CLU 3 M UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW MR BERGMAN

CLU 3 M UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW MR. BERGMAN 222 2015

MR. R. BERGMAN • richard. bergman@tldsb. on. ca • http: //rbergman. weebly. com • Office: 223 • Prep: Period 3 • CLN 4 U and CGC 1 P

WHAT WILL WE LEARN? • Heritage of our law- who do owe much of our legal system to? • Rights and Freedoms- too many or maybe too little, what do right sna freedoms actually DO for us? • Criminal Law- no death penalty? Why the hell not? What is crime? Why are we so interested in it? What do we do with criminals and why? • Civil Law- most of our lives are governed by rules of civic life, probably a good idea to know it…like this • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Jg. Zf. A 8_1 m. Y 0

EVALUATION Termwork 70% - Daily and homework activities - Minor Essays (1 per unit) - Unit Tests Final Culminating Research Project (topic of your choice) 10% Final Exam 20%

THE TYPICAL GRADE 11 M STUDENT Attendance Communication with your teacher Deadlines Homework and review Suffering Constant checking of the course website- keep up to date

LAW AND SOCIETY • What are the connections between law and morality and between law and justice? • What do the laws of a society tell us about that society? • How does Canadian law reflect the influences of other legal systems?

LAW AND MORALITY • While browsing through a department store, you see a woman stuff some articles of clothing inside her coat while she continues her regular shopping. • Walking through a park, you observe a mother hitting a small child with her fists. • You are a bartender, and a woman who is obviously pregnant comes in and orders a vodka martini. • A law is passed that makes it a crime for anyone to speak out against the government and requires those who hear people doing so to report them to the authorities. Your father frequently speaks out against the government in your presence.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LAW?