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Delivery mode: Individualized study.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: None.
Centre: Centre for State and Legal Studies
LGST 430 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Course website
Canada 's legal system provides the framework for the rules that govern many activities. It also provides a comprehensive system under which Canadians are given rights and incur obligations, and which allows them to resolve disputes in a peaceful manner. This course examines the basic concepts, principles, and precedents on which Canada's legal system is based.
Legal Studies 430 should help you appreciate that Canadians live in an ordered society, meaning there is predictability in people's social interactions. The course also encourages you to examine and critically analyse the legal process in Canada, especially as Canada's laws change over time to adjust to changes in society. Do the laws and Courts follow the social changes occurring elsewhere in society; or, are the laws and the Courts instruments for social change?
The Canadian Legal System examines the following areas:
Module 1: What is Law?
Module 2: Sources and Divisions of Canadian Law
Module 3: Canada's Constitution
Module 4: Courts in Canada
Module 5: Resolving Disputes Outside of Courts
Module 6: New Directions and Future Trends in the Canadian Legal System
To receive credit for LGST 430, you must obtain a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent), and at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Assignments 1 to 4 (10% each) | Assignment 5 | Final Exam | Total |
---|---|---|---|
40% | 30% | 30% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
The course materials include a student manual, study guide, assignments, a reading file, and forms.