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This is an introductory course, prerequisite to further studies in law. The course begins with a discussion of the nature and sources of law and an examination of the court system in Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and a survey of the more important aspects of the law of torts. The course then concentrates on the legal requirements for the formation of a valid contract. Other major contract law topics include interpretation, privity, discharge, breach, and special types of contracts. Selected cases will be examined.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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LAW
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321
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The Law of Hospitality and Tourism
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This introductory course covers aspects of business law from the hospitality perspective. It deals with issues such as liability for harm deliberately or accidentally caused in one's place of business by employees or others; understanding and making contracts; and how to avoid committing criminal and regulatory offences. Successful completion of the course will help students to assess the risks of a given course of action in the operation of a business in the hospitality industries. Relevant statues and selected cases are examined.
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LAW
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525
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The Law of the Marketplace
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An examination of the law concerning the marketplace in Canada. Common law precedents and federal and provincial statutes which govern business practices and define legal rights and remedies in the commercial environment are analyzed. Major topics include product liability, consumer warranties, misleading advertising, regulation of competition, hazardous products, packaging and labelling, consumer credit transactions, and privacy and freedom of information legislation. Relevant statutes and selected cases are examined.
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LAW
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529
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Employment and Labour Law
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This course is designed to acquaint the student with a general understanding of employment law, particularly in Ontario. The role of common law and Ontario statutes affecting non-unionized and unionized workers is examined. Legislation concerning employment standards, human rights, safety and workplace safety and insurance, employment insurance, and wrongful dismissal is reviewed. Reference is made to Federal Law where it differs markedly from Ontario Law. The latter part of the course analyzes the collective bargaining relationship with particular concentration on the Labour Relations Act. Rights and obligations of employers, employees, and unions will be examined. Relevant statutes and selected cases are examined.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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LAW
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533
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law
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This course concentrates on an examination of the legal aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Topics discussed include the relationship between the law and CSR, ethics, and risk management, distinctive legal aspects of sectoral approaches to CSR, legal dimensions of CSR (contractual, torts, regulatory, international law), novel CSR legal approaches (certification, reporting, supply chain), and NGO-stakeholder aspects. Selected cases are examined.
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LAW
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534
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Government Regulation of Business
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This course concentrates on an examination of the legal aspects of the government regulation of business. Topics discussed include the evolution of regulatory law, the relation between regulatory law, private law, and business risk management, types of regulatory law, constitutional division of powers, issues and Charter of Rights and Freedoms aspects, licences, regulatory offences and defences, inspections and investigations, and sentences. Selected cases are examined.
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LAW
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535
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Environmental Law and Business
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This course introduces students to the regulatory policies governing the environment in Canada, with a focus on the implications for business operations. The discourse of sustainable development aims to reconceptualize the business-environment-society relationship at both the national and global levels of governance. The course critically examines the principles that the sustainability discourse has generated: the internalization of environmental costs through the use of economic instruments; the principle of environmental justice, and the precautionary principle. Students choosing this course should be in their graduating year.
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LAW
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603
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Advanced Business Law
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This course begins with an examination of the law governing business relationships and forms of business organizations, including the legal requirements for the formation of the corporation and partnership. Special contractual relationships affecting business are studied followed by an examination of the law pertaining to secured transactions and bankruptcy procedures. The course also surveys the law of real property, including the leasehold interest and mortgages. Relevant statutes and selected cases are examined.
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LAW
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722
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Law and Canadian Business
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Law and Canadian Business Lecture and Seminar Series. An advanced seminar that concentrates on the application of principles of some major fields of law encountered in practical problems in business. An in-depth perspective will be made of important aspects of business law. These will be discussed along with relevant statues and selected cases which will be examined. Students choosing LAW 722 should be in their graduating year.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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LAW
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723
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Issues in Information Technology Law
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This course focuses on emerging legal problems associated with the growth of information technology in Canada and internationally. It focuses on the legal protection of electronic information and technology through patents, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets, and upon contractual issues (electronic signatures, problems of verification, contracts which must be in writing, and security of information) in the procurement of products and services, especially through the Internet and other e-commerce conduits. A range of other topics, such as data protection and privacy, the regulation of the Internet, the harmonization of law globally, computer crime, and remedies will be discussed. Students should be in their graduating year.
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LAW
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724
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Legal Aspects of International Business
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This course will acquaint the businessperson with the legal aspects of doing business in a global environment. It will include legal considerations relevant to entrepreneurs engaged in import or export and to companies seeking greater presence in foreign countries as well as legal principles applicable to multinational corporations. Topics covered will include: bilateral and multilateral trade agreements including the GATT, the EC and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement; legal aspects of the international sale of goods; legal aspects of financing international sales of goods; forms of business organization abroad; licensing and franchising; international protection of intellectual property; comparative anti-trust legislation; conflict of laws and international settlement of disputes. Students choosing LAW 724 should be in their graduating year. (Formerly IBS 800)
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