1. Many believe that the United States Constitution grants a constitutional right to its citizens to own guns of all types. Do you think that Canada should provide a similar right to its citizens? What are the advantages and disadvantages of creating such a right?
CRIMINAL LAW
2. Should Canada re-instate the death penalty? For which offences? What is the experience in other countries? What are the advantages (if any) and disadvantages of the death penalty? What do you think?
CONTRACT LAW
3. Review two of the many types of contracts we encounter in everyday life- ie. the agreement on the back of a baseball or hockey ticket, the contract we sign when we rent a car or get a phone. What is the reason for the specific provisions in these contracts? If people read them carefully, would they sign them so readily? Are they fair?
FAMILY LAW
4. Should the Courts favour mothers in child custody disputes? Can they legally do so? How should custody be decided?