Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Western Main Campus

Philosophy 2080

PHILOSOPHY OF LAW


A study of some main problems in legal philosophy. Emphasis is given to actual law, e.g. criminal law and contracts, as a background to questions of law's nature. Specimen topics: police powers in Canada, contractual obligation, insanity defence, judicial reasoning and discretion, civil liberties, legal responsibility, natural law and legal positivism.

Extra Information: 2 hours.

Course Weight: 1.00
Breadth: CATEGORY B i  
Subject Code: PHILOSOP

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King's

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