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1. Write a brief essay discussing (a) mediation and (b) arbitration as techniques for resolving conflicts/disputes in modern society. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? How do each c... ompare to legal/formal adjudication through the court system? Use the problems associated with divorce (the division of assets, support, custody etc.) to illustrate your answer 2. Write a brief essay discussing the role of lawyers with respect to their obligations to clients including: partisanship, competence, loyalty, candour, proactivity, and confidentiality. Give two examples of situations in which lawyers can find themselves in an ethical dilemma in relation to the any of the above. Please use examples to illustrate your answers. 3. Compare and contrast the following theories of law and social order. Discuss how law evolves and how it contributes to social order in each of these three models. a. The consensus model b. The pluralistic model c. The conflict model 4. Write a brief essay comparing and contrasting the crime control model and the due process model of criminal justice. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each model? How do the Charter and court decisions attempt to strike a balance between individual rights and the public interest? Please use examples to illustrate your answer. 5. Write a brief essay discussing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in relation to the following: a. Explain the role of the courts in relation to the Charter. b. Explain why citizen rights and freedoms under the Charter are not absolute. c. Discuss equality rights under the Charter and what they mean in our everyday lives. Please use case examples to explain your answers. 6. Write a brief essay discussing the following: a. Definition of a tort b. Basic proofs required to succeed in civil litigation (torts) c. Defences to torts d. Court judgement – remedies 7. Write a brief essay discussing the following: a. Definition of a contract b. Basic principles underlying a contract c. Bilateral and unilateral contracts d. Vicarious and joint liability 8. Write a brief essay discussing the following: a. Differences between criminal and civil law b. Actus reus and mens rea c. Intentionality and recklessness d. Offences of strict and absolute liability - regulatory offences 9. Write a brief essay explaining each of the following concepts related to the laws and social policies related to mental disorder: a. Parens Patriae and social policy in relation to the mentally disordered b. Voluntary and involuntary psychiatric hospitalization c. The defence of mental disorder (Criminal Code of Canada) d. Fitness to stand trial (Criminal Code of Canada) 10. Write a brief essay discussing the laws governing marriage and divorce in relation to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms under the following: a. Same sex marriage and the right to equality b. Equality rights in relation to marriage c. Equality rights in divorce in relation to the division of property, spousal and child support, and custody of children. 11. Write a brief essay discussing the use of the criminal law to regulate the use and sale of illicit drugs with respect to the following: a. The role of moral entrepreneurs in the criminalization of illicit drug usage. b. How can the conflict model of social order be used to explain Canada’s early attempts to prohibit illicit drug usage? c. Discuss and critically analyze the debate between the prohibitionist and liberalization arguments with respect to the problem of illicit drugs in Canada. 12. Write a brief essay discussing laws and social policies in Canada with respect to prostitution in reference to the following: a. Sec 213 (1) Communication offence b. The prohibition or criminalization model c. The harm reduction model - legalization/decriminalization In your answer, discuss why feminist scholars are often divided in the stance they take towards laws and social policies aimed at regulating prostitution. [Show More]

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