Law In Society

LWSO4003Law and Society3 ch

Introduction to legal method and to the Canadian legal system: common law systems and civil law systems; precedent; legislation and delegated legislation as sources of law; federalism; substantive and procedural law; public and private law; and the courts, legal officials and the legal profession; contemporary problems in the organization, procedure and substance of law. Recommended: minimum two years of university study. 

 

LWSO5001Honours Seminar in Law in Society 3 ch

Directed readings in several disciplines covering theoretical and methodological approaches to examining connections between law and the character or quality of society. Limited to students admitted to the LWSO Joint Honours Program.