Law and Society Program
Chair: Keri-Lynn Cheechoo, PhD, kcheechoo@wlu.ca
Undergraduate Officer: Brenda Murphy, PhD, bmurphy@wlu.ca
The Law and Society Honours BA and minor, and LY courses are only available at the Brantford Campus.
The Law and Society program will allow students to explore the relationships between laws, courts, and other social institutions, such as economics, politics, family, health and technology, and morality. The program combines both theoretical and applied analyses of law and legal processes so that you will emerge with a deep understanding of the role of law in our day-to-day lives.Program Information
- Honours BA Law and Society
- Honours BA Law and Society in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Honours BA Law and Society and LLB (Sussex) Stream
- Law Option
- Law and Society Minor
- Politics and Public Policy Option
- Politics and Public Policy Specialization
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LY100 | Introduction to Law and Society I | 0.5 |
| LY101 | Introduction to Law and Society II | 0.5 |
| LY201 | The Canadian Legal System I | 0.5 |
| LY202 | The Canadian Legal System II | 0.5 |
| LY205 | Criminal Law in Canada | 0.5 |
| LY206 | Famous Trials | 0.5 |
| LY207 | Law and Social Movements | 0.5 |
| LY208 | Public Policy in Economic Context | 0.5 |
| LY210 | The Role of Harm in Canadian Law | 0.5 |
| LY212 | Law and Culture | 0.5 |
| LY214 | Feminist Socio-Legal Theories | 0.5 |
| LY216 | Family and Law | 0.5 |
| LY232 | Women, Rights, and Equality | 0.5 |
| LY235 | Labour Law and Labour Rights | 0.5 |
| LY250 | Understanding Global Capitalism | 0.5 |
| LY300 | Perspectives on Justice | 0.5 |
| LY304 | International Law | 0.5 |
| LY306 | Law and Society: International Perspectives | 0.5 |
| LY307 | Ethics and Professionalization | 0.5 |
| LY308 | Introduction to Program Evaluation | 0.5 |
| LY309 | Indigenous Forms of Justice | 0.5 |
| LY310 | Critical perspectives on Social policy and the Economy | 0.5 |
| LY323 | Rights in Canada: Rights, Freedoms and the Charter | 0.5 |
| LY333 | Law, Intellectual Property and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| LY334 | Law and the Environment | 0.5 |
| LY336 | Immigration, Refugees and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| LY340 | Freedom, Equality and Reaction in Modern Social, Legal and Political Thought | 0.5 |
| LY380 | Special Topics | 0.5 |
| LY381 | Special Topics in Law, Politics & Public Policy | 0.5 |
| LY385 | Directed Studies | 0.5 |
| LY401 | Sentencing Law | 0.5 |
| LY402 | Jurisprudence | 1.0 |
| LY403 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 0.5 |
| LY404 | Compassion, Justice and the Law | 0.5 |
| LY405 | Poverty, Law, and Society | 0.5 |
| LY406 | Regulatory Theory and Practice | 0.5 |
| LY410 | Advanced Socio-Legal Theory | 0.5 |
| LY411 | Gender, Sexuality, and the Law | 0.5 |
| LY480 | Advanced Special Topics | 0.5 |
| LY481 | Advanced Special Topics in Law, Politics and Public Policy | 0.5 |
| LY485 | Advanced Directed Studies | 0.5 |
