Students study the basics of the Canadian Legal System, including the Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the role of Parliament and Provincial legislatures in creating laws, as a context for legal conflict resolution and various alternative dispute resolution processes. This course emphasizes the use of law to resolve conflicts. Topics include rule makers, rule enforcers, civil litigation, criminal proceedings, class actions, administrative law, and alternative dispute resolution processes such as the Indian Residential School Resolution process.
Prerequisites
CRS-1200 or permission of the instructor (prerequisite).
