Moin Yahya, BA (Hons) (Alberta), MA (Alberta), PhD (Toronto), JD (George Mason)
Fall Term 2025 (1930)
LAW 456 - Professionalism and Ethics
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
An examination of the organization of the legal profession in Canada and the professional conduct of lawyers as determined by law, ethical codes of conduct and service to the public interest. The course will address civility in communication and conduct, common ethical issues in practice, the fiduciary nature of the lawyer's work, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, lawyer professionalism, and the lawyer's role in the administration of justice including access to the legal system. This will include learning about forms of discrimination and bias recognized in Canadian human rights legislation as they are manifest racism, sexism and bias in the Canadian justice system and the legal profession with attention to racism and sexism.
LECTURE A01 (53794)
2025-09-03 - 2025-12-09
TR 10:30 - 11:50
LAW 486 - Jurisprudence
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
An examination of law from a theoretical rather than a doctrinal perspective. Every year, the course will consist of a number of seminar offerings whose focus will be on a broader theoretical examination of law, legal processes, and institutions. Each of these courses will allow a critical examination of law from a variety of perspectives such as; legal theory, literature, politics, economics, social and cultural development, and religion.
LECTURE A02 (56778)
2025-09-03 - 2025-12-09
T 14:00 - 16:50
Winter Term 2026 (1940)
LAW 450 - Administrative Law
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Designed to provide an understanding of the legal constraints courts have placed on the behavior of administrative tribunals and government departments. Topics to be discussed: What is Administrative Law? How the courts supervise the acts and decisions of administrative bodies. Pitfalls to be avoided by administrative officers: errors of fact and law; excesses of discretion; breach of natural justice. How administrative acts and decisions may be attacked by an aggrieved citizen: remedies. Appeal and review, time limits, locus standi, choice of remedy, procedure. How to avoid attacks by aggrieved citizens. The practical outcome; strength of review. Recent trends in Administrative Law in Canada.
LECTURE B02 (88395)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 15:30 - 16:50
LAW 451 - Corporations Law
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
The laws governing corporations including: pre-incorporation matters; the corporation as a legal person; the tortious, criminal, regulatory, and contractual liability of the corporation; fiduciary duties in general and in commercial relationships, especially in the context of directors and officers, corporate social responsibility; corporate management; shareholder rights; and shareholder remedies.
LECTURE B01 (80683)
2026-01-05 - 2026-04-10
TR 10:30 - 11:50