Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Canada
Political Science · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall/Winter Only
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where POL-2410 counts
Counts toward 10 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
- CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- HR 3-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- HR 4-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- POL 4-YEAR BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POL HONOURS BA IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
- UIC 4-YEAR BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
- UIC HONOURS BA IN URBAN AND INNER-CITY STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course examines the concepts of human rights and civil liberties. It will incorporate a case study approach in some areas. The course will include an examination of several approaches and concepts of human rights and civil liberties. It also includes an emphasis on selected topics such as: biological rights, rights of children, criminal law in the civil rights context, aboriginal rights and equality rights. The course is very strongly oriented towards Canadian problems, laws and institutions.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-2450 | POL-2510.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.