ObjectivesThe Department of Law programs reflect the growing demand for legal studies outside the professional LL.B., placing law and legal issues within a social context. Our courses move beyond the study of legal rules, to examining what we know about the law and how it works in our society. You'll acquire knowledge of the underlying dynamics of law and legal studies, including an in-depth understanding of its rules, agents, institutions, and power structures. Studying law in all these different facets is what defines the strength of the programs at Carleton.
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) in Law
1. Credits Included in the Law Major CGPA (6.5 credits):
1. 1.0 credit in LAWS 1000 [1.0];
2. 2.0 credits from LAWS 2003 [1.0], LAWS 2004 [1.0], or LAWS 2005 [1.0];
3. 1.0 credit in LAWS 2908 and LAWS 3908;
4. 0.5 credit in LAWS at the 3000-level or above;
5. 2.0 credits in LAWS at the 4000-level or above;
2. Additional Requirements (13.5 credits):
6. The requirements for B.A. Combined Honours in the other discipline;
7. 5.0 credits in electives not in LAWS or the other discipline;
8. Sufficient free electives to make up 20.0 credits total for the program.
LAWS 1000 - Introduction to Legal Studies
LAWS 2003 - Private Law Relationships
LAWS 2004 - Criminal Law in Context
LAWS 2005 - Public Law
LAWS 2105 - Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2908 - Legal Studies Methods and Theory I
LAWS 3000 - The Legal Process
LAWS 3001 - Women and the Legal Process
LAWS 3003 - Contracts
LAWS 3005 - Law and Regulation
LAWS 3006 - Mediation
LAWS 3101 - Philosophy of Law: The Nature of Law
LAWS 3102 - Philosophy of Law: The Logic of the Law
LAWS 3105 - Theory of Law and Politics
LAWS 3106 - Sociology of Law
LAWS 3201 - Business Enterprise Frameworks
LAWS 3202 - Intellectual Property
LAWS 3203 - The Legal Nature of Property
LAWS 3205 - Consumer Law
LAWS 3206 - Banking Law
LAWS 3207 - International Transactions
LAWS 3208 - International Trade Regulation
LAWS 3303 - Injury and Compensation
LAWS 3304 - Private Law, Historical Change
LAWS 3305 - Crime and State in History
LAWS 3306 - Crime, Law, Process & Politics
LAWS 3307 - Youth and Criminal Law
LAWS 3308 - Punishment and the Law
LAWS 3401 - Employment Law
LAWS 3402 - Landlord and Tenant Relations
LAWS 3405 - Labour Law
LAWS 3408 - Legal Aspects of Sport
LAWS 3500 - Constitutional Law
LAWS 3501 - Law in the Information Society
LAWS 3502 - Telecommunications Regulation
LAWS 3503 - Equality & Discrimination
LAWS 3504 - Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 3506 - Administrative Law
LAWS 3507 - Music, the Law and Morality
LAWS 3508 - Health Law
LAWS 3509 - The Charter of Rights Topics
LAWS 3603 - Public International Law
LAWS 3604 - International Organizations
LAWS 3800 - Law of Environmental Quality
LAWS 3804 - Law of the Family
LAWS 3806 - Cooperative Work Term 1
LAWS 3807 - Cooperative Work Term 2
LAWS 3808 - Cooperative Work Term 3
LAWS 3809 - Cooperative Work Term 4
LAWS 3903 - Selected Legal Topics
LAWS 3904 - Selected Legal Topics
LAWS 3908 - Legal Studies Methods and Theory II
LAWS 4001 - Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4002 - Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 4006 - Religion and State in Canada
LAWS 4100 - Modern Legal Theory
LAWS 4101 - Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 - Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4103 - Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
LAWS 4104 - Special Topic in the Philosophy of Law
LAWS 4105 - Global Justice Theory
LAWS 4106 - Law and Violence
LAWS 4107 - Law in Modern Society
LAWS 4200 - International Economic Law
LAWS 4202 - Accountability of Management
LAWS 4204 - Legal Issues in eCommerce
LAWS 4209 - Topics in Business Law
LAWS 4302 - Regulation of Corporate Crime
LAWS 4303 - Drugs, The User and The State
LAWS 4304 - Policing and Social Surveillance
LAWS 4305 - Criminal Justice Reform
LAWS 4306 - Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4307 - Medical Criminal Law Issues
LAWS 4308 - Sentencing
LAWS 4309 - State Security and Dissent
LAWS 4402 - Employment Dispute Resolution
LAWS 4501 - Comparative Constitutional Law
LAWS 4504 - Aboriginal Criminal Justice
LAWS 4507 - Administrative Law and Control
LAWS 4603 - Transitional Justice
LAWS 4604 - International Human Rights
LAWS 4605 - Topics in International Law
LAWS 4606 - International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 - Immigration and Refugee Law
LAWS 4701 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
LAWS 4702 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
LAWS 4703 - Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy