The English Common Law Program accepts approximately 280 entering students each year. The program is offered over three distinct and compulsory terms: the fall term from September to December, the January term over the first three weeks of January, and the winter term from February to April. Students enrolling in the English Program may take courses in the other language. The opportunity to study law in English and in French is one of the distinct advantages offered at the University of Ottawa. Students may also enroll in courses offered by our sister Civil Law Section.
Program overview
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Program requirements
View the program requirements on the Registrar's websiteCourse sequences
JD (English) for students entering as of September 2016
- CML 1101 - Legal Foundations: Research, Strategy, Analysis (1 unit)
- CML 1102 - Contracts (5 units)
- CML 1105 - Thematic course or CML 1109 - First-Year Thematic Course: Public International Law or ADM6260 & ADM 6261: Project Management (3 units)
- CML 1106 - Dispute Resolution and Professional Responsibility (3 units)
- CML 1108 - Property (5 units)
- CML 1206 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (6 units) small group
- CML 1103 - Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units) large group
- CML 1107 - Torts (5 units) large group
OR
- CML 1207 - Torts (6 units) small group
- CML 1116 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units) large group (previously CML1205)
- CML 1103 - Criminal Law and Procedure (5 units) large group
OR
- CML 1203 - Criminal Law and Procedure (6 units) small group
- CML 1116 - Introduction to Public Law and Constitutional Law (5 units) large group (previously CML1205)
- CML 1107 - Torts (5 units) large group
Small group: class size of approximately 18-25 students
Large group: class size of approximately 75-80 students