Stella Varvis
Legal Counsel, Faculty of Law - Alberta Law Reform Institute
Contact
Legal Counsel, Faculty of Law - Alberta Law Reform Institute
- svarvis@ualberta.ca
Courses
LAW 401 - Foundations to Law
An introduction to the foundations, institutions and processes of the Canadian legal system, and its underlying values and systems of thought, including principles of common law and equity, the process of statutory interpretation and analysis, the administration of justice, and the role of law and the legal profession in society. This will include learning about forms of discrimination recognized in Canadian human rights legislation with attention to racism, sexism and bias in the Canadian justice system, addressed through topics such as legal history, legal theory, cultural difference, individual and systemic biases and contemporary cases and legal issues.