LAW 121 Rural Legal Issues II is a one-credit course which will build upon the knowledge gained in LAW 120. In particular, the course will focus on the unique challenges facing legal professionals in a rural area, including the need to have a broad understanding of a variety of legal issues and the challenges surrounding equal access to justice in rural areas.
Prerequisites: LAW 120 with a minimum grade of 60%
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 15 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 1 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the challenges facing legal professionals in a rural area
- Describe the challenges rural residents face obtaining equal access to justice
- Describe existing initiatives designed to address rural access to justice in British Columbia
Teaching and Learning Approach
The School of University Arts and Sciences at Selkirk College expects that each of its courses will facilitate both
the acquisition and the application of a body of knowledge and skills appropriate to each academic discipline. In
addition, the School of University Arts and Sciences places a high value on a wider set of skills which support the
lifelong learning that leads to success in the workplace. These include the cognitive skills necessary to read
proficiently, to be effective in oral, written, and computer communications, to work constructively with others, to
think critically and act logically. The Arts curriculum is designed to develop these generic skills progressively,
beginning at a relatively modest level in introductory courses, and requiring a successively higher level of
proficiency and independence in more advanced courses. Assessment of these generic skills will form an
important part of student evaluation in this course, as it does in all Arts courses. The course will include guest
lectures.Learning Resources
Fairlie, John. (2023). Introduction to Law in Canada, Third Edition. Emond: Toronto.
Other Learning Resources will be supplied by the instructor.Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered
1. Access to Justice Lecture and Intro to Term paper
2. Access to Justice Research Discussion
3. Lecture: Indigenous Legal Issues
4. Access to Justice Paper Due Presentations
5. Guest Speaker
6. Castlegar Courtroom Visit
7. READING WEEK
8. MID-TERM EXAMS
9. Guest Speaker or Civil Liberties Lecture
10. Guest Speaker or Private Law Lecture
11. Guest Speaker or Family Law Lecture
12. Guest Speaker or Lecture (see weeks above for topics)
13. Guest Speaker or Lecture (see weeks above for topics)
14. Guest Speaker or Lecture
15. Final Exam period (no exam for this course).Assessment
| Title | Learning Outcomes | Value |
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| Research Findings on Access to Justice Rural Areas | Issues in all | 20% |
| Access to Justice Report | all | 40% |
| Access to Justice Oral Presentation | all | 10% |
| Courtroom Visit Reflection Assignment | all | 20% |
| Quiz | all | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
Grading Table
Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.
Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.