Introduction To Legal Studies, 1st Edition

by Frances E. Chapman

Introduction to Legal Studies, First Edition presents students with information surrounding the interpretation of laws, societal factors that are taken into account when creating laws, and the effects that those laws have on society, using the case law-based method employed at Canadian law schools. In this text, students will also be exposed to the fundamentals of the Canadian legal system in several areas of the law, including ethics and professional responsibility, civil litigation, tort law, contract law, administrative law, family law, constitutional law, criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal defences, criminal sentencing, and alternative dispute resolution.

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2013