Courses in Public Law examine how the legal system, of which the constitutional order and judiciary are integral parts, governs the relationship both among constituent units of the state and between citizens and the state. It also examines the obligations that states have to one another via international law. Courses in the program address the normative foundations of principles of justice and human rights; the role of constitutions and courts in safeguarding the rule of law, protecting civil liberties, and curbing state power; the constraints to state sovereignty posed by international law and international courts; and the implications of the legal order for democratic and legitimate policy-making.
We have nine excellent faculty that teach within this area of focus:
Professor Margaret Kohn
Associate Professor Christopher Cochrane
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Acorn
Assistant Professor Andrew McDougall
Assistant Professor Chadwick Cowie
Assistant Professor Filiz Kahraman
Assistant Professor Nicole Bernhardt
Assistant Robert Schertzer
Assistant Professor Ryan Hurl
| Public Law | Law, Justice, and Rights * Understanding Canadian Politics * The Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights POLC30H3 Law, Politics and Technology The Canadian Judicial System Politics of International Human Rights The Politics of Crime Law and Politics: Contradictions, Approaches, and Controversies Law and Public Policy International Law Comparative Legal Systems Indigenous Politics and Law Sources of Power: The Crown, Parliament and the People Legal Reasoning Mooting Seminar Law and Global Business Advanced Topics in Public Law Comparative Law and Social Change Constitutionalism Public Law and the Canadian Immigration System |
