LGLS 2420U – Canadian Human Rights Law

What are human rights? What rights are included in Canadian and United Nations’ conceptions of human rights? What happens when rights conflict? The course will examine Canada’s domestic human rights protection mechanisms as well as its internal obligations under international human rights treaties. Among the topics discussed are federal and provincial human rights codes, federal and provincial human rights tribunal decisions and decisions of Canadian courts involving internationally recognized human rights. The course will pay close attention to the roles of law, social attitudes and social activism in developing, respecting and enforcing human rights
Prerequisite(s): LGLS 1000U
Credit restriction(s): LGLS 3420U