Course Descriptions
LAWS 2700 ISC: Public International Law
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The joint Queen's/Dalhousie Global Law program provides students with an intensive and integrated academic program in international law. The programs are offered at the Bader International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, U.K. for 8 weeks in May and June of each year. Students enroll in one of two programs: International Business Law, or Public International Law. All students begin with a two-week Public International Law course and then split into separate program groups (Public and Business). The International Business Law students study International Economic Law and International Commercial Arbitration; the Public International Law students study International Human Rights Law and International Criminal Law. The programs include various field trips, including a trip to Brussels, The Hague, Paris and Geneva. Dalhousie students can earn nine credits for successfully completing either program. Applications are due by late December each year, although late applications can sometimes be accepted. There is an information session held in the fall term at the Schulich School of Law each year, and further details of the program and course descriptions can be found on the Queen's Law website at http://law.queensu.ca/international/globalLawProgramsAtTheBISC.html. Please note Dalhousie students wishing to attend this program must consult in advance with the Director, Student Services and Engagement about the application of BISC credits towards their degree. Grades earned at the Bader International Study Centre will not be included in a Dalhousie student’s overall weighted average for any purpose, including eligibility for supplemental exams.
NOTE: Course Details listed here also apply to
LAWS 2700/
LAWS 2703/
LAWS 2704/
LAWS 2708/
LAWS 2709/
LAWS 2710.
LAWS 2703 ISC: International Economic Law
CREDIT HOURS: 4
See
LAWS 2700.
LAWS 2704 ISC: International Commercial Arbitration
CREDIT HOURS: 2
See
LAWS 2700.
LAWS 2708 ISC: International Human Rights Law
CREDIT HOURS: 2
See
LAWS 2700.
LAWS 2709 ISC: International Criminal Law
CREDIT HOURS: 2
See
LAWS 2700.
LAWS 2710 ISC: International Business Law
CREDIT HOURS: 2
See
LAWS 2700.
LAWS 2800 Introduction to Environmental Law
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course offers an introduction to environmental law for engineering students. The course considers environmental law at the international, federal, provincial and municipal levels of government, and the division of powers over the environment among these levels of government and indigenous governments. Students will be exposed to different approaches to regulating human activities and their impact on the environment, including environmental assessments, standards, approvals, and economic instruments. Criminal and civil law tools for enforcing environmental protection efforts will be explored. Finally, the course will consider emerging issues in environmental law, including indigenous rights, environmental rights, and corporate social responsibility. Evaluation will be by combination of assignments and final examination.
RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to Engineering Students
LAWS 3010 Graduate Seminar on Legal Education and Legal Scholarship
CREDIT HOURS: 1.5
This seminar is a required course for students in the LLM program. It is also open to PhD students. Its purpose is to explore various issues in legal education and legal research from a comparative perspective. The first part of the course is devoted to an examination of the purposes of legal education and the various ways that legal education is structured and carried out in different jurisdictions. The remainder of the course is spent examining different methodological and ideological approaches to legal research, with special emphasis on how each of the seminar participants would see his or her development as a legal scholar.Evaluation is via a number of components including, but not limited to, a research assignment, a position paper, class participation, a series of reaction papers and a “methodological prospectus” or "review essay" focusing on the student's area of research interest. The course begins in September and is completed by the end of February.
NOTES: Students taking this course must register in and complete
LAWS 3010 &
LAWS 3020 in consecutive terms; credit will not be granted if courses are not completed consecutively
LAWS 3020 Graduate Seminar on Legal Education and Legal Scholarship
CREDIT HOURS: 1.5
This seminar is a required course for students in the LLM program. It is also open to PhD students. Its purpose is to explore various issues in legal education and legal research from a comparative perspective. The first part of the course is devoted to an examination of the purposes of legal education and the various ways that legal education is structured and carried out in different jurisdictions. The remainder of the course is spent examining different methodological and ideological approaches to legal research, with special emphasis on how each of the seminar participants would see his or her development as a legal scholar.Evaluation is via a number of components including, but not limited to, a research assignment, a position paper, class participation, a series of reaction papers and a “methodological prospectus” or "review essay" focusing on the student's area of research interest. The course begins in September and is completed by the end of February.
NOTES: Students taking this course must register in and complete
LAWS 3010 &
LAWS 3020 in consecutive terms; credit will not be granted if courses are not completed consecutively