The Minor in Public Law examines how the legal system, of which the constitutional order and judiciary are integral parts, governs the relationship both among constituent units of the state and between citizens and the state. It also examines the obligations that states have to one another via international law. Courses in the program address the normative foundations of principles of justice and human rights; the role of constitutions and courts in safeguarding the rule of law, protecting civil liberties, and curbing state power; the constraints to state sovereignty posed by international law and international courts; and the implications of the legal order for democratic and legitimate policy-making.
We have six excellent faculty members that teach in this area:
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Acorn
Associate Professor Christopher Cochrane
Assistant Professor Filiz Kahraman
Assistant Professor Andrew McDougall
Public Law |
POLB30H3 Law, Justice, and Rights POLB50Y3 Canadian Government and Politics POLC32H3 The Canadian Judicial System POLC36H3 Law and Public Policy POLC38H3 International Law POLC39H3 Comparative Legal Systems POLC56H3 Indigenous Politics and Law POLC68H3 The Constitution of Canada and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms POLD30H3 Legal Reasoning POLD42H3 Advanced Topics in Public Law POLD44H3 Comparative Law and Social Change POLD45H3 Constitutionalism |