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Welcome to Criminal Justice 427: Civil Liberties and Individual Rights, a three-credit, senior-level course that examines human rights from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. The course explores the origin and necessity for human rights within Canada's legal system in order to maintain our liberal, democratic, pluralist society. As a course in Athabasca University's Criminal Justice program, the focus of Criminal Justice 427 is on the importance of human rights within law enforcement and the criminal justice system. In addition, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has had a profound impact on Canadian law, and Criminal Justice 427 helps students to understand the importance and significance of human rights within the Canadian legal system.

Required Readings

Unit 1

Waddams, S. M. (2010). Excerpts from Introduction to the study of law (7th ed., pp. 1-17, 75-90, 91-106 & 107-115). Scarborough, ON: Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing.
Howe, B. (1991). The evolution of human rights policy in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 24(4), 783-802.

Unit 2

Boyd, N. (1995). The Constitution of Canada: The British North America Act, the Constitution Act, and the future of federalism. Chapter 4 in Canadian law; An introduction (pp. 87-131). Toronto, ON: Harcourt Brace & Company Canada, Ltd.
Abella, R. S. (1994). Equality, human rights, women and the justice system. McGill Law Journal, 39(3), 489-501.

Unit 3

Perrier, D. C. (2010). An introduction to criminal law. In J. Pink & D. Perrier (Eds.), From crime to punishment: An introduction to the criminal law system (7th ed., pp. 1-13). Toronto, ON: Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing.
MacKay, H. E. (2010). Basic principles of criminal law (J. Pink, Ed.). Chapter 3 in J. Pink & D. Perrier (Eds.), From crime to punishment: An introduction to the criminal law system (7th ed., pp. 31-38). Toronto, ON: Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing.
Cromwell, T. A. (1997). Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Chapter 22 in J. Pink & D. Perrier (Eds.), From crime to punishment: An introduction to the criminal law system (3rd ed., pp. 329-344). Toronto, ON: Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing.

Unit 5

Pilon, M. (2000). Search, seizure, arrest and detention under the Charter.

Unit 6

MacKay, H. E. (1997). Arrest and compelling the appearance of the accused. Chapter 6 in J. Pink & D. Perrier (Eds.), From crime to punishment: An introduction to the criminal law system (3rd ed. pp. 53-74). Toronto, ON: Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing.

Unit 10

Moore, K. (1992). Police implementation of Supreme Court of Canada charter decisions: An empirical study. Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 30(3), 547-577.
Devonshire, R. A. (1994). The effects of Supreme Court charter-based decisions on policing: More beneficial than detrimental? Criminal Reports, 31(4), 82-99.
Douzinas, C. (1996). Justice and human rights in postmodernity. Chapter 6 in C. Gearty & A. Tomkins (Eds.), Understanding human rights (pp. 115-137). London, England: Mansell Publishing Limited.
Assignment 2: Case 1
R. v. Côté
Assignment 2: Case 2
R. v. Harrison
Assignment 2: Case 3
R. v. Singh