507 Canadian Human Rights Law (Gregson & Kully)

LAW507

Canadian Human Rights Law

(Gregson & Kully)

Prerequisite courses: None

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Tessa Gregson & Jason Kully

Course credit: 3

Method of presentation: Lecture

METHOD OF EVALUATION

• Draft Complaint and Response to Complaint:

  • • Students will draft a Human Rights Complaint and a Response to a Complaint that will collectively be worth 30% of the Students’ final grade.

• Written Memorandum/Opinion:

  • • Students will be provided a set of facts and will be required to provide a written memorandum/opinion to their client identifying and assessing the relevant human rights issues. This memorandum/opinion will be worth 60% of the Students’ final grade.

• Class Engagement:

  • • Attendance/involvement in class discussion will account for 10% of the Students’ final grade.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course on Canadian human rights law.  The course will focus on the concepts and body of jurisprudence emerging from human rights legislation across Canada.  

Topics addressed in the course include: 

• Protected grounds of discrimination – what are they and what do they mean? 

• Protected areas of discrimination:  employment, services customarily available to the public, tenancy, hate speech 

• Prima facie discrimination – the legal test now and how has it evolved

• Bona fide occupational requirements and duty to accommodate 

• Remedies under human rights legislation 

• Human rights tribunal hearing processes

• Emerging issues in human rights law

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2022-23. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

Cases and Statutory materials as assigned