Courses in Public Law examine 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 that teach within this area of focus:
Associate Professor Christopher Cochrane
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Acorn
Assistant Professor Andrew McDougall
Assistant Professor Filiz Kahraman
Public Law |
POLB30H3 Law, Justice, and Rights POLC32H3 The Canadian Judicial System POLC35H3 Law and Politics: Contradictions, Approaches, and Controversies POLC59H3 Sources of Power: The Crown, Parliament and the People POLD31H3 Mooting Seminar POLD46H3 Public Law and the Canadian Immigration System |