496 Legal History (Ampleman-Tremblay)

LAW496

Legal History: Women and the Law in Recent History

(Ampleman-Tremblay)



Prerequisite courses: 

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Seminar



METHOD OF EVALUATION



COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will introduce students to the legal history of women’s rights. It will delve into how Canadian law has impacted women, their bodies, and their rights in recent history while providing comparative insights where appropriate. The course will articulate the importance of women’s rights as a subset of legal history and pursue numerous objectives. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with the history of women’s rights, know women’s contribution to Canadian law and legal institutions in recent history, have improved their communication skills in legal history; and be able to think critically about the law, its past, and its future.


Topics may include women’s legal status, reproductive rights, the arrival of women in the legal profession, and the evolution of the legal protection of women against sexual and gendered violence. 


Of note: the course may raise issues that are difficult to discuss and cause personal challenges for some students. The students and the instructor shall work together to make sure all discussions are held in a safe space.



SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2023-24. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.



REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

All readings will be available electronically.