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Instruction offered by the Faculty of Arts. Please contact the Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre for specific details.
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Law and Society
201
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Introduction to Legal Studies
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Overview of the role of law in society. Examination of different concepts of law. Study of legal rules, institutions, processes and personnel in social context. Discussion of construction and exercise of the power of law. Emphasis on Canadian law and legal system.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Law and Society
203
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Introduction to Legal Knowledge
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This course examines the philosophy and science of law as tools of social engineering. Students will be introduced to tort, contract, property and criminal law and will review different schools of thought and legal movements specific to these areas of law. Current legal developments (including decided Canadian cases) will be covered to illustrate how concepts such as risk, negligence, neighbour principle, contractual obligations, offer and acceptance, consideration, remedies and punishment play out in contemporary Canadian society.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Law and Society
335
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Equality Issues
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An examination of the ability of the law to guarantee equality. Issues of gender, racial and class equality will be explored. Topics may include employment law, civil law, criminal law, reproductive rights and family law. All material is studied as it pertains to the Canadian legal culture.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Law and Society
337
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Self-Regulation
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This course examines how individuals and groups create, maintain and follow non-legal codes of conduct. Students will be introduced to law's relationship to non-regulatory concepts of deportment found in such things as social manners, community mores, religious beliefs as well as, consciously "legislated" group mechanisms such as professional codes of conduct and mission statements.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Law and Society 203.
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Law and Society
401
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Special Topics in Law and Society
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An examination of selected topics in Law and Society. See Schedule of Classes for current topic(s).
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Law and Society
413
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Liberalism
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An examination of the fundamental conceptions of rights and freedoms in the works of J.S. Mill and twentieth- and twenty first-century philosophers. The treatment of these concepts in contemporary law and their role in contemporary legal and social issues are explored as well.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Law and Society 201.
Antirequisite(s):
Law and Society 412.
Notes:
Enrolment is restricted to students who have declared a Major in Law and Society. Registration information can be found on the Enrolment Services website http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/.
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Law and Society
415
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Socio-legal Issues in Contemporary Liberal Societies
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An examination of the ways in which fundamental premises of legal liberalism, such as fairness, equality, and individual liberty, intersect with each other and with other key social values and premises. Contemporary challenges that may be explored in this course include privacy, the nature of the rights attached to property, the different understandings of democracy operating in different countries, and the extent to which the state should support religion.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Law and Society 413.
Antirequisite(s):
Law and Society 412.
Notes:
Enrolment is restricted to students who have declared a Major in Law and Society. Registration information can be found on the Enrolment Services website http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/.
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Law and Society
425
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Law and Technology
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Examines the relationship between law and legal institutions on the one hand, and science and technology on the other. Through close readings of texts and in-depth class discussion, students will investigate thematic issues such as the role of law in regulating science and technology; challenges to law raised by scientific discoveries and new technologies; and the influence of science and technology on law and legal institutions.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Completion of at least eight full-course equivalents.
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Law and Society
501
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Research in Selected Topics
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Supervised individual study of a special topic.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs).
Notes:
Students should contact the Office of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) at least two weeks prior to the first day of classes to arrange an independent study course.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Law and Society
591
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Integrative Seminar
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An advanced seminar integrating philosophical, theoretical, social, and legal approaches to understanding the relationship between law and society.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Law and Society 413 and 415 and completion of at least twelve full-course equivalents.
Notes:
Restricted to students who have declared a Law and Society major. Students may be required to attend court proceedings outside of class time which will be considered part of the course evaluation.
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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION