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In recent years, scholars from many fields and academic institutions have grown increasingly interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life. Scholars, teachers, and practitioners in law, sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, economics, and history as well as in other related areas, have turned their attention to the study of socio-legal phenomena. Read More
All students in the Law and Society Minor must complete the 200-level core course, Introduction to Law and Society (LASO 204). This course will be taught by current members of the Faculty of Arts from a variety of disciplines. Read More
By taking relevant courses in a wide range of disciplines, students study legal structures and institutions within their full social, historical, economic, and political contexts in British Columbia, Canada, and around the world. Read More
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LASO 204: Intro to Law and Society
This course is intended to introduce students to ideas, concepts and frameworks for thinking about the nature of law and legal processes in a global and historical – as well as a Canadian – context.Click here for more >>
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The Law and Society Minor provides interested students with a unique opportunity to understand law as a social phenomenon that is central to the organization of social relations and social life. An interdisciplinary Minor, undergraduate students may take relevant courses in Anthropology, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, First Nations Studies, History, Political Science, Philosophy, […]
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