Dufferin-Peel CDSB - St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion Secondary School Department of Canadian & World Studies

COURSE NAME: Canadian and International Law

COURSE CODE: CLN 4U1

LEVEL: Grade 12, University

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course explores elements of Canadian law and the role of law in social, political and global contexts. Students will learn about the connections between the historical and philosophical sources of law and issues in contemporary society. They will also learn to analyze legal issues, conduct independent research and communicate the results of their inquiries in a variety of ways.

CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS

Heritage

By the end of this course, students will:

§ Explain the historical and philosophical origins of the law and their connection and relevance to contemporary society;

§ Evaluate different concepts, principles, philosophies and theories of law;

§ Describe the relationship between law and societal values;

§ Assess the influence of individuals and collective action on the evolution of law.

Rights and Freedoms

By the end of this course, students will:

§ Describe the development of human rights legislation in Canada;

§ Explain the development of constitutional law in Canada

§ Explain the rights and responsibilities of individuals under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

§ Explain the role of the legislature and the judiciary in defining, interpreting and enforcing Charter rights in Canada;

§ Analyze the conflicts between minority and majority rights and responsibilities in a democratic society and examine the methods available to resolve these conflicts.

Criminal Law and Procedures

By the end of this course, students will:

§ Analyze theories about criminal conduct and the nature of criminal behaviour and explain what constitutes a crime in Canadian law;

§ Analyze the Canadian criminal trial process;

§ Compare the competing concepts of justice as they apply to the criminal justice system.

Regulations, Dispute Resolution & International Law

By the end of this course, students will:

§ Evaluate the effectiveness of governments, courts and individuals and collective action in protecting the environment;

§ Analyze the legal process, legal systems and sanctions used to protect the rights of the employer and employee in the workplace;

§ Explain the major concepts, principles and purop0pses of International law;

§ Evaluate the effectiveness of international law, treaties, and agreements in resolving conflicts of a global nature;

§ Explain the factors that make framing, interpreting and enforcing law on a global scale a complex and difficult process.

Methods of Legal Inquiry and Communication

By the end of this course, students will:

§ Use appropriate research methods to gather,, organize, evaluate and synthesize information;

§ Apply the steps I the process of legal interpretation and analysis;

§ Explain, discuss, and interpret legal issues in a variety of formats and forms of communication

UNITS OF STUDY

UNIT ONE Sources of Law

UNIT TWO Rights and Freedoms

UNIT THREE Criminal Law and Procedures

UNIT FOUR Regulations, Dispute Resolution & International Law

UNIT FIVE Method of Legal Inquiry and Communication

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for each course in Grades 9–12 will be determined as follows:

• Seventy per cent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement
throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement .

• Thirty per cent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation in the form of an examination, performance, essay, and/or other method of evaluation suitable to the course content and administered towards the end of the course.

Term Work	50%
Research Essay	10%
Mock Trial	10%
Final Exam	30%

Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11 and 12 revised 2005.

The categories of knowledge and skills are described as follows:

Knowledge and Understanding.

• Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).

25%

Thinking.

The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows :

• planning skills (e.g., focusing research, gathering information, organizing an inquiry)

• processing skills (e.g., analysing, evaluating, synthesizing)

• critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., inquiry, problem solving, decision making, research)
25%

Communication.

The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows :

• oral (e.g., story, role play, song, debate)

• written (e.g., report, letter, diary)

• visual (e.g., model, map, chart, movement, video, computer graphics)
25%

Application.

• The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts.
25%

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Knowledge and Understanding. • Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding).	25%
Thinking. The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows : • planning skills (e.g., focusing research, gathering information, organizing an inquiry) • processing skills (e.g., analysing, evaluating, synthesizing) • critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., inquiry, problem solving, decision making, research)	25%
Communication. The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows : • oral (e.g., story, role play, song, debate) • written (e.g., report, letter, diary) • visual (e.g., model, map, chart, movement, video, computer graphics)	25%
Application. • The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts.	25%