LAWS 4309
State Security and Dissent
Historical and contemporary analysis of legal responses of Canadian governments to dissent, political opposition, insurrection, etc. Includes trial of political offences (treason, sedition, riot), national security measures (War Measures/Emergencies Act, Official Secrets Act), and other special powers (police, labour, immigration, parliamentary privilege, etc.).
2023
Readings
- Gary Kinsman et al, ed., Whose National Security? Canadian State Surveillance and the Creation of Enemies (Toronto: Between the Lines, 2000). (Electronic Resource available through Carleton
- Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish: the Birth of the Prison (New York: Vintage Books, 1995).
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2908 , CRCJ 3001 , or CRCJ 3002 and 0.5 credit from LAWS 3305 , LAWS 3503 , LAWS 3509 , and fourth-year Honours standing. Seminars three hours a week.