| Program Name: |
Law |
| Director: |
R.P. Saunders |
| Program Address: |
Carleton University
Department of Law
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Canada K1S 2Z7
613/788-3691
E-mail: rsaunder@ccs.carleton.ca
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| Program Type: |
Department |
| Program Status: |
Established in mid 1960s. M.A. program began in 1991; now
planning for Ph.D. program. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Department of Law provides a unique forum for the study of law
in an interdisciplinary environment. Emphasis is placed on an approach that views law as a
social phenomenon, and that situates the study of legal structures, rules and institutions
within their social, economic and political context. Consistent with its location in the
Faculty of Social Sciences, the Department of Law is characterized by an approach to the
study of law that is firmly rooted in the social science tradition of enquiry. The
Department does not attempt, in any manner, to offer a "pre-law" program for
students intending to pursue professional vocational training in law schools. Nor does
completion of courses or programs qualify anyone to practice law or give counsel in legal
matters. The interdisciplinary and social sciences perspectives on legal issues offered in
the Department's courses do serve as valuable background to a wide variety of career
pursuits, including professional and administrative areas as well as supporting further
academic studies." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Department offers both honours and pass programs. For pass
program, a minimum of six law courses required, including the introductory course and two
courses from among introductions to public law, private law, and criminal law. Additional
courses in other departments required for the major. |
| Required Courses: |
Introduction to Legal Studies
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Law and Regulation
Philosophy of Law
Sociology of Law
Theory of Law and Politics
The Legal Nature of Property
Law, Crime and Society in Historical Perspective
Labour Law
Law Reform and the Protection of Life
Law, Family and Gender
Immigration and Refugee Law
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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