LGS1010 Private Law

Introductory · 1 credit · HRH - Health, Recreation, and Human Services

Description: Students explore workplace and consumer law with a focus on basic rights and responsibilities at a place of work and the legal aspects of buying, selling and renting goods and services.
Prerequisite: None

Outcomes The student will:

1 explain the nature and function of law
- 1.1 explain the principles of the rule of law
- 1.2 identify the divisions of law, including:
  - 1.2.1 substantive law and procedural law
  - 1.2.2 public and private law
- 1.3 consider sources of Canadian law, including:
  - 1.3.1 historical
  - 1.3.2 legislation (federal, provincial, municipal)
  - 1.3.3 treaty law
  - 1.3.4 common law
2 identify how private relationships are governed
- 2.1 discuss private and public relationships
- 2.2 discriminate between an agreement and a contract
- 2.3 understand the legal requirements for a contract and examine:
  - 2.3.1 methods of entering into contracts
  - 2.3.2 methods of ending contracts
  - 2.3.3 breach of contract
3 identify laws related to the workplace
- 3.1 discuss the need for laws in the workplace, considering:
  - 3.1.1 employment contracts; e.g., oral or written
  - 3.1.2 Employment Standards Code
  - 3.1.3 Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
  - 3.1.4 Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  - 3.1.5 Occupational Health and Safety legislation
  - 3.1.6 Alberta Labour Relations Code, Canada Labour Code
- 3.2 describe the roles and responsibilities of the employer and the employee
- 3.3 compare union and nonunion labour
- 3.4 discuss methods of providing financial support to unemployed, injured or pregnant workers; e.g., legislation, Workers Compensation Board, employment insurance
- 3.5 explain the remedies for the wrongful dismissal of an employee
4 identify laws related to the consumer and purchasing goods and services
- 4.1 explain the need to have laws related to purchasing goods and services (e.g., Sale of Goods Act, Competition Act, Fair Trading Act), considering:
  - 4.1.1 purchase contracts; e.g., buyer beware
  - 4.1.2 deposits, returns, warranties and guarantees
  - 4.1.3 the rights and responsibilities of a minor
  - 4.1.4 the legal implications and obligations of obtaining credit and defaulting; e.g., bankruptcy, foreclosure, repossession
- 4.2 describe common remedies and services; e.g., complaining to the business and/or Service Alberta, Service Canada, Consumer Connections, types of insurance coverage, Consumer Review Web sites, small claims court
5 identify laws related to the consumer and renting accommodation
- 5.1 describe the need to have laws that addresses the rights and obligations of the landlord and tenant and the rights and responsibilities of each party, considering:
  - 5.1.1 rental contracts; e.g., oral or written
  - 5.1.2 Residential Tenancies Act
- 5.2 describe the advantages and disadvantages of signing a lease and examine classes of tenancy; e.g., fixed, periodic
- 5.3 discuss the legal implications of two or more people living together for economic reasons; e.g., assignment, sublet and joint tenancy
- 5.4 describe common remedy services; e.g., Landlord and Tenant Advisory Boards, Service Alberta, Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service
6 demonstrate basic competencies
- 6.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
  - 6.1.1 communicate
  - 6.1.2 manage information
  - 6.1.3 use numbers
  - 6.1.4 think and solve problems
- 6.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
  - 6.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
  - 6.2.2 be responsible
  - 6.2.3 be adaptable
  - 6.2.4 learn continuously
  - 6.2.5 work safely
- 6.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
  - 6.3.1 work with others
  - 6.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
7 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
- 7.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
- 7.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices