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Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law
Course Number: CMPL 573
Course Title: Civil Liberties
Course Credits: 3
1 Instructor
Term: Fall 2025
Course Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday 10:05 -11:25 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time)
Location: Chancellor Day Hall
Course Description: Dissent and Democracy introduces students to the theory and practice of civil liberties in democratic states with a focus on Canada and western legal traditions. Students will critically analyse the negotiation of fundamental freedoms in complex contexts with multiple actors, with a focus on how these freedoms interact with other rights and interests. The course uses a critical, interdisciplinary and multimedia approach that situates the human and digital spaces where dissent and advocacy occur, including the rules that apply in times of public emergency, the reconciliation of liberty interests and public security/security of the person, and the evolution of dissent rights in protests on university campuses in recent years.
TQR: At a minimum, a first degree in law. Several years of significant practice or professional experience, in the relevant area; Experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting.
The University may, at its discretion, assign the person of choice to give this Course/Teaching.
This posting will be taken down at 12:00 a.m. on the day indicated below as the deadline to apply. You have until 11:59 p.m. the day before the indicated deadline date to submit your application.
Faculty of Law
Civil Liberties
CMPL 573 001/009
New Chancellor Day Hall
Tuesday/Thursday 1005 - 1125
2025-06-15
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