An introduction to family law practice. The course will address all aspects of family files, including chambers advocacy, preparation and presentation of affidavits, special chambers briefs, JDR's, questioning, mini-trials, Examinations for Discovery and Examinations on Affidavit, pre-trial conferences, and trials. The course will also explore the use of other professionals in family matters, including accountants, valuators and psychologists. Practice issues covered include the special challenges of interviewing, managing client expectations, impact of separation on children, reading financial statements, and handling stress in family practice. Collaborative law practice as an alternative to litigation will be introduced. Students will moot a full special Chambers application. Prerequisite: LAW 524

A study of residence and non-residence for tax purposes, the taxation of non-residents who earn income in Canada, the taxation of Canadian residents who earn income outside Canada, and the interpretation and application of Canada's bilateral tax treaties. Prerequisite: LAW 504.

The conduct of civil litigation including: interviewing and counselling, drafting pleadings, examinations for discovery, settlement attempts, preparation for court and participation in a mock trial. Emphasis on ethics and techniques of persuasion. Prerequisites: Completion of LAW 453.

The objective of the course is to provide students with a basic and general understanding of securities law, as well as the public policy concerns underlying securities regulation in Alberta and Canada. The course covers the foundational concepts of securities law, as well as such topics as the prospectus process, exempt market transactions, continuous disclosure requirements, insider trading rules, take-over bid rules, civil liability, and enforcement. Prerequisite: LAW 451.

This advanced seminar discusses the immediate legal concerns of Indigenous peoples, including recognition and reconciliation of their own legal traditions with the Canadian legal system. Topics may include the legal needs and rapidly evolving ambitions of Indigenous communities and nations that extend to land management processes, environmental impact assessments, matrimonial real property regimes, and other self-government initiatives. Prerequisite: LAW 590 or equivalent.

The law relating to purchases and sales of real property, including a review of the following: role of the realtor; statutory and other relevant considerations in a real estate transaction; obligations of vendors in relation to title and quality defects; the closing of a typical real estate transaction; the remedies of vendors and purchasers.

This course studies the rules, techniques and approaches used by lawyers and the courts to interpret legislation. Topics include textualist, intentionalist, purposivist approaches, and the canons of statutory construction.

This course explores the legal framework governing land use policy and regulation in Canada, with particular emphasis on Alberta. We begin with some controversial questions: When should development be regulated, and when is it best left to the market? What powers should local governments have, and what role should they play in land use planning? We proceed to study the development approval process, including the rights of neighbours to challenge undesirable development, and the institutions and processes for resolving land use disputes. We analyze a range of public and private regulatory tools (including Alberta's land use framework, statutory plans, zoning by-laws, subdivision controls, and restrictive covenants and homeowner associations), focusing on their relative efficacy and fairness. Planning theory and economic analysis will be applied to contemporary debates over such problems as sprawl and smart growth, and affordable housing.

An advanced topics course in energy and environmental law and policy, covering current areas of intersection between the law and energy and environmental policy such as climate change, oil and gas liability management, and renewable electricity integration. Topics will highlight relevant areas of intersection between environmental policy and constitutional, contract, administrative, and regulatory law. Prerequisite: LAW 543 or 559.

The general objective is to discuss various legal and ethical tax planning strategies that most Canadians will be able to use during their lifetime to maximize their income and wealth for themselves and their intended beneficiaries. These strategies will be discussed in light of criminal tax offences and civil tax penalties, ethical considerations, the general anti-avoidance rule, and the associated jurisprudence. Specific topics may include: tax planning involving one's home, tax efficient savings strategies (i.e. unregistered savings, RESPs, RRSPs, and TFSAs), tax efficient borrowings, tax planning involving a family business, and gifting. Prerequisite: LAW 504.

The tax consequences of corporation financing; amalgamations, mergers, international business transactions; tax planning from a corporation and personal standpoint; and trends in taxation. Prerequisite: LAW 504.

Course is designed to offer an in-depth analysis of several areas of current practical value for lawyers. The course will discuss recent developments and future possibilities relating to hearsay evidence, technology and opinion evidence, children as witnesses, and privileges. The course will track developments as to Charter-connected matters of the law of evidence, relating to burden of proof, discovery and disclosure, and principles of law touching on exclusion of evidence such as the 'discoverability' rule. The course may also examine special evidentiary rules applicable to special tribunals and boards. Prerequisite: LAW 453.

A study of the modern Canadian law of unjust enrichment; the elements of enrichment, corresponding deprivation, and absence of juristic reason; the measure of restitution and the forms in which it may be awarded, and defences.

Comprises the capstone major research paper requirement for the course-based LLM, enabling course-based LLM students to conduct advanced independent research under the supervision of a full-time member of the Faculty of Law. The paper will apply and further develop graduate-level research and writing skills learned during the course-based LLM program. The topic of the paper shall be approved by the course instructor and the Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Law. The paper shall be approximately 40 to 60 pages (10,000 to 15,000) words in length, inclusive of footnotes or endnotes. Material that has been submitted for assessment in another course may not form part of the major research paper.

This course enables graduate students to gain advanced knowledge within a chosen field and develop graduate-level legal research and writing skills. Independent research on an approved topic will be conducted under the supervision of a full-time member of the Faculty of Law, resulting in the submission of a written research paper of approximately 32 to 40 pages (8,000 to 10,000) words in length, inclusive of footnotes or endnotes. The research topic is subject to the prior approval of the course instructor. Material that has been submitted for assessment in another course may not form part of the independent research paper. When the student is enrolled in the thesis-based LLM, the research paper topic shall be different from the thesis topic.

This is an academic methods and theory seminar for graduate students. Students will have an opportunity to think critically about developing projects based on sound research methodologies and theoretical frameworks in order to pursue original legal scholarship at an advanced level. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.

Graduate Level. These seminars will cover a specialized topic of emerging importance in the law. The particular topic covered would vary depending on the availability of faculty with necessary teaching competence, student interest, and the needs of the legal profession.

Central concepts of linguistics: linguistic categories and structure (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics). Note: May not be taken by students with credit in LING 111.

An introduction to cross-disciplinary and applied areas in linguistics (e.g. language change, language acquisition, language in society). Pre/corequisite: LING 101.

Central concepts of linguistics: linguistic categories and structure (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) with special attention to Canadian Indigenous languages. Restricted to CILLDI program students. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in LING 101.

A study of recent developments in particular sub-areas of linguistics. Can be repeated twice when topics vary.

Exploration of morphological and syntactic phenomena found in English and other languages of the world. Prerequisite: LING 101.

Recognizing, transcribing, and producing speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet; problems in phonetic analysis; elementary acoustic phonetics; techniques for describing the sound system of an unfamiliar language. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar. Prerequisite: LING 101.

Recognizing, transcribing, and producing speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet; problems in phonetic analysis; elementary acoustic phonetics; techniques for describing the sound system of Canadian Indigenous languages. Prerequisite: LING 101 or 111. Restricted to CILLDI program students. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in LING 205.

Morphological structure and meaning in Canadian Indigenous languages, including how best to represent lexical meaning and form in a dictionary, how new words might be coined, and how these languages with their complex morphology and verb systems might be taught to adult learners. Prerequisite: LING 101 or LING 111. Restricted to CILLDI program students. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in LING 308 or 309.

Types of sentence and discourse patterns in Canadian Indigenous languages; attention to real language use across different genres (e.g. traditional stories, conversation, personal narratives, oratory and ceremony) so that CLC students can go on to collect and transcribe samples of language in context rather than word lists or sentences in isolation. Prerequisite: LING 101 or LING 111. Restricted to CILLDI program students. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in LING 308 or 309.

Examination of the motivations and meanings of slang, or creative, nonstandard language, involving content from linguistics and the psychology of language. Students will explore why slang is used, how it functions as a form of communication, and why it has the meanings it does.

An examination of local and global factors affecting the vitality of languages: how language endangerment arises, how linguistic and cultural diversity suffers, and how linguists can respond. Students cannot receive credit for both LING 224 and 324.

Examination of how the sounds of English are pronounced, in which contexts they occur, and how they interact with each other. Students will be introduced to the essentials of acoustic phonetics to understand English pronunciation and perception. Not open to students with credit in LING 205.

Examination of metaphor, the use of words meaning one thing to talk about something else, using insights from linguistics and psychology. Students will explore metaphor not only in language and thought, but also in image, music, and other human creations, as well as in abstract domains like morality, social relationships, love, and life. Course is cross-listed as ENGL 240. Credit will only be granted for LING 240 or ENGL 240.

Examination of digital language use on social media platforms, in digital media, and elsewhere. Students will learn about the many sides of digital language such as digital slang and emojis, as well as the descriptive and analytical tools used by linguists to understand them. Course is cross-listed as MST 260. Credit will only be granted for LING 260 or MST 260.

A study of recent developments in particular sub-areas of linguistics. Can be repeated twice when topics vary.

Basic principles of word formation and structure across languages. Prerequisites: LING 101, 204, and 310.

Basic principles of syntactic analysis and an introduction to theoretical approaches. Prerequisites: LING 101 and 204.

Basic principles of phonological analysis across languages: representation of sounds and sound changes. Prerequisites: LING 101 and 205.

A study of recent developments in particular subareas of linguistics with special attention to the Indigenous languages of Western Canada. Prerequisite: LING 111 or consent of Department. Restricted to CILLDI program students.

Analysis of selected approaches to the study of discourse including conversational analysis, narrative structure, text analysis. Prerequisite: LING 101. Not offered every year.

An examination of phonological, syntactic, lexical, and semantic variation in language systems in connection with extra-linguistic factors such as individual, social, or demographic differences. Prerequisite: LING 101. Not offered every year.