PUB2 500 - LAW - Winter 2027

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Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law

Course Number: PUB2 500

Course Title: Law and Psychiatry

Course Credits: 3

1 Instructor

Term: Winter 2027

Course Schedule: Friday 1435-1725 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time)

Location: Chancellor Day Hall

The roles of lawyers and psychiatrists in the handling of the mentally ill within the legal process. Consideration of the civil commitment and criminal commitment processes, insanity and "automatism" defences, the psychiatrist as expert witness, mental illness as a problem in relation to legal capacity. Some sessions will be conducted jointly with members of the psychiatric profession.

Please note that this course will be allocated to a member using an exemption as per article 15.03.03 of the MCLIU collective agreement.

TQR: At a minimum, a first degree in law. Several years of significant practice or professional experience, in the relevant area; Experience in teaching undergraduate law students in a bilingual setting.

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2026-10-15

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