Apr 30, 2026

2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

LGLS 4020U – Topics in Comparative Law

The specific topics of this course may vary from year to year. The focus of the course will be on differences and similarities between and among legal systems and various systems of social control (such as customary law) considered in their social, political, economic or historical contexts. Topics may include comparative constitutional law (federalism, civil liberties and human rights, theories of the role of judges); comparative criminal law; comparative immigration, citizenship, and indigenous rights; comparative legal and social theory; and critiques of dominant perspectives on any of these areas.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in Legal Studies