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LL.M. with Concentration in Law and Social Justice

  • University of Ottawa
  • Responsable(s) de la formation : Jennie Abell
  • Adresse : Faculty of Law Graduate Studies Fauteux Hall 57, Louis-Pasteur St. Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Ottawa
  • Téléphone : (613) 562-5774
  • Email administratif : [email protected]
  • Site Internet : Consulter

Admission

Candidates to the LL.M. are admitted on the basis of the quality of their complete application file.  Important elements considered by the Admission Committee include, but are not necessarily limited to, academic achievement, relevant professional experience, subject area of interest, research proposal submitted and language ability. 


Eligibility for admission


To be considered for admission to the master of laws (LL.M.) program, applicants must have an undergraduate law degree from a Canadian university with an average of at least 70 % (B), calculated in accordance with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) guidelines, or an equivalent foreign law degree with comparable results. Particular attention is paid to relevant legal experience, prior research and letters of reference.


Applicants who have not studied in French or in English must also provide proof of sufficient aptitude to study at an advanced level in French or in English.

Application

Candidates to the LL.M. are admitted on the basis of the quality of their complete application file.  Important elements considered by the Admission Committee include, but are not necessarily limited to, academic achievement, relevant professional experience, subject area of interest, research proposal submitted and language ability. 


Eligibility for admission


To be considered for admission to the master of laws (LL.M.) program, applicants must have an undergraduate law degree from a Canadian university with an average of at least 70 % (B), calculated in accordance with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) guidelines, or an equivalent foreign law degree with comparable results. Particular attention is paid to relevant legal experience, prior research and letters of reference.


Applicants who have not studied in French or in English must also provide proof of sufficient aptitude to study at an advanced level in French or in English.

Programme

Compulsory Modules

  • Legal Research Methodology
  • Critical Legal Theories
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Research Paper

Optional Courses

  • Studies in Human Rights I
  • Studies in Human Rights II
  • Studies in Human Rights III
  • Advanced Human Rights
  • Issues in Aboriginal Law
  • Studies in Legal Theory II
  • Feminist Analysis of Law
  • Legal Theory Seminar
  • Advanced International Law
  • Studies in International Law I
  • Studies in International Law II
  • International Human Rights

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Curriculum


Compulsory Modules

  • Legal Research Methodology
  • Critical Legal Theories
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Optional course (chosen from the list below)
  • Research Paper

Optional Courses

  • Studies in Human Rights I
  • Studies in Human Rights II
  • Studies in Human Rights III
  • Advanced Human Rights
  • Issues in Aboriginal Law
  • Studies in Legal Theory II
  • Feminist Analysis of Law
  • Legal Theory Seminar
  • Advanced International Law
  • Studies in International Law I
  • Studies in International Law II
  • International Human Rights

For more information : click here