| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 101 | 001, 081 | Introduction to Legal Studies |
An introduction to the study of law, its structure, and legal institutions from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. This interdisciplinary course examines the origins of legal systems and their impact on society. Included is an analysis of the diverse historical, political, economic, and cultural conditions under which law arises and functions within society.
Offered on campus and online |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 202 | 001 | Criminal Law |
A case-study approach to the study of criminal law in Canada with a focus on basic concepts and core principles relating to legal judgements along with comparative examination between civil and criminal law and attention to legal theory.
Offered on campus |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 236 | 001 | Law and Society in the Middle Ages |
A study of the laws and legal procedures of the Middle Ages. This course examines the relationship between legal procedures and institutions and the medieval societies that produced them.
Held with HIST 236
Offered on campus |
Winter 20241 | ||
| LS | 291 | 001 | Legal Writing |
A study of the principles, processes, and various forms of writing used in the practice of law and drafting of legislation. The history and structure of legal writing, including current debates about plain language, will be examined.
Held with ENGL 210I
Offered on campus |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 327 | 081 | Policing in a Democratic Society |
A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality.
Held with SOC 327
Offered online |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 351 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.
Held with PHIL 327
Offered in a blended format with online and on campus components |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 401 | 001, 002 | Law, Culture, and Rights |
This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered on campus and online with synchronous time requirements |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 402 | 001, 002 | Perspectives on Legal Authority and Subjectivity |
This seminar explores the relation between those who make or administer law and select legal subjects whose lives and identities are shaped by law. Students will debate and assess selected perspectives while touching on various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.
Offered on campus |
Winter 2024 | ||
| LS | 496 | 004 | Special Topics in Legal Studies - Laws of Academia: Education, Research, & Democracy |
This course will deal with selected topics in legal studies. Subjects will be dependent upon the research and/or instructional interests of faculty.
Offered online with synchronous time requirements |
Winter 2024 | ||
| MEDVL | 115 | 001 | Crusading in the Middle Ages |
This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453.
Held with HIST 115
Offered on campus |
Winter 2024 |