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1.1 Course Outline
Frye Article: “Thinking…”
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H/O 1.2 Definitions of law
1.3 Quotation Assignment
Values survey |
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O/H Changes in Canadian Society
o 1.4 Demographics and
o 1.5 Values
o 1.6 Article: Same sex Marriages
1.7 Factors Driving Changes in Law o/h
Textbook Reading
a. pp 4-14
· Summarize the following sections: Rule of Law, Democratic Gov’t, Independent Judicial System |
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Possibility of Change
Democratic vs authoritarian gov’ts
Discussion on Conditions for Change
· Rule of Law
· Democratic Gov’t
· Independent Judicial System
Rule of Law Case: Roncarelli v Duplessis h/o
Iraq invasion and the Rule of Law h/o |
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1.7a Judicial Independence Scenarios
1.7b Thoughts on Judicial Independence
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Quotation Assignment Due
Change as result of Individual Action
1.8 Changes to Law Question Sheet (h/o) Read pp14-21
Film: Tommy Douglas
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Take up: Change as result of Individual Action
1.8 Changes to Law Question Sheet (h/o)
Assignment 1.9 “Making a Difference” Posters
Change as result of Collective Action
1.8 Changes to Law Question Sheet (h/o) p. 21-27
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Film: 1.10 Bowling for Columbine
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Family Day
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Film: 1.10 Bowling for Columbine · Debriefing/Discussion
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Primary Sources of Law- o/h
1. Pyramid
2. 1.11 Religion and Morality
1.12 Historical Influences Chart (hwk) |
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Lecture/Discussion on the beginnings of law (o/h)
Historical Influences Chart –Take up
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Class time to work on posters |
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“Making a Difference”
· Poster Presentations Begin
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“Making a Difference”
· Poster Presentations Con’t
Textbook Case Study: Patriation of the Canadian Constitution pp 44-45, q# 1-3
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Quiz #1
1.13 Customs/Conventions Social /Political PhilosophyO/H
Secondary Sources of Law
O/H Pyramid- Constitution, statute law, Case law
Secondary Sources R. pp. 47-55 Q# 1-5 p.55 |
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Lecture/ Discussion- Statute law, Parliament, ridings
Diagram –How a law is made
Case Law (h/o)- Court decisions, abstraction, etc
R v Dudley and Stephens Q#1-4 |
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R v Dudley and Stephens- Discussion
Hwk: R v Dudley and Stephens as a precedent for R v Morgentaler
o/h Diagram-categories of law
Read pp55-61 Q#1,2, 4 p.61 |
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March 1
Philosophy of Law
Intro-Natural law vs Positive law
· Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
1.14 Theories and Concepts of Law Questions Sheet Part A
Film: Plato’s Republic |
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Take up Natural Law Philosophers
English Theorists (o/h)
1.14 Theories and Concepts of Law Questions Sheet
· Part B
Unit 1 Review Sheet |
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Rule of law and Restraint of Government Power
1.14 Theories and Concepts of Law Questions Sheet Part C
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Quiz #2
1.15 Legal Realism, Marxism, Feminist Jurisprudence -o/h
1.16 Philosophy Organizer |
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“The Great Debate”
· 2.1 Introduction
· 2.2 Topics
· 2.2 a Outline
Homework:
2.3 Blueprint for Rule .pdf h/o
2.4 Anatomy of a Constitution- o/h |
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Unit Test
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2.5 Designing a Constitution group activity
Homework:
Reading package handout- The Constitution – questions
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2.5 Designing a Constitution group activity-con’t
Reading Package- New Constitution- q 1-4
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Film: The Great Debaters |
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March
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Break |
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Film: The Great Debaters
Debate Preparation |
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Lecture: The BNA Act 1867
2.6 Political Cartoon
2.7 The Evolution of Canada’s Constitution-o/h
2.8 Problems with the BNA Act 1867 o/h |
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Debate #1- ___________
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2. 9 A New Constitution-O/H
2.10 Sources of Canada’s Constitution-o/h
Bill of Rights- textbook reading
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Debate#2_____________
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Quiz #3
Bill of Rights vs Charter o/h
2.11 Summary of Charter Rights-O/H
s.1 Reasonable Limits
Oakes Case Textbook Questions
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Debate #3- ___________
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2.12 Balancing Rights (The Oakes Test) o/h
2.13 The “Spanking” Challenge Case
Homework:
2.14 Evaluating the Impact of the Charter through Case Studies
· Freedom of Expression (Keegstra)
· Freedom of Religion (Big M Drugmart, Zylberberg) |
April 1
Debate # 4:__________
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GOOD FRIDAY |
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EASTER MONDAY |
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Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Religion
Homework:
2.14 Evaluating the Impact of the Charter through Case Studies con’t
Right to Life/Abortion (Morgentaler) |
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Debate #5 _____________
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Right to Life
Morgentaler/Abortion
Homework :
2.14 Evaluating the Impact of the Charter through Case Studies· Equality Rights through the Am.Experience (Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education) |
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Debate 6#____________
2.18 Review
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Separate but equal/Separate is not equal
Film: Little Rock Nine
2.14 Evaluating the Impact of the Charter through Case Studies
Equality Rights Cases
· M v H,
· Vriend v Alberta |
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Quiz #4
Take up: M v H, Vriend
Supremacy of Parliament vs Judicial Supremacy
2.15 Supremacy of Parliament - article and questions |
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2.17a Charter Cases Organizer
2.17 Impact of the Charter
Discuss Judicial Activism-
Reading and Questions: 2.16 “Don’t Blame the Judges” |
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Culminating Performance Task
· 3.1 Introduction
· 3.2 Proposal
· 3.3 Topic List
· 3.3a Essay Outline
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UNIT TEST #2
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CPT Topic Selection
Introduction to Criminal Law
3.4 Why do people commit crimes?- Chart activity
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3.5 Nature of Crime o/h
3.6 Defining Crime o/h
Sources of Criminal Law
Read pp 231- 235, q# 2, 4
The Law p. 234 q# 1, 2
Case: HIV, Silence, and Sex
R v Cuerrier pp234-235 q# 1,2 |
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Crime Statistics 2007
Graphs
Comparison of Canada-USA crime rates
Activity Sheet
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3.7 Mens Reus o/h
Strict and Absolute Liability tb p. q#1,3
Essay Proposal Due
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Annotated Bibliography
· 3.8 How to write an annotated bibliography
· 3.9 Rubric
Locard’s quote –o/h
3.10 Rules of Criminal Procedure |
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Take up CSI textbook questions (3.10)
3.11 Evidence (o/h) direct, circumstantial, corroborating
Reading:
· 3.12 The real CSI and
· 3.13 Facts and myths of CSI
3.14 Reality of CSI |
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Film: Tainted evidence
Complete sheet on the Reality of CSI
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library (?)
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Charter on Police powers
3.15 Searches
3.16 School searches and privacy: R. v. M
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Film: Eyewitness Testimony
Complete questions on arrest power (3.10 Rules of Criminal Procedure)
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May 3
3.17 Summary, indictable, and hybrid offences
Arrest powers
3.18 Arrests
Citizen’s arrest
3.19 Arrest Activity
3.20 Ensuring the Accused’s Appearance in Court |
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Film: Frontline’s “Real Justice” (PBS)
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Quiz #5-Chapters 8-9
Read: The Criminal Trial pp 290-298
3.21 Ch 10 Criminal Trial Question Sheet
Annotated Bibliography
Due
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3.21 Ch 10 Criminal Trial –take up
Intro to defences
3.22 Defences Activity Sheet
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Take up 3.22 Defences
Film: NCRMD
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Mock Trial Intro
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Mock Trial Prep
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Mock Trial Prep
Thesis and Relevant Law Due |
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Mock Trial # 1
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Mock Trial #2
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Debrief Mock Trial
3.23 Delivering criminal Justice- Plea Bargaining
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Article : Calculating the odds on redemption
Sentencing Options
3.24 Review Handout
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Quiz #6
Prison System
Sentencing activity
Reading: Dangerous offender/Long term Offender |
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Essay Outline Due |
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Unit Test
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Victoria Day
Holiday |
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International Law
4.1 Introduction to International Law o/h |
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International Law
4.2 Development of International Law o/h
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International Law
4.3 Treaties o/h
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International Law
4.4 International community |
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International Law
4.5 United Nations
4.6 UN Diagram
4.7 Backgrounder Reading with questions |
JUNE 1
International Law
4.8 Criticisms of the UN
4.9 “A call for Reform” Reading with questions
FINAL ESSAY DUE! |
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International Law
Use of Force |
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International Law
Genocide
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International Law
Genocide |
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Film: Darfur - On our Watch
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International law
4.10 Humanitarian Intervention (R2P) |
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International Law
4.11 Humanitarian Intervention -Part II
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