LAWS 2201
Persons and Property
Origins and scope of the concept of person in law and how concepts of legal personality change over time. Origins and scope of the concept of property and how concepts of property change over time.
2026
Topics
- Overview of the course: learning
- The Legal Person Constructed
- Transatlantic Slavery
- The Corporation 3-5]
- Women: Personhood and Legal
- Medical Decision-Making and
- Legal Person (Indigenous
- Persons, Property, and Legal
- Ordering (Endings and [
- and Property Law on Feb 23
- Space Reflection Paper
- & 14]
Readings
- T. Brettel Dawson, Persons and Property in Private Law, FOURTH EDITION (North York, Captus Press, 2023). [List price for print is $78]
2026
Readings
- Robert Williams, “Columbus’ Legacy: Law as an Instrument of Racial Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples’ Rights of Self-Determination”, Arizona Journal of International and
- Comparative Law. 8 (2), (1991): 51 – 75.
- Vitoria, Francisco de. On the American Indians (De Indis). In Vitoria: Political Writings, edited by Anthony Pagden and Jeremy Lawrance. University of Warwick. PDF. 231 – 292. ONLY READ
- John Locke, Second Treatise of Government. eCampusOntario Open Library. ONLY READ THE BOOK’S ON PROPERTY SECTION (PAGES 115 to 126).
- Blake A. Watson, “The Impact of the American Doctrine of Discovery on Native Land Rights in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand”, Seattle University Law Review. 34, (2011): 507 – 551.
- Beth McKenna and Ben Wardle, “Usurping Indigenous Sovereignty through Everchanging Legal Fictions”, Griffith Law Review. 28 (1), 2019: 37 – 69.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1001 and LAWS 1002 . Lectures three hours a week.