The Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University is home to Canada’s premier Legal Studies program.
We are Canada’s oldest and largest undergraduate program in Legal Studies. Emerging in 1967 as the first unit in the country to study law with multidisciplinary academic concerns in mind.
Find more about our programs, award winning faculty and instructors, and more: About Our Department.
- Program Development
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| 1967 |
Department of Law founded |
| 1971 |
B.A. Combined Major Degree offered |
| 1973 |
B.A. Combined Honours Degree offered |
| 1978 |
Areas of Interest identified |
| 1979 |
Criminology and Corrections Concentration |
| 1980 |
B.A. Major, Honours, Combined Major, and Combined Honours Degrees |
| 1980 |
Law Enforcement Studies Certificate |
| 1983 |
Criminology and Criminal Justice Concentration |
| 1989 |
B.A. Pass, Combined Pass Program |
| 1991 |
M.A. in Legal Studies |
| 1997 |
Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution |
| 1997 |
Study Abroad Option |
| 1998 |
Concentrations in Law, Policy and Government, and Business Law |
| 1999 |
B.A. General Program, B.A. Combined General Program, B.A. Minor in Law |
| 2000 |
Combined B.A. Honours in Law and Human Rights |
| 2000 |
Carleton University /Algonquin College Articulation Agreement – B.A. (Carleton)/Police Foundations (Algonquin) |
| 2003 |
Mention Français |
| 2010 |
Concentration in Transnational Law and Human Rights |
| 2011 |
Ph.D. in Legal Studies
Update of name: Department of Law and Legal Studies |
| 2015 |
Bachelor of Global and International Studies, with Global Law and Social Justice specialization |
| 2024 |
Concentration in Criminal Law and Social Order |
- Chairs of the Department
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| 1967-1970 |
Abbott, R.D. (Dick) |
| 1970-1973 |
Fraser, D. (Don) |
| 1973-1974 |
Neuspiel, J.G. (George) |
| 1974-1976 |
MacKenzie, J.A. (Jim) |
| 1976-1978 |
McShane, K.G. (King) |
| 1978-1980 |
Elliott, D.W. (David) |
| 1980-1984 |
Campbell, R.L. (Lynn) |
| 1984-1987 |
Wayand, D. (Dorothea) |
| 1987-1990 |
Sargent, C.N. (Neil) |
| 1990-1994 |
Saunders, R.P. (Ron) |
| 1994-1999 |
Dawson, T.B. (Brettel) |
| 1999-2002 |
MacNeil, M. (Michael) |
| 2002-2008 |
Swan, P. (Peter) |
| 2008-2011 |
Waskett, R. (Rosemary) |
| 2011-2014 |
Rigakos, G.S. (George) |
| 2014-2017 |
Saunders, R.P. (Ron) |
| 2017-2021 |
Kazmierski, V. (Vincent) |
| 2021-2022 |
Appel Kuzmarov, B. (Betina) |
| 2022-Present |
Bou-Zeid, Z. (Zeina) |
- Our 50th Anniversary
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In 1967, the Department of Law and Legal Studies emerged as the first unit in Canada to study law within an interdisciplinary context. Since then, we have grown to offer the largest and most extensive undergraduate and graduate programs in legal studies in the the country.
In 2017, we celebrated not only Carleton University’s 75th anniversary, but the 50th anniversary of our department as well.
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