Critical examination of the history and legacy of colonial legal orders in Canada. This course is compulsory for students who commence their Juris Doctor degree in September 2020 or later. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Principles of Canadian constitutional law, including Canadian federalism, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the unique constitutional status and rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to principles of written and oral advocacy. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Historical development; formation and enforceability of contracts; parties; contractual terms; changes of circumstances; remedies for breach. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Bases of criminal responsibility; principles and objectives of the criminal law and procedure; pre-trial procedure. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The legal concept of ownership and its changing nature and application, including equitable principles, the acquisition and transfer of interests, the regulation of use, Aboriginal title, and statute-based systems for registering interests in land. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A study of the bases of civil liability for intentionally and accidentally caused harms. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
An overview of the constitutional and statutory law governing the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in Canada, including an introduction to statutory construction and analysis and the administration of law in Canada. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
An introduction to the structure, powers, duties of and relationships among the various institutions and actors that comprise the Canadian state, the principles of statutory interpretation, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to legal research and writing skills and the use of legal databases. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
An overview of the unique constitutional status and rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to the basic principles of legal theory and critical perspectives on law. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
An examination of the principal schools of legal theory, such as legal positivism, legal realism, sociological jurisprudence, and contemporary rights theory. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A study of some of the fundamental principles and ideas that cut across many areas of the substantive law, including such concepts as fault, intent, legal personality, possession, ownership, justice, and causation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Historical and comparative study of the evolution of legal systems from custom and proto law emphasizing influences and sharing ideas among traditions of the Ancient Near East, Athens, Roman Empire, Western Europe and China. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to principles of public and private international law and research methods for international legal materials.
Theories of the relationship between the legal system, social relations and the state. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A survey of feminist approaches to law, with reference to selected substantive areas of the law. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Recent developments in feminist legal theory. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Economic analysis used to explore, describe, evaluate and offer prescriptive suggestions for legal decision-making. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The idea of property, its origins, its justifications, its uses, its effects, and the rules that surround and create it. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The relationship between law, society and historical change, normally emphasizing 19th and 20th century issues. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The history, sources and evidence of international law and its relation to municipal law; international personality; state jurisdiction; and treaties. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 316 or POLI 376. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal regimes governing the protection and exploitation of ocean resources. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The recognition and protection of human rights in international law. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The legal situation of indigenous peoples in various states and in modern international law. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The legal basis for armed conflict or military operations; the rights and obligations of combatants and civilians in a region of armed conflict; war crimes. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected issues in international law. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Customary international law and treaties relating to the environment; institutional structures. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A study of the private legal problems arising in cases in which the relevant facts cut across provincial or national boundaries. Recommended to be taken in third year. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 325 or LAW 592. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Rules and regulatory systems that govern the international movement of capital, goods and services. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal problems in international financial and commercial transactions. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
International commercial arbitration and other means for resolving legal disputes relating to international commercial transactions. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Canadian maritime law and admiralty practice. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Relationship of law to cultural activities and phenomena. International, national, and indigenous laws as they apply to various forms of tangible and intangible cultural expression. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to the comparative study of legal systems of East and South-East Asia, including those of China and Japan. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Overview of the laws and legal system in the People's Republic of China with some introduction to Taiwan law. Legal interpretation of implications for Canada-China relations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Constitutional foundation and protection of human rights under Japanese law. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to civil, political, social and cultural rights in particular areas in Asia. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Basic theory of comparative law and the differences between the civil law tradition and the common law tradition. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The legal system of the European Union as created by the treaties establishing the Union and by the Union's institutions. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 343 or LAW 543. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Examines and applies interdisciplinary research on regulation, governance, and institutional and legal design under conditions of change and uncertainty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Honours/Pass/Fail grading. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
An examination of the principles of Canadian federalism. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Comparison of the constitutional history, government structure and powers, and protection of individual rights between the United States and Canada. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 349 or LAW 539. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of the history and present status of the legal relationships between Canada's Aboriginal peoples and the state. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Rights of Aboriginal people stemming from their aboriginal status and from treaties. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Issues relating to First Nations' assumption of self-government powers. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The justice system and its operation in relation to First Nations people. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues affecting land use and economic activity involving First Nations' resources. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 357 or LAW 579. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 358 or LAW 558. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to family relationships, including the law of marriage, divorce, maintenance, custody, matrimonial property, and related matters. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 359 or LAW 559. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The civil and criminal law affecting juveniles; custody, guardianship and adoption. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to race and racism, including related issues of gender, culture or identity. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Feminist and other critical perspectives on the relationship between unequal gender relations and laws embodying a concept of family. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to human reproduction. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to sexual activity, orientation and identification. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered every year; consult the Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Study of the external control of public actors exercising statutory authority. Introduction to general principles of procedural and substantive judicial review, delegated authority and subordinate legislation, remedies, and administrative processes. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 372 or LAW 509. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The municipality as a legal entity; its creation, operation and powers; by-laws and their validity; contractual liability; judicial review; business regulation; expropriation and land use control. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The legal and administrative aspects of the regulation of land use and development, especially at the local level. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Admission of immigrants into Canada; refugee protection; practice and procedure before immigration tribunals and the courts. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 377 or LAW 577. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
International and Canadian refugee law; the Refugee Convention and its implementation in Canada; the practice of refugee law in Canadian courts and tribunals. Course content does not duplicate LAW 377. Credit will only be given to one of LAW 378 or LAW 578. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Students work for an approved organization, supervised by a Faculty-approved mentor and a faculty member. Consult the Faculty for full eligibility criteria. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Structured reflective exercises on the LAW 379 Externship experience.
Legal issues relating to people with disabilities. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal and policy issues relating to the health care system, including legal aspects of individual and public health decision-making. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to commitment and treatment issues for persons with mental disabilities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Aspects of the law structuring the provision of welfare and other social services in Canada. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The linkages, intersections, and tensions between the legal regulation of the environment and competing social and economic priorities. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 386 or LAW 586. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A foundation course dealing with the regulatory and policy framework for the protection of the environment in Canada, such as pollution control and biodiversity conservation. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 387 LAW 587. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Jurisdiction, remedies and administrative schemes as they apply in practice to selected environmental law problems. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Case studies of leading problems in environmental law and regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal research and writing for environmental agency or NGO under supervision of faculty member and lawyer. Not offered every year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 390 or LAW 591. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A foundation course dealing with legal problems common to the management of natural resources such as fisheries, mines and minerals, petroleum, forests, and water resources. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Explore the human right to a healthy environment and the rights of nature through the stories of environmental lawyers and defenders worldwide who struggle for environmental justice through law. No pre- or co-requisites. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Acquisition of mineral interests; development, financing and organization of mining companies; regulation of exploitation industry interests; management taxation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Acquisition of timber interests; development, financing and organization of timber companies; regulation of exploitation industry interests; management taxation. Not offered each year; consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 395 or LAW 595. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal regimes for the exploitation and regulation of fisheries. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal regimes for the disposition of interests in petroleum; government regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected topics in advanced substantive criminal law and related issues. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected topics relating to procedural law and practice in criminal matters. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected legal policy issues relating to punishment for crime. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Criminal law relating to sexual offences, including non-consent, evidentiary and procedural rules, and sentencing. History of sexual offence laws and law reform movements. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is designed to teach students the law and policy involved in sentencing persons convicted of crimes. Students will develop an in-depth understanding of statutory and case law rules regarding sentencing and will be required to apply those rules to actual sentencing scenarios. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Available in online distance education format only. Elements of sentencing for murder, manslaughter and infanticide; defences to homicide; parties to homicide; and corporate homicide. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A survey of the law and practice of income and capital gains taxes. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 407 or LAW 506. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory provisions and judicial decisions governing the taxation of corporations and shareholders. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 408 or LAW 562. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory and judicial rules governing the taxation of income earned through partnerships. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 409 or LAW 563. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The tax aspects of international transactions. Not offered each year; consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 410 or LAW 565. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The policies underlying the creation and implementation of tax laws. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 411 or LAW 566. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 412 or LAW 564. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 413 or LAW 567. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory provisions and judicial decisions governing the taxation of corporate reorganizations. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 414 or LAW 550. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Union-management relations; the collective bargaining process; the collective agreement, arbitration and conciliation procedure. The relationship between the union and its membership. [2-0] or [3-0] This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Labour arbitration and collective agreement negotiation and interpretation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal aspects of employment relationships other that those arising by collective bargaining. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 419 or LAW 519. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 420 or LAW 520. This course may be graded as Honours/Pass/Fail or percentage. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial design, the protection of computer software, and torts such as passing-off and breach of confidence. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 422 or LAW 570. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 423 or LAW 523. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected legal issues relating to the communications industries and their regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 424 or LAW 571. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues arising from the development of the Internet and cyberspace. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 425 or LAW 572. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The Clinic Practicum is a collaborative effort where clinicians work in teams of two to four on cases and projects that respond to human rights violations and/or global injustice. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The seminar explores foundational texts and treaties in international human rights, international humanitarian and international criminal law necessary to undertake the IJHR Clinic case and project work in the Fall and Spring Practicum. [2-0] or [3-0]
The Clinic is a family law legal clinic where students are temporarily articled under the Law Society of BC and practice primarily family law, providing legal advice and assistance to clients, under the supervision of instructors. Pass/Fail. Corequisite: LAW 431. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Research using electronic databases, information systems, and non-legal databases relevant to the resolution of legal issues. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This seminar explores issues of social justice for families in the legal system, necessary to undertake the Rise Womens Legal Centre Clinic in the Fall, Spring and Summer terms. Corequisite: LAW 429.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to tort claims in negligence and related causes of action against health care providers, with a primary focus on physicians and hospital authorities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Unjust enrichment as the basis of civil liability. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law of sale of goods, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 437 or LAW 537. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law governing the creation, perfection and enforcement of security interests in personal property. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 438 or LAW 538. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to the construction process. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The general legal principles of life, automobile, fire and other types of insurance; the regulation of the insurance industry. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 440 or LAW 540. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Honours/Pass/Fail grading. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues over the lifecycle of condominium/strata property from creation and development, through operating life, to termination. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Remedies of an unsecured creditor; fraudulent conveyances and preferences; builders' liens; bankruptcy. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 443 or LAW 599. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to insolvency, receivership and bankruptcy. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduces students to the work of a corporate solicitor, including experience in planning, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 447 or LAW 547. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to the sports industry and those who participate in it. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 448 or LAW 548. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected legal issues relating to the media and entertainment industries and their regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 449 or LAW 573. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
History and nature of trusts; express, resulting, implied and constructive trusts; charitable and purpose trusts; administration of trusts; breach of trust. Credit will be only be granted for one of LAW 451 or LAW 551. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law of wills and intestate succession, variation of wills, principles of probate and administration of estates. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 452 or LAW 574. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The history and development of equitable remedies such as specific performance, injunctions, declarations, relief against forfeiture, and tracing. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 453 or LAW 575. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to the sale and purchase of land, real estate agency, and mortgages. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 456 or LAW 596. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A study of the legal aspects of the development of real estate projects such as shopping centres, sports centres and condominiums. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A conceptual overview of business organizations in Canada, including partnerships and corporations, and the rights and duties of shareholders and directors. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 459 or LAW 508. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected topics such as the nature of shares, equity financing, corporate structure and reorganization, and shareholder squeezeouts. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal aspects of selected transactions relating to public corporations and corporate governance. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The corporation, taxation, accounting, insurance and estate planning aspects of the close corporation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to the distribution of securities. Continuous and timely disclosure requirements and civil liability. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 463 or LAW 576. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law and policy relating to the regulation of competition in Canada and other jurisdictions. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Interdisciplinary elements of corporate finance and law, in both theory and practice. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Integration of theoretical and practical elements of business law. For students opting for the Business Law Concentration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 467 or LAW 594. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Ethical dimensions of legal practice in Canada, including legislation, regulations, rules and cases, as well as the roles of lawyers, the legal profession and the legal system. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 468 or LAW 588. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Problems in the conduct of civil litigation including: ethical considerations; substantive problems such as notice, pleading, and discovery; and selected procedural problems. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 469 or LAW 590. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Clinical program giving hands-on experience in reviewing claims of innocence post-conviction. Not offered every year; consult Faculty.
Substantive legal principles and rules of evidence that can cause or help to prevent wrongful convictions or other miscarriages of justice. Roles of the participants in the criminal justice system. Not offered each year; consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Skills-training in all aspects of civil and criminal trial advocacy. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Issues relating to advocacy before appellate courts; techniques of appellate advocacy. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Techniques of advocacy in civil and criminal cases including interviewing, pre-trial preparation, tactical analysis, development of facts, direct and cross examination and various ethical considerations. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Trial advocacy. Restricted to students participating in one or more faculty approved trial advocacy competitions. Students enrolled in this course must also be enrolled in LAW 474. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The admissibility and use of evidence in litigation. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 476 or LAW 507. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Negotiation and bargaining; formulation of general principles governing the negotiation process; negotiation in legal practice; alternative means of dispute resolution. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Theoretical premises underlying the dispute-resolving process; arbitration, other non-judicial means of resolving legal disputes, and their relationship to litigation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Mediation of legal disputes; negotiation theory and practice as they relate to mediation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Appellate and related forms of advocacy. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Editing and business operations by senior editors or the business manager for UBC Law Review, Canadian Journal of Family Law or any other equivalent legal journal based in the Allard School of Law. One time credit only; cannot be repeated. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Designed to explore the legal system in relation to disadvantaged members of society. Under supervision, students will act for clients in a range of legal matters and can expect to appear before courts and tribunals. Students will also work with community-based organisations. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 488, LAW 490, or LAW 491. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The graded component of LAW 488. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Dealing with criminal files under the supervision of experienced lawyers. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 488, LAW 490, or LAW 491. Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Restricted to a limited number of upper year students who (a) in their first or second year have participated in the provision of legal services to the public through the Law Students Legal Advice Program, and (b) continue that participation in their second or third year. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 488, LAW 490, or LAW 491. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enrolment restricted. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enrolment restricted. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enrolment restricted. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Enrolment restricted. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Students will be able to undertake advanced research into a topic approved by a faculty member, under the supervision of and in consultation with, that faculty member. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Law and practice of income and capital gains taxes. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 506 or LAW 407. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The admissibility and use of evidence in litigation. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 507 or LAW 476. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A conceptual overview of business organizations in Canada, including partnerships and corporations, and the rights and duties of shareholders and directors. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 508 or LAW 459. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Study of the external control of public actors exercising statutory authority. Introduction to general principles of procedural and substantive judicial review, delegated authority and subordinate legislation, remedies, and administrative processes. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 372 or LAW 509. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Comparative sentencing structures; competing sentencing philosophies and principles; the exercise of discretion; sentencing law and practice; sentencing advocacy; aids to sentencing, such as computerized information systems; prescriptive guidelines; problematic issues in sentencing, such as wife and child abuse. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Analysis of topics such as jurisdiction, immunity from prosecution, mutual assistance in penal matters, recognition and enforcement of foreign penal laws, and international police cooperation; examination of selected offences such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, and torture. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Diverse theoretical perspectives, key resources for feminist research on law, and the viability of different strategies or methods of engaging with law. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal aspects of employment relationships other than those arising by collective bargaining. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 519 or LAW 419. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 420 or LAW 520. This course may be graded as Honours/Pass/Fail or percentage. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Law and legal institutions in development policy and practice; multilateral, state and NGO perspectives. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Aspects of the history of ideas relating to law in North America and elsewhere. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 523 or LAW 423. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law of sale of goods, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 537 or LAW 437. [3-0] This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law governing the creation, perfection and enforcement of security interests in personal property. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 538 or LAW 438. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 349 or LAW 539. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The general legal principles of life, automobile, fire and other types of insurance; the regulation of the insurance industry. Credit will only be granted for one of Law 540 or Law 440. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 543 or LAW 343. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 447 or LAW 547. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues relating to the sports industry and those who participate in it. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 548 or LAW 448. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory and judicial rules governing the taxation of corporate reorganizations. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 414 or LAW 550. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
History and nature of trusts; express, resulting, implied and constructive trusts; charitable and purpose trusts; administration of trusts; breach of trust. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 551 or LAW 451. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 358 or LAW 558. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to family relationships, including the law of marriage, divorce, maintenance, custody, matrimonial property, and related matters. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 359 or LAW 559. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Completion of an upper-level 300- or 400-level J.D. seminar or workshop course 4 credit minimum, completion of a substantial research paper consisting of an advanced analysis relating to the subject matter of the particular seminar or workshop. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to key concepts in comparative and Canadian tax law. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 407 or LAW 506 or LAW 561. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory provisions and judicial decisions governing the taxation of corporations and shareholders. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 408 or LAW 562. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Survey of statutory and judicial rules governing the taxation of income earned through partnerships. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 409 or LAW 563. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 412 or LAW 564. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The tax aspects of international transactions. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 410 or LAW 565. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The policies underlying the creation and implementation of tax laws. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 411 or LAW 566 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 413 or LAW 567. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Copyright, patents, trade marks, industrial design, the protection of computer software, and torts such as passing-off and breach of confidence. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 570 or LAW 422. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected legal issues relating to the communications industries and their regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 571 or LAW 424. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal issues arising from the development of the Internet and cyberspace. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 572 or LAW 425. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected legal issues relating to the media and entertainment industries and their regulation. Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW449 or LAW 573. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law of wills and intestate succession, variation of wills, principles of probate and administration of estates. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 452 or LAW 574. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The history and development of equitable remedies such as specific performance, injunctions, declarations, relief against forfeiture, and tracing. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 575 or LAW 453. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The law relating to the distribution of securities. Continuous and timely disclosure requirements and civil liability. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 576 or LAW 463. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Admission of immigrants into Canada; refugee protection; practice and procedure before immigration tribunals and the courts. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 577 or LAW 377. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
International and Canadian refugee law; the Refugee Convention and its implementation in Canada; the practice of refugee law in Canadian courts and tribunals. Course content does not duplicate Law 377. Credit will only be given to one of LAW 578 or LAW 378. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 357 or LAW 579. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The linkages, intersections, and tensions between the legal regulation of the environment and competing social and economic priorities. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 586 or LAW 386. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A foundation course dealing with the regulatory and policy framework for the protection of the environment in Canada, such as pollution control and biodiversity conservation. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 587 or LAW 387. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The ethical dimensions of legal practice in Canada, including legislation, regulations, rules of professional conduct and cases, and the roles of lawyers, the legal profession and the legal system including their role in securing access to justice. Credit will be granted for only one of LAW 588 or LAW 468. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Problems in the conduct of civil litigation including: ethical considerations; substantive problems such as notice, pleading, and discovery; and selected procedural problems. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 590 or LAW 469. [2-0] or [3-0] This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Legal research and writing for environmental agency or NGO under supervision of faculty member and lawyer. Not offered every year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 591 or LAW 390. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
A study of the private legal problems arising in cases in which the relevant facts cut across provincial or national boundaries. Credit will only be granted to one of Law 325 or LAW 592. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 467 or LAW 594. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Acquisition of timber interests; development, financing and organization of timber companies; regulation of exploitation industry interests; management taxation. Not offered each year; consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 595 or Law 395. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Not offered each year, consult Faculty. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 456 or LAW 596. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Remedies of an unsecured creditor; fraudulent conveyances and preferences; builders' liens; bankruptcy. Credit will only be granted for one of LAW 599 or LAW 443. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Including law and feminism, Marxism, post-modernism, social theory, law and the state; legal liberalism and its critics, and other jurisprudential discourses. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Applicability of legal concepts in different cultures and societies, and the consequences for the form and structure of law. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.