Courses offered by the IASL

Course calendars and registration materials

To obtain the calendar of key dates, the course schedules and the exam time tables, please refer to the Law Student Affairs Office website.

Taught Courses

Fall Term 2026

ASPL 633. Public International Air Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Sources of public international law relating to the air space and its aeronautical uses. International aviation organizations and their law-making functions. Legal responses to aviation terrorism.

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ASPL 637. International Space Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Examination of the role of international law in the regulation of outer space activities.

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ASPL 636. Private International Air Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

Sources of private international air law. Conflicts of laws. Unification of law of liability. Liability for damage on the surface, liability of the ATC and CNS/ATM providers. Rights in aircraft and their international recognition.

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LAWG 539. Specialized Topics in Law 20.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
  • Prerequisite: Completion of first year of legal studies.

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LAWG 551. Law Focus Week Workshop 2.

Credits: 1
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
Terms offered: Fall 2026, Winter 2027
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Description

The course is taught in an intensive period during Focus Week, and offers an opportunity to critically analyze and develop relevant skills for experts in the law, such as negotiation, mediation, project management, community mobilization, policy analysis, empirical research, entrepreneurship, financial analysis, and the like.
  • Restriction(s): Students may not register in more than one course taught during a given Focus Week, but may take more than one Focus Week Workshop over the course of their studies.

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ASPL 633, 636 and 637 are compulsory in the LL.M. and Graduate Certificate programs

 

Winter Term 2027

LAWG 516. Specialized Topics in Law 6.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
Terms offered: Summer 2026, Winter 2027
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Description

An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
  • Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.

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LAWG 519. Specialized Topics in Law 9.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Law (Faculty of Law)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
  • Prerequisite: Completion of first year of legal studies.

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ASPL 614. Airline Business Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Interdisciplinary analysis of the legal issues confronting airlines in such areas as economics, finance, securities, bankruptcy, pricing, marketing, distribution, alliances, joint-ventures and competition.

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ASPL 632. Comparative Air Law.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Comparative approaches to air law. Selected problems of private law not codified by international conventions including product liability; government liability for certification and inspection of aircraft; ATC liability; aviation insurance; fleet financing; leasing.

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ASPL 639. Government Regulation of Space Activities.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Air and Space Law (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

National public and private law and regulatory regimes governing space activities, particularly those that are carried out by private entities for commercial purposes.
  • Restriction: Open to undergraduate students with the permission of the Associate Dean.

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