Law Faculty
DESS in Canadian Law
Program structure
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Graduate 2-328-1-3
Course listing
| Official title | D.E.S.S. en droit canadien |
|---|---|
| Type | Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées |
| Number | 2-328-1-3 |
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The DESS includes 30 credits.
Segment 70
Segment 70 credits are as follows: 27 mandatory credits and 3 elective credits.
Block 70A
Mandatory - 27 creditsQuebec's civil law system
Historical overview; 1866 codification; 1994 recodification; hybridity and bijuralism; fundamental concepts: persons and families, property, contractual and extracontractual obligations – selected issues.
Legal research and drafting seminar
In this course, students will develop their research, methodology and drafting skills.
Foundations of Canadian and Indigenous law
First Nations legal systems; civil law and common law; Canadian Constitution; federalism; legislative and executive jurisdiction, judicial power; International law; interpretation of laws; bijuralism; theory of law.
Canadian criminal law 1
Sources, classification and interpretation; actus reus and mens rea; responsibility for actions of others; attempt; defending a person; involuntary conduct; provocation; police entrapment; mistake of law or appearance of right.
Canadian criminal law 2
Adversarial procedure; criminal investigation; detention and arrest; temporary release; pre-trial procedures; trial by jury; right to be tried in a reasonable time; determination of sentence; judicial appeal and review.
Canadian constitutional law 1
Sources, nature of and amendment to the Constitution; constitutional review; distribution of powers; private law, business law; criminal law; general and accessory powers; paramountcy; exclusivity.
Canadian constitutional law 2
First Nations; aboriginal rights and treaties; Canadian Charter; jurisdiction; derogation; freedom of conscience, religion and expression; life, liberty and security of the person; right to equality; restrictions; recourse.