Course Description:
The course begins by developing students' understanding of the abstract nature of law, its sources and purposes. The abstract nature of law is made relevant through study of the concrete application of law to current legal issues in Canada and the global community. Topics addressed include foundations of Canada's legal system, criminal and civil law, family law, employment and labour law, contract and consumer law, environmental law and international law.
Course Overall Expectations:
Dialectical Reasoning:
Dialectical reasoning can also be described as reflective judgement, the ability to evaluate and integrate evidence, relate that evidence to a theory or opinion, and reach a conclusion that can be defended as reasonable and valid. To think dialectically, we must evaluate evidence and question assumptions, consider alternative interpretations and stand ready to reassess our conclusions in the face of new evidence. This process works in a cycle that involves three basic steps:
• a thesis, which is a statement of an idea, viewpoint or position
• an antithesis, which is the statement of an alternative and possibly contrary (conflicting) idea
• a synthesis, which is the reconciliation of the two prior ideas in a way that integrates the best aspects of those ideas.
Law 30 Course Outline:
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