JURI1106 Introduction to Legal Studies 1 (3 Credits)

This course is intended to introduce students to ideas, concepts and frameworks for thinking about the nature of law and legal processes. We examine where legal authority lies, what laws are intended to achieve, why people should obey the law, the relationship between law and morality, and differing perspectives on law.  This course is not a general introduction to current Canadian law but will provide a basis for understanding and evaluating legal issues and decisions.  Students may not retain credit for both JURI1105 and JURI1106 and JURI1107.

JURI1107 Introduction to Legal Studies 1 (3 Credits)

This course is intended to introduce students to ideas, concepts and frameworks for thinking about the nature of law and legal processes. Students will learn about the basic structures of the Canadian legal system. This course is not a general introduction to current Canadian law but will provide a basis for understanding and evaluating legal issues and decisions.  Students may not retain credit for both JURI1105 and JURI1106 and JURI1107.

JURI2106 Introduction to Private Law (3 Credits)

This course looks at how the common law (judge-made law) has developed rules which govern relationships between legal persons. Primarily, we will explore the law of torts (such as claims for personal injury) and the law of contract. The nature of legal personhood will also be considered, with reference to the historical and present legal status of women, children and aboriginal people.  Students may not retain credit for both JURI2206 and JURI2106. Restricted to 2nd-year Law and Justice students. Limited enrollment. Students not accepted to JURI2106 and JURI2107 may not continue in Law and Justice concentration or specialization. Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107 (min. 60%).

JURI 2107 Introduction to Public Law (3 Credits)

This course will provide an overview of the area of public law, that is, the law governing our country’s government and public institutions.   We will look primarily at three areas:  1) the development and functioning of the Constitution; 2) the development and functioning of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and 3) the area of administrative law (that is the body of law governing the wide range of boards and tribunals that carry out government functions, such as the CRTC, the Ontario Municipal Board, and human rights tribunals).  Other public law related topics will also be considered.  Students may not retain credit for both JURI2206 and JURI2106. Restricted to 2nd-year Law and Justice students. Limited enrollment. Students not accepted to JURI2106 and JURI2107 may not continue in Law and Justice concentration or specialization. Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107 (min. 60%).

JURI2136 Interpersonal Dispute Resolution (3 Credits)

This course will explore elements of interpersonal conflict and examine the emergence and dimensions of alternative forms of dispute resolution in various applied contexts.  Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107.

JURI2316 Environmental Law (3 Credits)

This course analyzes Canadian Environmental Law through a study of federal and provincial statutes, and jurisprudence. Topics include: federal and provincial jurisdiction; the implications of the Charter; the interaction of federal and provincial statutes; the economic and political factors affecting the decision to prosecute for environmental infractions; and the adequacy of the current legal protection of the environment as reflected in cases applying environmental statutes. Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107.

JURI2506 Property Law (3 Credit)

This course deals with various concepts/theories that attempt to justify private property, and with various critiques of those justifications and of the institution of private property itself.  The role important legal philosophers played in formulating theories of property, and many of the questions they posed will be examined.  Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107.
JURI3206 Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure (3 Credits)

This course examines the theoretical foundations of criminal responsibility of adults and young offenders, as well as basic criminal procedure.  Prerequisite: JURI1106 and JURI1107.

JURI3216 Themes in Criminal Law (3 Credits)

This course considers aspects of the criminal justice system as they affect both adult and young offenders.  Topics may include: Charter Rights of accused and convicted persons, concepts of punishment, and goals of sentencing.  Prerequisite: JURI3206. Students may not retain credit for both JURI3306 and JURI3216.

JURI3606 Legal Regulation of the Parent Child Relationship (3 Credits)

Through an examination of research, public policy and case law, this course spotlights select definitional aspects of criminal law theory such as the concepts of crime, consent, and punishment. It includes a consideration of the criminalization of race and poverty and emergent rehabilitative alternatives.

JURI3706 Rights and Law (3 Credits)

This course examines rights oriented approaches to law, in which law is seen as a means to define and protect the rights of legal subjects, and to resolve conflicts between various rights.  Topics covered include an overview of rights theory in the first class, a discussion of political rights (including minority rights), and rights as they relate to expression, language and education, religion and beliefs, morality, gender and equality, life and death, privacy, a minimum standard of living and what has been called the birthright lottery. These issues will be examined from both a theoretical and historical perspective, including individual and collective rights. 

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