LY 401
Sentencing Law
This course critically examines the sociolegal and philosophical dimensions of punishment and sentencing law in Canada. Students will consider the social significance of sentencing laws and punishment more broadly in terms of their ability to influence our world views, such as those concerning freedom and determinism, rationalism, and the creation of the feared ‘other’. Specific topics might include victim ‘rights’, legal bias, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Prerequisite: Registration status: LY205 and Registration status: Year 3 or 4 Honours Law & Society or Honours Criminology.
This course critically examines the sociolegal and philosophical dimensions of punishment and sentencing law in Canada. Students will consider the social significance of sentencing laws and punishment more broadly in terms of their ability to influence our world views, such as those concerning freedom and determinism, rationalism, and the creation of the feared ‘other’. Specific topics might include victim ‘rights’, legal bias, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Prerequisite: Registration status: LY205 and Registration status: Year 3 or 4 Honours Law & Society or Honours Criminology.
This course critically examines the sociolegal and philosophical dimensions of punishment and sentencing law in Canada. Students will consider the social significance of sentencing laws and punishment more broadly in terms of their ability to influence our world views, such as those concerning freedom and determinism, rationalism, and the creation of the feared ‘other’. Specific topics might include victim ‘rights’, legal bias, and cruel and unusual punishment.
Prerequisite: Registration status: LY205 and Registration status: Year 3 or 4 Honours Law & Society or Honours Criminology.
