Summer Session, 1989

(July 4- August 11)

Monday/Wednesday

5:30-9:20 P.M.

Location: MPX 7504

Instructor: Terri Sussel

Office:

Phone:

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 392-4

PREREQUISITE:

Education 401/402 or the equivalent of first year practicum.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to Canadian law and the

legal process. The course is designed to introduce teachers and administrative

officers to a broad range of legal topics and concepts, particularly as they relate

to the B.C. education setting. No prior legal knowledge or experience is

required. The different areas of the law that will be discussed include:

* tort law and negligence

* contract law

* family law (divorce, custody, maintenance)

* labour law and collective bargaining

* criminal law and the Young Offender's Act

* administrative law (due process and natural justice)

* constitutional law and the Charter of Rights

REQUIRED TEXT:

S. M. Waddams, Introduction to the Study of Law (2nd Edition). (Toronto,

Carswell, 1983).

A legal workbook will be distributed in class.

TEXTS ON RESERVE:

G. Gall, The Canadian Legal System (2nd Edition). (Toronto: Carswell, 1983).

M.E. Manley-Casimir and T.A. Sussel, Courts in the Classroom: Education and

the Charter of Rights (Calgary: Detselig Press, 1986).

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation (20%), an in-class

presentation (40%), and a research paper (40%).