| Curricular Competency |
Use philosophical inquiry processes and reasoning skills to respond to arguments and questions related to major issues in philosophy |
Philosophy 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Laws are interpreted, and these interpretations may evolve over time as a society’s values and worldviews change. |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
A society’s laws and legal framework affect many aspects of people’s daily lives. |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Laws can maintain the status quo and can also be a force for change. |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Understanding legal rights and responsibilities allows citizens to participate more fully in society. |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
structures and roles of global dispute resolution agencies and courts |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: structures and roles of global dispute resolution agencies and courts |
Elaboration: Sample topics:International Court of JusticeWorld Trade OrganizationUnited Nationstrade disputes and agreementsglobal initiatives on climate change |
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| Content |
Canada’s correctional system and principles of rehabilitation, punishment, and restoration |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Canada’s correctional system and principles of rehabilitation, punishment, and restoration |
Elaboration: Sample topics:provincial and federal correctional institutionseducational opportunities in correctional institutionscareer training opportunities in correctional institutionsfunding structures and financial costs of incarcerationcorrectional institutions for youthlevels and types of incarceration between and within correctional institutions community responses to crimesupportive reintegration of paroled offenders into society, risk assessment, and monitoring options |
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| Content |
indigenous legal orders and traditional laws in Canada and other global jurisdictions |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: indigenous legal orders and traditional laws in Canada and other global jurisdictions |
Elaboration: Sample topics:Tlicho Nation laws in place namesGitksan oral histories and traditionsGitksan decentralized decision makingalternative dispute resolution processes, including restorative justicehistorical relationships between peoples as a basis to negotiate treaty boundariesCree reciprocal legal responsibilities and obligations within kinship networksTsimshian injury law and patriarchal resolutionmatrilineal and patrilineal kinship networks |
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| Content |
Canadian legislation concerning First Peoples |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Canadian legislation concerning First Peoples |
Elaboration: Sample topics:treaty processes1763 Royal ProclamationIndian ActTruth and Reconciliation CommissionConstitution Act, 1982right to self-determination/self-government |
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| Content |
key areas of law such as criminal law, civil law, and family, children’s, and youth law |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: key areas of law such as criminal law, civil law, and family, children’s, and youth law |
Elaboration: Sample topics:Criminal Codeburden of proof (reasonable doubt versus balance of probability)the importance of checks and balances to prevent wrongful convictionsYoung Offenders ActYouth Criminal Justice Act |
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| Content |
structures and powers of the federal and provincial courts and administrative tribunals |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: structures and powers of the federal and provincial courts and administrative tribunals |
Elaboration: Sample topics:discriminatory laws and reform processesimportance of independence of the judiciary and lawyerscase and common lawrole of deterrence and denunciation in the correctional systemvictims’ rights and the Canadian Victims Bill of Rightsrights of the accusedappeals processsmall claims |
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| Content |
the Constitution of Canada and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make reasoned ethical judgments about controversial decisions, legislation, or policy (ethical judgment) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Make reasoned ethical judgments about controversial decisions, legislation, or policy |
Elaboration: Sample activities:Assess cases in which the legal system has made rulings on human rights, and evaluate the extent to which these decisions advanced or infringed on the rights of those affected.Consider how laws affect society and how society affects laws.Examine the roles of the different branches of government in the development of law in Canada and how laws affect or accommodate different groups.Consider the interactions between various sides in trials and other legal disputes. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make reasoned ethical judgments about legal systems or codes (ethical judgment) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Make reasoned ethical judgments about legal systems or codes |
Elaboration: Sample activity:Investigate ways the legal system has been used in the past to maintain inequalities. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explain and infer multiple perspectives on legal systems or codes (perspective) |
Law Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Explain and infer multiple perspectives on legal systems or codes |
Elaboration: Sample activities:Analyze whether Canadian laws regarding the rights of minority groups evolved because of, or in spite of, popular support for change.Analyze legal principles such as fairness, justice, equality, the presumption of innocence, and the rule of law by examining a variety of legal issues, controversies, and cases. |
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