Part-time LLM Specializing in Criminal Law

This program is available via Distance Learning.

Program Directors

 
Marie T. Henein, Henein & Associates
James Stribopoulos, Osgoode Hall Law School

The Honourable Justice Gary Trotter, Ontario Court of Justice
                                                                                   
The last 25 years have marked a period of revolutionary change within Criminal Law.  Criminal law seems to be growing ever more pervasive, with the proliferation of new crimes and quasi-criminal regulatory offences:  corruption, enterprise and transnational crime, and global terrorism are blurring the distinctions drawn by national borders and between criminal law, corporate/regulatory law and matters of national security.

The immensely popular and rigorous program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the pressing and challenging issues affecting the Canadian criminal justice system.  Students will examine the historical roots of the institutions and practices to current social science and doctrinal approaches to them.

Degree Requirements
There are two options for completing this degree:

Option I

  • The required coursework [30 credits]; and
  • An independent Major Research Paper (70 pages) [6 credits].
 
Enrollment in the Legal Research Writing workshop is highly recommended for students who choose to write the Major Research Paper.

Option II

  • The required coursework [30 credits];
  • A significant research paper (30 pages) completed for one of the required courses; and
  • An additional 6 credits of coursework taken from other specializations offered during your period of enrollment in the program.

Curriculum
Courses will be offered in a combination of intensive (typically three consecutive days including one Saturday) and weekly format.  While the program is available by distance, students will be expected to attend the intensive courses in person in Toronto.

Required Courses
Persuasion and Proof:  Issues in Fact Finding and Evidence
Whose Case is it?  Issues of Disclosure, Privilege and Standing
The Theory and Practice of Punishment
Issues in Criminal Law:  History, Evolution and Theoretical Approaches
Crimes and Regulatory Offences:  Distinctions With or Without Difference
International Criminal Law and Regulation:  Parts I and II
Criminal Law and the Charter:  Implications and Expectations

Wrongful Convictions

Start Date:  Winter 2012


Contact

Sophia Seventikidis, Admissions and Client Services Assistant
Phone:  416.673.4670

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

 

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