Description
Canadian Constitutional Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. The subject examines the legal problems arising from the nature of the Canadian political structure and, in particular, the distribution of legislative powers between the federal parliament and the provincial legislatures and the impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Subject details
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Code | LAWS77-535 |
| EFTSL | 0.25 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 20 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate knowledge of constitutional law principles from the leading cases and apply that knowledge to constitutional problems. 2. Identify constitutional issues and to make persuasive oral and written constitutional law arguments. 3. Examine and discuss the political forces and theoretical debates that shape constitutional law and to apply those factors to their legal analysis. 4. Assist peers in learning through their exchanges and discussions in class.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: | Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent): |
| Restrictions: ? |
Must be admitted into a Masters Law degree OR be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law Exchange student. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. Anti-requisites: ? |
Subject outlines
- September 2021 [Standard]
- May 2021 [Standard]
- January 2021 [Standard]
- September 2020 [Standard]
- May 2020 [Standard]
- January 2020 [Standard]
- September 2019 [Standard]
- May 2019 [Standard]
- January 2019 [Standard]
- September 2018 [Standard]
- May 2018 [Standard]
- January 2018 [Standard]
- September 2017 [Standard]
- May 2017 [Standard]
Subject dates
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 15/11/2020 |
| Semester start | 18/01/2021 |
| Subject start | 18/01/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 01/02/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 08/02/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 31/01/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 13/02/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 06/03/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 12/02/2021 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 21/03/2021 |
| Semester start | 17/05/2021 |
| Subject start | 17/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 31/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 07/06/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 30/05/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 12/06/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 03/07/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 11/06/2021 |
| Standard Offering | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment opens | 18/07/2021 |
| Semester start | 13/09/2021 |
| Subject start | 13/09/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 27/09/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 04/10/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 26/09/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 09/10/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 30/10/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 08/10/2021 |