Professional LLM Specializing in Constitutional Law

 

Allan Hutchinson in the Media

Listen to Distinguished Research Professor Allan Hutchinson speak on The Academic Minute about his recent book, Is Eating People Wrong?: Great Legal
Cases and How they Shaped the World
. Professor Hutchinson will be teaching Constitutional Theory, in January 2012.

 

This program is available via Distance Learning.

Directors


Bruce Ryder, Osgoode Hall Law School
Richard Haigh, Osgoode Hall Law School

Warren Newman, Senior General Counsel, Department of Justice, Canada

This innovative and cutting-edge two-year, Professional LLM program examines
up-to-date legal issues in constitutional law. From theory to human rights and
the Charter, to aboriginal issues, this program explores, in detail, areas of importance in Canadian constitutional law, and comparative perspectives of the constitutional
law of such countries as the United States, the United Kingdom and others. Instructed by an interdisciplinary faculty including academics, practitioners and judges,
students will develop an understanding of constitutional law that is unique
and unparalleled in Canada. 

 

Degree Requirements

 

The degree requirements will be satisfied upon the completion of 36 credits.
The 36 credits can be obtained by either coursework or a blend of coursework
and a Major Research Paper.

 

The Legal Research Methods course is required for all students who wish to complete a Major Research Paper. Please note that this will not count towards the 36 credits required to complete the degree.

 

 

Curriculum

 

Courses will be offered in a combination of weekly and intensive formats. Videoconferencing is available for most courses, although occasional attendance in person in Toronto is required (refer to website for specific details on each course).

Note: Faculty, curriculum, course descriptions and degree requirements are subject to change without notice.

 

Required Course

 

Constitutional Theory

Constitutional Remedies

Evidence and Procedure in Constitutional Litigation

 

Constitutional Law-Related Elective Courses


Legal Rights in the Canadian Charter
Federalism & Institutions of Government
Fundamental Freedoms in the CanadianCharter
Equality Rights

Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Constitution

The Theory and Practice of ADR

The Law of the Crown

Administrative Law: Overview and Current Developments

Some Theoretical Perspectives on Public Law and Administration

The New Administrative Law

Advanced Trial Advocacy and Evidence Issues
Municipalities in a Legal and Policy Context
The Widening Scope of Municipal Jurisdiction
The Charter and Human Rights in Labour Law
The Canadian Health Care System: Legal Frameworks

 

LLM Admissions Contact

 

Phone:  416.673.4670

Toll free within Canada: 1.888.923.3394
Email: admissions-opd@osgoode.yorku.ca

 

Apply to the Professional LLM in Constitutional Law.