LAWS 4100
Modern Legal Theory
Realist and post-realist legal scholarship; emphasis on Canadian, American and British approaches. Topics include the Canadian treatise tradition, American legal realism, empirical approaches to legal problems, the sociological movement in law, critical and Canadian feminist legal scholarship, Marxian theories of law, normative economic theory.
Topics
- Canadian treatise tradition
- American legal realism
- empirical approaches to legal problems
- sociological movement in law
- critical and Canadian feminist legal scholarship
- Marxian theories of law
- normative economic theory
Course catalogue
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2908 and fourth-year Honours standing. Seminars three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Modern Legal Theory ↗2026