Law and Justice
Discover the place where law and justice meet.
The general objective of the Law and Justice programs is to encourage a broadened critical understanding of the nature, role and function of our legal and judicial institutions.
Thus we do not focus on teaching black letter law, but rather look at law in an interdisciplinary context as a complex human and social phenomenon. We promote an understanding of why the law is as it is, the historical development of the law, the implications of the law, and the relationship of the law to economic, social and political ideas and conditions. This approach clearly distinguishes us from Law Schools, whose mandate is to prepare students for the practice of law in accordance with guidelines established by the Law Society.
Academic Advisor
Jim Ketchen
Telephone: 705 675-1151 x. 4325
Email: lawandjustice@laurentian.ca
Office: Administrative Assistant: Emy Adam ext.4340
Program Highlights:
The Law and Justice Program is one of only a few in Canada in which undergraduate students can study law as a complex human and social phenomenon. This provides students with a broader perspective and context than they may get from subsequent law related education or training. To paraphrase graduates, we seek to open their minds and broaden their horizons. Thus students are encouraged to consider legal issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, both by the core Law and Justice faculty who all have interdisciplinary backgrounds, and through the multidiscipinary course offerings, as students take law related courses from a variety of departments, including Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Program Prerequisites:
- 1 grade 12 English U/M course; 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
- A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
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Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
Canadian Applicants
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you must complete your application through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC).
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: Canadian Undergraduate Applicants page.
International Applicants
If you’re an international applicant, you must fill out the International Application Form.
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: International Students page.
The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law and Justice
Total 120 credits
Students must follow these in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
**All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations. Students may fulfill these requirements at any time during their studies. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Specialization in Law and Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies*
JURI 2106E Introduction to Private Law*
JURI 2107E Introduction to Public Law*
6 JURI credits at the 3000 level
12 credits at the 4000 level from the Law and Justice approved course list
6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level from the Law and Justice approved course list
18 credits from the Law and Justice approved course list
66 credits of electives**
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the specialization
Major in Law and Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies*
OR JURI 1006E Introduction to Legal Studies I* AND JURI 1007E Introduction to Legal Studies II*
JURI 2106E Introduction to Private Law*
JURI 2107E Introduction to Public Law*
6 JURI credits at the 3000 level
6 credits at the 4000 level from the Law and Justice approved course list
6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level from the Law and Justice approved course list
12 credits from the Law and Justice approved course list
78 elective credits** (Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.)
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the major
Major in Criminal Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies *
JURI 2107E Public Law *
JURI 2136E Introduction to Interpersonal Dispute Resolution *
JURI 3206E Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure
JURI 3216E Themes in Criminal Law
6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List
6 additional credits at the 4000 level from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List
12 additional credits from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List
78 credits of electives** (Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.)
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the major
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Law and Justice
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
**All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations. Students may fulfill these requirements at any time during their studies. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Concentration in Law and Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies*
OR JURI 1006E Introduction to Legal Studies I* AND JURI 1007E Introduction to Legal Studies II*
JURI 2106E Introduction to Private Law
JURI 2107E Introduction to Public Law
6 JURI credits at the 3000 level
18 credits from the Law and Justice approved course list, at the 2000 or 3000 level
54 elective credits**
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the concentration
Minor in Law and Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies*
OR JURI 1006E Introduction to Legal Studies I* AND JURI 1007E Introduction to Legal Studies II*
JURI 2106E Introduction to Private Law
JURI 2107E Introduction to Public Law
6 JURI credits at the 3000 level
6 credits from the law and Justice approved course list, at the 2000 or 3000 level
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the minor
Minor in Criminal Justice
JURI 1105E Introduction to Legal Studies *
JURI 2107E Public Law
JURI 3206E Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure
JURI 3216E Themes in Criminal Law
9 additional credits at the 2000 or 3000 level credits from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List
* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the minor
Law and Justice Approved Course List
HIST 3476E Crime and Punishment in England 1500-1900
JURI 2136E Introduction to Interpersonal Dispute Resolution
JURI 2306E Commercial Law
JURI 2426E The Nature of Legal Authority
JURI 2506E Property Law
JURI 3126E Theories of Judicial Decision Making
JURI 3136E The Adversary System and its Critique
JURI 3206E Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure
JURI 3216E Themes in Criminal Law
JURI 3246E Women in Conflict with the Law
JURI 3316E Environmental Law
JURI 3416E Law and Popular Culture
JURI 3506E Legal Regulation of Close Adult Personal Relationships
JURI 3606E Legal Regulation of Parent – Child Relationships
JURI 3607E Ontario Child Protection Law in Historical Perspective
JURI 3616E Labour Law
JURI 3626E Labour Law and the Modern State
JURI 3706E Rights and Law
JURI 4026E Wicked Legal Systems
JURI 4206E Independent Studies I
JURI 4207E Independent Studies II
JURI 4236E Youth in Conflict with the Law
JURI 4286E Judicial Institutions
JURI 4386E Great Trials
JURI 4486E Legal Professions
JURI 4716E Life and Death Decisions
JURI 4816E Selected Topics in Law and Justice I
JURI 4826E Selected Topics in law and Justice II
JURI 4836E Selected Topics in Law and Justice III
JURI 4846E Selected Topics in Law and Justice IV
JURI 4856E Selected Topics in Law and Justice V
JURI 4866E Selected Topics in Law and Justice VI
JURI 4985E Honours Essay
PHIL 2345E Bioethics: Human Life Issues
POLI 2526E Approaches to Justice
POLI 2706E Canadian Government and Politics
POLI 3105E Canadian Law, Politics and Indigenous People
POLI 4336E International Public Law
POLI 4726E Canadian Federalism and Constitutional Law
POLI 4727E Charter of Rights and Freedom
PSYC 3605E Psychopathology
PSYC 4026E Forensic Psychology
SOCI 2066E Explanations of Crime
SOCI 2067E Institutions of the Criminal Justice System
STAT 2126E Introduction to Statistics
Prerequisites for the non-JURI courses on the Law and Justice Approved Course list are waived for Law and Justice students, except for PSYC 3605 (PSYC 1105 required) and PSYC 4026 (PSYC 1105 & 3605 required.)
Normally students may not take 2000-series courses on the list before 2nd year (completion of 30 cr), 3000-series before 3rd year (completion of 60 cr) nor 4000-series courses before 4th year (completion of 90 credits), to ensure that students have the necessary thinking, writing and research skills. Furthermore, where prerequisites are waived students are responsible for any other work necessary to meet course requirements. Permission of the Department concerned is required for admission to any 4000-level course on the Law and Justice Approved Course List. Students will not normally be admitted before 4th year or without an appropriate background for the course.
If permission is required to register in a course please contact the department concerned. Law and Justice can only approve registration in JURI courses.
Criminal Justice Approved Course List
JURI 2426E Nature of Legal Authority
JURI 3126E Theories of Judicial Decision Making
JURI 3136E Adversary System and its Critique
JURI 3246E Women in Conflict with the Law
JURI 3306E Legal Rights in Criminal Proceedings
JURI 4026E Wicked Legal Systems
JURI 4286E Youth Criminal Justice
JURI 4386E Great Trials
JURI 4816E Selected Topics offered as Advanced Themes in Criminal Law
JURI 4826E Selected Topics offered as Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice Theory
HIST 3476E Crime & Punishment in England
PHIL 2345E Bioethics: Human Life Issues
PSYC 3605E Psychopathology
PSYC 4026E Forensic Psychology
SOCI 2066E Explanations of Crime
SOCI 2067E Institutions of the Criminal Justice System
List of Faculty Members
Sessional Faculty
Mathieu Ansell
Amadou Ba
Tony Barr
Dawn Dubois
Henri Pallard
Moustapha Soumahoro
Laura Shamess
Melissa Sullivan
Kara Vakiparta