Erin Nelson, BScPT (Alberta), LLB (Alberta), LLM (Columbia), JSD (Columbia)
Fall Term 2026 (1970)
LAW 430A - Torts
0 units (fi 10)(TWO TERM, 2;3-0-0)
The law of negligence, damages, intentional interferences with persons, property and chattels, the law of strict liability, occupiers' liability, nuisance, defamation, the economic torts, the future of tort law.
LECTURE C03 (54218)
2026-09-14 - 2026-12-09
TR 09:00 - 10:00
LAW 530 - Health Care Ethics and the Law
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 0-3S-0)
In this course, students will develop an understanding of health law and health care ethics, and of the relationship - and tensions - between law and ethics in the health care context. Topics covered will include allocation of health care resources, physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, organ donation, assisted reproductive technologies, medical tourism and research involving human subjects.
SEMINAR A01 (54360)
2026-09-02 - 2026-12-09
R 14:00 - 16:50
Winter Term 2027 (1980)
LAW 430B - Torts
5 units (fi 10)(TWO TERM, 2;3-0-0)
The law of negligence, damages, intentional interferences with persons, property and chattels, the law of strict liability, occupiers' liability, nuisance, defamation, the economic torts, the future of tort law.
LECTURE C03 (79281)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
TR 09:00 - 10:20
LAW 531 - Law and Medicine
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Selected topics in law and medicine, which may include patient safety, medical malpractice claims, consent and informed consent, confidentiality of medical records, wrongful life and wrongful pregnancy claims, mental health law, health inequities, and end-of-life decision making.
LECTURE B01 (79413)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
TR 10:30 - 11:50