First Year: Constitutional Law C (LAW138Y1Y)

This small group seminar provides an introduction to the law of the Canadian Constitution. It examines the federal structure of government, the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian State, and the constitutional protection of individual rights and freedoms. Substantive content includes the Constitution’s history and text; methods of constitutional interpretation, analysis and argument; and an examination of selected federal and provincial powers, Aboriginal rights and rights guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.