This course introduces modern Canadian constitutional doctrine and connects it to the Canadian common law heritage. The main objective is to delineate the impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the criminal justice system from a forensic science perspective. An ancillary objective is to establish the philosophical rationale for modern Canadian constitutional democracy. PREREQ: Acceptance into the Honours Program in Forensic Science. Students may not retain credit for both FORS 1006 E or PHIL 2575 E. (lec 3) cr 3
