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