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The new edition of Introduction to Legal Studies, now in two volumes, continues to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of law and legal institutions for students enrolled in undergraduate university and college programs in legal studies.
Volume 1, Introduction to Legal Studies: Foundations and Rights Protection, focuses on the conceptual and relational foundations of law and legal studies. It critically examines a wide range of topics: Canadian legal culture and institutions, the roles and impacts of Indigenous laws in Canada, theories of law and legal studies as an academic discipline, law-making processes, the ambiguous role of law in promoting citizenship and social belonging, and the relationship between rights protection and social change.
Volume 2, Introduction to Legal Studies: Processes and Power, delves into the processes of law, including the processes of dispute resolution, problems of access to justice, and the personnel of Canada's legal system. It also considers the way in which law reflects, creates, and distributes power within society through the lens of various interrelated concepts: crime, social order, and the criminal justice system; law, economy, and society; and the relationship between law, justice, and social transformation.
Organized into focused and more manageable topics, readers will find the material less intimidating and be able to learn more effectively. The two volumes can be used as companions to one another for a full-year introductory course or as standalone resources for two one-semester introductory courses.