APTPUO – Fall/Winter 2025-26 – CML1116A – Common Law

Location:

Main Campus

Session:

2025 Fall Semester jobsnearcanada.com Trimestre d’automne

Faculty:

Section de Common law / Common Law Section

Unit:

Faculty of Law – Common Law Section_PT

Course Title:

Introduction to Public & Constitutional Law

Course Code:

CML1116

Section:

A

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to convey a broad understanding of the structure and content of Public Law in Canada, and an introductory understanding of the Charter. The Fall semester of the primarily focuses on the basic principles of public law and examines the structure of the Canadian legal system, the legal system’s constitutional basis, and the Canadian court system, including the role of courts in overseeing legislative action. The Fall semester may also include an introduction to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), but deeper exploration of selected Charter rights and freedoms, as well as judicial reasoning under the Charter, is usually reserved for the Winter semester. The goal is for students to gain a basic understanding of the key issues in these areas and to develop their ability to critically analyze evolving public/constitutional jurisprudence. The dominant theme in this course is the exercise of “power”: who exercises it, how it is exercised, and when it is appropriate for courts to supervise and constrain the exercise of power.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted:

May 27, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

June 27, 2025

Expected Enrolment:

75

Approval date:

May 27, 2025

Number of credits:

5

Work Hours:

65

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais jobsnearcanada.com English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

• – – Fall 2025: Tuesdays 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM Thursdays 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM Winter 2026 Wednesdays 4:00 PM – 5:50 PM

Requirements:

The Common Law Section is seeking candidates who are leaders in the legal profession. An LL.B., J.D., or equivalent is required for this position. Membership in the Law Society of Ontario, or equivalent, in good standing is also required. The successful candidate will have significant experience in public and constitutional law. Prior teaching experience will be considered an asset. The Introduction to Public & Constitutional Law course will be offered in person.

The Common Law Section reserves the right to select a candidate who does not fully meet each of these requirements, where the candidate’s selection would be beneficial to the program, the course, the students or for a related reason.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

The candidate may be required to teach this course either online, in-person or hybrid mode at the discretion of the Faculty and in accordance with public health guidelines.

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact vra.affairesprofessorales@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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