LY401
Sentencing Law
0.5 Credit

Hours per week:
  • Tutorial/Seminar: 3

This course critically examines the sociolegal and philosophical dimensions of punishment and sentencing law in Canada. Students will consider the social significance of sentencing laws and punishment more broadly in terms of their ability to influence our world views, such as those concerning freedom and determinism, rationalism, and the creation of the feared ‘other'. Specific topics might include victim ‘rights', legal bias, and cruel and unusual punishment.

Additional Course Information
Prerequisites
Registration status: Year 3 or Year 4 Honours Law and Society or Honours Criminology.
Notes
Seminar course