modern Society Polonskaya, Ksenia
LAWS 4200 A 1 International Economic Law Polonskaya, Ksenia
B 2 International Economic Law Heckbert, Lori- Anne
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 1 Topics in Business Law: Business and Human Rights Hasan, Mohammad
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 Brown, Gregory
LAWS 4305 A 1 Criminal Justice Reform Young, Diana
B 2 Criminal Justice Reform McCaffery, Patrick
LAWS 4306 A 1 Criminal Law Issues: Wrongful Convictions Lauzon, Kelly
B 1 Criminal Law Issues Poloz, Adriana
C 2 Criminal Law Issues Edem, Ekpedeme
D 2 Criminal Law Issues Moore, Hollis
LAWS 4308 A 1 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
B 1 Sentencing Donoghue, Stephen
C 2 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
D 2 Sentencing Rickwood, Roger
LAWS 4309 A 2 State, Security and Dissent Hameed, Yavar
LAWS 4402 A 2 Employment Dispute Resolution Zbyszewska, Ania
LAWS 4504 A 1 Indigenous Criminal Justice Lawless, Jo-Anne
B 2 Indigenous Criminal Justice Lawless, Jo-Anne
LAWS 4601 A 1 Transnational Law and Human Rights Oguanobi, Hembadoon
A 2 Transnational Law and Human Rights Buss, Doris
LAWS 4603 B 1 Transitional Justice MacLellan, Tiffany
A 2 Transitional Justice Wilke, Christiane
LAWS 4605 A 1 Topics in International Law: International Law in International Politics  Richmond, Sean
B 1 Topics in International Law: Climate Change and the Law Ashtakala, Tara
LAWS 4606 A 1 International Law of Armed Conflict Levasseur, J.L.
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 Barnaby, Dwight
B 1 Risk and the Legal Process Barnaby, Dwight
C 2 Risk and the Legal Process Ashtakala, Tara
D 2 Risk and the Legal Process Heckbert, Lori Anne
LAWS 4802 A 1 Criminal Jury Trials McCaffery, Patrick
B 2 Criminal Jury Trials Lauzon, Kelly
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
B 1 Advanced Legal Topics: Indigenous Relations, Ethics and Law Littlechild, Danika
C 1 Advanced Legal Topics: Is Religious Freedom a Human Right? Adrian, Melanie
D 2 Advanced Legal Topics: TBD Littlechild, Danika
LAWS 4904 A 1 Advanced Legal Topics: The Idea of Hierarchy Oklopcic, Zoran
C 2 Advanced Legal Topics: Feminist Controversies in Sexuality and the Law Lonergan, Meg
D 2 Advanced Legal Topics: Ocean and Coastal Law de Repentigny, Pierre
E 1 Advanced Legal Topics: Patriarchy, Human Rights and Informal Justice Hashmi, Rehana
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 – 2021-2022

LAWS 5000 F 1 Theories of Law & Social Transformation Wilke, Christiane
X 2 Theories of Law & Social Transformation Gaucher, Megan
LAWS 5001 W 2 Legal Method & Social Inquiry Christensen, Michael
X 2 Legal Method & Social Inquiry Christensen, Michael
LAWS 5004 F 1 Law, Crime and Social Order Young, Diana
LAWS 5007 A 1 Race, Ethnicity and the Law Husain, Atiya
LAWS 5603 (INAF 5505F) W 2 International Law: Theory and Practice Appel Kuzmarov, Betina
LAWS 5662 A 1 Law, Regulation and Governance Hamilton, Sheryl
LAWS 5663 W 2 Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice  Buss, Doris
LAWS 5664 F 1 Crime, Law and Security Moore, Dawn
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 G 1 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Regulating Labour in the 21st Century – Bodies, Spaces, Flows, Utopias Zbyszewska, Anna
W 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Everyday Experiences of Law Moore, Hollis
X 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Young, Diana
Y 2 Contemporary Topics: Judges and Judging Dawson, Brettel
Z 2 Contemporary Topics in Legal Studies: Medicine, Criminal Law, and Governance Hebert, William
LAWS 6000 F 1 Doctoral Seminar Legal Studies Wilke, Christiane
LAWS 6001 F 1&2 Proseminar in Legal Studies Spencer, Dale
LAWS 6002 F 1 Law, Regulation and Governance Hamilton, Sheryl
LAWS 6003 W 2 Human Rights, Citizenship and Global Justice Buss, Doris
LAWS 6004 F 1 Crime, Law and Security Moore, Dawn
LAWS 6010 F,W 1&2 Directed Readings in Legal Studies Application Form