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Subject
Canadian and World Studies
Course description:
This course explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the lives of people in Canada. You will gain an understanding of la∂ws relating to rights and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment, tort, and criminal law. You will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating a range of legal issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.
Grade: 11
Credits:1.0
Type: University / College Preparation
Language of Study: English
Course description:
This course explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the lives of people in Canada. You will gain an understanding of la∂ws relating to rights and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment, tort, and criminal law. You will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating a range of legal issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.
Course Lessons
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20 Lessons
5 Lessons
1.1
What is law?
1.1
What is law?
1.2
Laws and principles
1.2
Laws and principles
1.3
How did law begin?
1.3
How did law begin?
1.4
Who creates laws?
1.4
Who creates laws?
1.5
Why do laws change?
1.5
Why do laws change?
5 Lessons
2.1
Rights and freedoms
2.1
Rights and freedoms
2.2
Human rights legislation in Canada
2.2
Human rights legislation in Canada
2.3
Canada’s Constitution
2.3
Canada’s Constitution
2.4
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2.4
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
2.5
Protection of rights in the Charter
2.5
Protection of rights in the Charter
5 Lessons
3.1
How did law begin?
3.1
How did law begin?
3.2
You are under arrest!
3.2
You are under arrest!
3.3
The criminal trial process
3.3
The criminal trial process
3.4
How to defend yourself
3.4
How to defend yourself
3.5
Criminal sentencing in Canada
3.5
Criminal sentencing in Canada
5 Lessons
4.1
Introduction to Civil law
4.1
Introduction to Civil law
4.2
Tort law
4.2
Tort law
4.3
Family law
4.3
Family law
4.4
Employment law
4.4
Employment law
4.5
Contract law
4.5
Contract law