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CREDIT HOURS: 3

This course explores constitutional rights law from a variety of jurisdictions, including Canada, the United States, South Africa, Germany, India, the European Court of Human Rights and elsewhere. The focus is primarily on competing theories and methods of constitutional adjudication, and the general problem of reconciling constitutional judicial review with democratic principles. The cases deal with topics such as expression, religious exercise, social and economic rights, reproductive rights, the death penalty and equality.

Prerequisite(s): Constitutional Law (LAWS 2062).
Co-requisite(s):Ìý±·´Ç²Ô±ð.
Assessment Method: Major paper, paper presentation, reading package and class participation.
Restrictions:Ìý±·´Ç²Ô±ð.

*This course is unavailable to International Linkages students.