Oct 21

Today we finished the Case Law presentations and students analyzed the Surrey Hedge Case before starting a worksheet on Sources of Law in Canada. We will continue this worksheet during Monday's class. We have moved our Chapter 2 Quiz to Wednesday Oct 28th. 

Oct 19

Today we started doing Case Law Presentations on various Case Studies from Chapter 1-3 of our Text. 

For homework, students had to read an article on a Surrey Woman who destroyed a hedge. 

Oct 15

Today we debriefed our Richmond Law Courts visit and discussed a case where the crown brought charges against a 27 year old Vancouver man. See article below. 

Then we had our Chapter 2 lecture overviewing the main details of the second chapter of our Law in Action textbook. 

Then students were put in groups of 3 and assigned a case law topic for presentation on Monday. 

Oct 13

Today during class students wrote students went on a fieldtrip to the Provincial Law Courts in Richmond.  Students spent the majority of their time here talking to a Sheriff about his duties at the law court and also overseeing justice happen in the provincial small claims proceeding between: REN, Rui Lin v DEBAO STONE INC.

Students that did not return their permission forms spent time in the Library to read & take notes on Chapter 2. 

Oct 8

Today during class students wrote their Chapter 1 Quiz. 

We then went over courtroom protocols (see attachment for your review below). 

REMINDER: Oct 13th we are LEAVING for our fieldtrip to the Richmond Law Courts at 11:20am. 

Please leave your Block F class on Tuesday early at 11:10 (I have emailed your teachers). Grab a snack, put your backpack in your locker, go to the washroom and be at Rm 128 BEFORE 11:20. We will leave for the courts promptly at 11:20. When you arrive at the classroom, please take your nametag and be prepared to leave immediately. 

Students that did not return their permission forms are to report to the Library to read & take notes on Chapter 2. 

Oct 6

Guest Speaker Constable Horgan from the Richmond RCMP shared with us all about his experiencing policing. 

Make sure you bring your Richmond Law Courts Fieldtrip forms back on Thursday!! I have more physical copies sitting on the top of my inbox in Rm 128.

Oct 2

The remaining three groups presented about Justinian, Napoleonic and Roman Law. We then finished the lecture on Chapter 1 and students were given 3 questions to consider for the final moments of class: 

Identify three aspects of the Rule of law.

What is the relationship between law and morality in Canadian society? 

Use your own examples to explain each of the four agreed-upon characteristics of justice (see lecture notes from Sept 16).

There will be a Quiz on Chapter 1 on Oct 8th. 

Roman Law is available here: 

https://www.canva.com/design/DAHVk3RuWZQ/azoNbd1A8p0VpvJlOyZ7rw/view?utm_content=DAHVk3RuWZQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=ha5fa8d36de#12

September 29

Students listened to & took notes on two different podcasts: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vrLmq0UanlKCBjEgyt-pvH1dRIYk97Rp/view?usp=drive_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S_1xztB2xMMwutMNra6198gxZNk6BvCe/view

If you’re having a hard time playing it, download it from the link & play it with VLC audio player.  

For homework, students needed to read Chapter 1 of the textbook and take notes:

Chapter 1: Law and Society

• Law in Our Lives 10-19

• Historical Roots of Law 20-27 (should have notes from the presentations as well)

• Influences on Canadian Law 28-37

There will be a Quiz on Chapter 1 on Oct 8th. 

September 24

Presentations for the History of Law Project started today. Please find the group presentations recorded below. All groups need to email me their presentations prior to the start of Thursday's class: ksteblin@sd38.bc.ca (remaining groups will present Tuesday Sept 29th). Please continue reading & taking hand-written on Chapter 1: Law in our Lives. We will have a Quiz on Oct 8th. 

September 22

Students continued preparing their presentations for their History of Law Project. Presentations for that project will be on Thursday September 24th. All groups need to email me their presentations prior to the start of Thursday's class: ksteblin@sd38.bc.ca 

September 16

We discussed "Common Decency" and where we get our morality. 

Then students did a quick reflection activity helping them identify their own perspectives about morality & where their morals come from. 

Then they had a the first half of a lecture on "The Law in our Lives"

For Homework Students should finish reading & taking hand-written notes on Rushworth Kiddier's article "The Ethics of Right Versus Right." 

September 14

Students were given an initial introduction to the textbook as they attempted to identify all the instances where a scenario "Laws are Everywhere" highighted activities that could involve the Law.  

We then watched the Trolly Problem video & discussed individual morality vs the law. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpf6KcWYyw 

For Homework Students had to begin reading & taking hand-written notes on Rushworth Kiddier's article "The Ethics of Right Versus Right." 

September 11

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