CML3137 J - Critical Race Theory
This course will pursue the project of understanding how race and the law are co-constitutive. Critical race theory departs from a legal liberal theory of law by positing that law is complicit in the maintenance of multiple intersecting social hierarchies, including race, gender and class hierarchies.

CML4101 B - Studies in Constitutional Law (Search and Seizure)
The Search and Seizure course will have two objectives: First, it will educate students on the law, including procedural and substantive issues. The legal principles of search and seizure will be covered in detail. Some foundational aspects of the law will be reviewed at the outset.

The second aspect of the course is to instruct students on how to practically approach search issues in litigation. Emphasis will be placed on properly framing search issues, considering onuses and burdens of proof, as well as tactical decision-making.

CML4111 D - Studies in Criminal Law (Extremism in Canada)
This is the first seminar course of its kind at the faculty about extremism in Canada. It will employ both criminal and national security paradigms to explore Canada's response to extremism, including terrorism prosecutions.

Please consult the Course Search Engine for more information.

CML3180 W / 3580 H – Eco-Justice Environmental Law Clinic (Winter 2025)
Students will work on environmental problems and cases, on behalf of community and environmental groups, as part of the Environmental Law Clinic. The clinic will be operated in partnership with Ecojustice, the country’s largest public interest environmental law organization. Experienced environmental lawyers will supervise students. Students will be directly involved in various aspects of providing environmental law services to community and non-profit groups, such as: researching potential cases, writing legal memoranda, developing legal strategy, drafting pleadings and other written documents, and assisting with law reform efforts, litigation and other legal matters.

Please consult the Course Search Engine for the course description and instructions on how to apply.

Deadline to apply: January 13, 2025, 5pm

The University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic will be holding information sessions for those students interested in learning about summer employment opportunities, the Clinic courses and our Joint Placement Program!

January 13, 2025    | 11:30-1pm | FTX 302 (French only)

Please note that the deadline to apply for a summer and/or Clinic course positions is Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 11:59p.m. (ET).

The Korsa Therapeutic Program helps University of Ottawa students navigate various situations that may impact their academic progress, such as stress, anxiety, burnout, and more. The program consists of a series of five sessions, each lasting two hours, and includes a variety of exercises, metaphors, and discussions in pairs, small groups, and large groups. It’s an opportunity to pause amidst the fast pace of life and take care of oneself, both now and for the future. 
Sign up for the English group: Korsa Therapeutic Program: Boost Your Resilience and Well-being! Tickets, Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

If the UO-Academic Integrity Training (ITD 1100-A00 or ITD 1500-A00) appears in your course schedule in uoZone for the Fall 2024 term, and you did not pass the training by the Nov. 1 deadline, your student account will remain flagged until the module is successfully completed. Not completing or failing the module might impact your capacity to enrol or to modify your enrolment in uoZone for the following year.

If this applies to you, please complete the module through Brightspace as soon as possible. You have an unlimited number of attempts to pass the final evaluation, and the module takes approximately two hours to complete. If you have any questions about the module, please consult the FAQ on academic integrity. 

Are you an Indigenous Learner who is not receiving emails from Tasha Simon, the Intermediate Specialist, Indigenous Programs?Would you like to be on the mailing list and receive emails on the programming and services available for Indigenous Learners through this office in the Faculty of Law? Please email Tasha ([email protected]) to be added to the list.She can’t wait to meet you and get to know you. 

Any Indigenous Learners graduating this year who have not completed their stole survey, or did not receive a stole survey, please email Tasha Simon at [email protected], she is eager to begin production of your stole. 

Courses by Selection
If you have been selected for a course by selection, please make sure to finalize your enrolment in the course in uoZone as soon as possible. Please consult the Course Search Engine to browse the descriptions of the courses by selection.

Course Load and Course Sequence
It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their course selection meets the specific degree requirements of their program and follows the correct course sequence.

Please note that, except specifically detailed in your course sequence, a regular course load for an upper-year full-time Common Law student is:

• 15 units (5 courses) during the Fall term
• 3 units (1 course) during the January intensive term (mandatory)
• 12 units (4 courses) during the Winter term

Please adjust your course selection accordingly. It is also the responsibility of each student to ensure that the courses selected do not result in class schedule or exam schedule conflicts.

Waitlists
Please verify your enrolment status on a regular basis and remove yourself from a waitlist if or when you no longer wish to make changes to your enrolment.

As a reminder, the waitlist system will only be able to process your enrolment if:

• you have not reached the maximum units allowed per term (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions);
• you have no schedule conflict with another course (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions);
• you are not already enrolled in another section of the same course (unless you used the Waitlist and Swap functions); and
• you have completed all prerequisites.

We recommend viewing the enrolment help videos, in particular The Waitlist and Swap Function, to understand how to make the necessary changes to your enrolment and program the swap properly. Within uoZone, you can also consult the Student Enrolment Guide tutorial, which is available on the Enrol application page.

Students in the Final Year of their Program
Make sure you are on track for graduation! Verify your program sequence and requirements, and ensure that you have satisfied all your requirements by using your Academic Advisement report in your uoZone, Student Centre. Please email us at [email protected] if you have questions or concerns.

Options
If you intend to graduate with an option, please make sure that you are on the right track to validate it.

Enrolment in a January intensive session course is mandatory for students in the JD program. The January intensive course is part of the Winter term. If you intend to enrol in a Directed Research Project or a course by selection instead of the course you are currently enrolled in, please process your modification of enrolment as soon as possible to allow students who wish to attend an intensive course a chance to select their preferred course before January.

Evaluate your January session courses from Jan. 13 to 17. For additional information, please consult the Course Evaluation webpage.