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Course Calendar 2025-2026

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The courses below are listed in alphabetical order and are sorted based on program requirements (see our BCL/JD Program Structure and Requirements page):

1L Required Courses
2L Required Courses
Complementary Civil Law Immersion Courses
Complementary Common Law Immersion Courses
Complementary Principles of [Canadian] Administrative Law Courses
Complementary Social Diversity, Human Rights and Indigenous Law Courses
Elective Courses
Law Focus Week Workshops
Graduate Courses
Non-Course Credits 

1L Required Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Credits

Term

LAWG 100D1/D2

Contractual Obligations / Obligations contractuelles

 

6

Full Year

Section 001

Farahat (Fall) /

TBA - Sessional (Winter)

Section 002

Gélinas

Section 003 (Français)

Boulanger-Bonnelly

LAWG 101D1/D2

Ex-Contractual Obligatns/Torts / Ex-contractuelles/délits

 

6

Full Year

Section 001

Janda

Section 002

von Schütz

Section 003 (Français)

Ellis (Fall) /

Jodoin (Winter)

LAWG 102D1/D2

Criminal Justice / Justice pénale

 

6

Full Year

Section 001

Weisbord

Section 002

Klein

Section 003 (Français)

Manikis

LAWG 103

Indigenous Legal Traditions / Traditions Juridiques Autochtones

 

6

Full Year

Section 001

Mills

Section 002

Sloan

Section 003 (Français)

Anker

LAWG 110D1/D2

Integration Workshop

Jukier

3

Full Year

Section 001 (Workshop)

PUB2 101D1/D2

Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel

 

6

Full Year

Section 001

Narain (Fall)

Poirier (Winter)

Section 002

Section 003 (Français)

TBA - Sessional

PUB3 116

Foundations / Fondements du droit

 

3

Winter

Section 001

Raso

Section 002

Riley Case

Section 003 (Français)

Muniz-Fraticelli

 

2L Required Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

LAWG 210

Legal Ethics & Professionalism / Déontologie professionnelle

 

Winter

3

Section 001

Kennedy

 

Section 002

TBA - Sessional

 

Section 003 (Français)

Weinstock

 

LAWG 220D1/D2

Property / Les biens

 

Full Year

6

Section 001

Anker

 

Section 002

Moyse

 

Section 003 (Français)

Emerich

 

PRAC 200

Advocacy

Dobrota

Fall

1

PROC 124

Judicial Institutions & Civil Procedure / Droit judiciaire

 

Fall & Winter

4

Section 001 (Fall)

TBA - Sessional

Fall

Section 003 (Français) (Fall)

Boulanger-Bonnelly

Winter

Section 001 (Winter)

TBA - Sessional

 

Complementary Civil Law Immersion Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

PRV1 549

Contrats nommés

Cumyn

Fall

3

PRV2 270

Droit des personnes

Antaki

Fall

3

PRV4 548

Administration du bien d'autrui et fiducie

Cumyn

Winter

3

 

Complementary Common Law Immersion Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

PRV3 200

Adv Common Law Obligations

Gold

Fall

3

PRV3 534

Remedies

von Schütz

Fall

3

PRV5 582

Advanced Torts

Ellis

Winter

3

 

Complementary Principles of [Canadian] Administrative Law Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

CMPL 539
International Taxation

Christians

Fall

3

CMPL 543
Law & Practice of Intl Trade

Bjorklund

Fall

3

CMPL 580
Environment & the Law

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LEEL 570
Employment Law

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

PUB2 400
The Administrative Process

Raso

Fall

3

PUB2 401
Judicial Review of Admin Action (s.001) /

Contentieux administratifs (s. 003)

Fox-Decent

Fall

3

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

BUS2 504
Securities Regulation

Chan

Winter

3

PUB2 401
Judicial Rev of Admin Action

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

PUB2 507
Prison Law and Policy

Kennedy

Fall

3

PUB2 551
Immigration & Refugee Law

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

 

Complementary Social Diversity, Human Rights and Indigenous Law Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

CMPL 500

Indigenous Peoples & the State

Sloan

Winter

3

CMPL 516

International Development Law

Ramanujam

Winter

3

CMPL 571

Intl Law of Human Rights

Megret

Fall

3

CMPL 573

Civil Liberties

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 505

Critical Engagements with HR

Ramanujam

Fall

3

LAWG 507

Critical Race Theory

Riley Case

Winter

3

LAWG 562

Regulating AI

Raso

Winter

3

LAWG 580

Women and Constitutions

Narain

Fall

3

PUB2 105

Public International Law

Riley Case

Fall

3

PUB2 105

Droit international public

Provost

Winter

3

PUB2 502

International Criminal Law

Megret

Fall

3

PUB2 507

Prison Law and Policy

Kennedy

Winter

3

PUB2 551

Immigration & Refugee Law

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

 

Elective Courses

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

BUS2 365 Business Associations /

Droit des affaires

Chan

Fall

4

Janda

Winter

4

BUS2 502

Propriété intellectuelle

Moyse

Winter

3

BUS2 505
Corporate Finance

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

BUS2 531
Banking Law

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

CMPL 501
Jurisprudence

Fox-Decent

Fall

3

CMPL 502
Canon Law

Muniz-Fraticelli

Fall

3

CMPL 506
Legal Theory

Antaki

Winter

3

CMPL 513
Talmudic Law

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

CMPL 519
Compar Modern Legal History

Dedek

Winter

3

CMPL 533
Resolution of Int'l Disputes

Gélinas

Winter

3

CMPL 546
Intl Envt'l Law & Politics

Ellis

Fall

3

LAWG 273
Family Law

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 316
Private Int'l Law

Walsh

Winter

3

LAWG 400
Secured Transactions

Walsh

Fall

4

LAWG 415
Evidence (Civil Matters)

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 426
Evidence (Criminal Matters)

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 515
Specialized Topics in Law 5

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 516
Specialized Topics in Law 6

Hanley

Winter

3

LAWG 517
Topic: Personal Injury Law

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 518
Specialized Topics in Law 8

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 518
Specialized Topics in Law 8

Sloan

Winter

3

LAWG 519
Topic: Legal Profession

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 519
Topic: Space Security

Harrington

Winter

3

LAWG 520
Specialized Topics in Law 10

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 521
Student-Initiated Seminar 1

Kennedy

Fall

3

LAWG 521
Student-Initiated Seminar 1

Janda

Winter

3

LAWG 522
Student-Initiated Seminar 2

Crépeau

Winter

3

LAWG 530
Specialized Topics in Law 11

Farahat

Fall

3

LAWG 530
Specialized Topics in Law 11

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 531
Specialized Topics in Law 12

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 532
Specialized Topics in Law 13

Bjorklund

Winter

3

LAWG 533
Specialized Topics in Law 14

Chan

Winter

3

LAWG 536
Specialized Topics in Law 17

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 537
Specialized Topics in Law 18

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 537
Specialized Topics in Law 18

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 538
Specialized Topics in Law 19

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

LAWG 538
Topic: StateAccntblty&SoclChng

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 539
Specialized Topics in Law 20

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

LAWG 560

Law Innovation

Gold

Fall

3

LAWG 585

Intl Investment Disputes

Bjorklund

Winter

3

PROC 459

Civil Litigation Workshop

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

PUB2 313 Taxation /

Droit fiscal

Christians

Fall

4

Christians

Fall

4

PUB2 420
Trial Advocacy

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

PUB2 422
Criminal Procedure

Kennedy

Fall

3

PUB2 503
Comparative Federalism

Poirier

Winter

3

PUB2 504
Sentencing in Canadian Law

Manikis

Fall

3

 

Law Focus Week Workshops

Fall 2025Focus Week will take place October 20-24, 2025 & Winter 2025 Focus Week will take place February 23 – 27, 2026.

Registration for Focus Week Workshop courses:

  • Fall 2025: TBC
  • Winter 2026: November/December 2025 (Exact date TBC)

Students must drop FWW by the respective Add/Drop deadline. After this date, you cannot withdraw from the course, either by yourself or by the SAO.

If you would like to be added to a FWW and you see available spaces, please e-mail the SAO to be added manually to the course, by the week before the courses begin.

Law Focus Week Workshop 1 (LAWG 550)

 1   Fall & Winter

Section 001/009 - TBA (Fall)

   Fall

Section 001/009 - TBA (Winter)

   Winter

Law Focus Week Workshop 2 (LAWG 551)

 1   Fall & Winter

Section 001/009 - TBA (Fall)

   Fall

Section 001/009 - TBA (Winter)

   Winter

Law Focus Week Workshop 3 (LAWG 552)

 1   Fall & Winter

Section 001/009 - TBA (Fall)

   Fall

Section 001/009 - TBA (Winter)

   Winter

Law Focus Week Workshop 4 (LAWG 553)

 1   Fall & Winter

Section 001/009 - TBA (Fall)

   Fall

Section 001/009 - TBA (Winter)

   Winter

Law Focus Week Workshop 5 (LAWG 554)

 1   Fall & Winter

Section 001/009 - TBA (Fall)

   Fall

Section 001/009 - TBA (Winter)

   Winter

Graduate Courses

Graduate courses are open to BCL/JD students. For more information about registering for Graduate Courses, including the complete procedure please see the Course Registration Guide.

Course Title and Number

Instructors

Term

Credits

ASPL 614
Airline Business and Law

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

ASPL 632
Comparative Air Law

Correia

Winter

3

ASPL 633
Public International Air Law

Correia

Fall

3

ASPL 636
Private International Air Law

TBA - Sessional

Fall

3

ASPL 637
Space Law: General Principles

Harrington

Fall

3

ASPL 639
Gov't Reg of Space Activities

TBA - Sessional

Winter

3

CMPL 610
Legal Research Methodology 1

Sheppard

Fall

1.5

CMPL 611
Legal Research Methodology 2

Sheppard

Winter

1.5

CMPL 641
Theoretical Approaches to Law (s.009) / (s. 010)

Antaki

Fall

3

Provost

Fall

3

LAWG 601
Communication 1

TBA - Sessional

Fall

1.5

LAWG 602
Communication 2

TBA - Sessional

Winter

1.5

LAWG 702
Legal Research Methodology DCL

Sheppard

Fall

2

 

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