First Year: Constitutional Law II (0102) (LAW106Y1Y)

At a Glance

Both Terms
Credits
5
Hours
0

Enrolment

Maximum
100
100 JD

Schedule

First Term Schedule:
T: 11:10 - 12:00
Th: 11:10 - 12:00
Second Term Schedule: (T: 10:45 - 12:00; Th: 10:45 - 12:00
Instructor(s): David Schneiderman

b>The Blackboard program will be used for this course. Students must self-enrol in Blackboard prior to the start of school in both terms in order to obtain course information.

Note: Professor Macklem will teach in the first term.

This course provides an introduction to the law of the Canadian constitution. It examines federalism, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Aboriginal and treaty rights. The course considers the structure of the Canadian constitution, the role of judicial review, and general principles of interpretation with regard to the distribution of legislative authority, constitutional rights and freedoms, and Aboriginal and treaty rights. Selected federal and provincial powers, Aboriginal and treaty rights, rights guaranteed by the Charter will be examined.

Evaluation
will be by a limited open book, December test (potentially 20% of the final examination grade if it is to the student’s advantage), a limited open book, final 3 hour examination (100%, subject to the December test component if counting the December test is to the student’s advantage) during the scheduled examination period in April.