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About this Course
The Foundations of the Canadian Justice System
Discovering the Supreme Court of Canada
On the Bench: Supreme Court Justices
The Hearing
The Supreme Court Throughout its History
The Supreme Court's Reach in Canada and Abroad
Imagining the Supreme Court of the Future
Closing Arguments

How to Use This Docu-Course

Procedural Notes Before the Hearing

How to Use this Docu-Course

NAVIGATE FREELY

EXPLORE

The content of the course has been optimally organized, but you can navigate the course freely. Jump ahead to any page or revisit a lesson anytime. To track and save your progress, create an account by clicking on this link.

EXPERT INTERVIEWS

LEARN

From Module 2 onwards, sub-modules will generally feature an interview video at the top of each page. Interactive activities and explanatory texts below each video will help you further understand the interview content.

Stories from citizens

LIVE THE LAW

From Module 2 onwards, the end of each module features a short documentary film about citizens who took their case all the way to the Supreme Court. As you pick up more legal notions and concepts, you will be able to better understand each of their extraordinary stories.

LEGAL TERMS

UNDERSTAND

When a new legal term is being introduced, it will always be preceded by layman’s terms. For example: “If a law is inconsistent with the supreme laws of the Constitution, this law will be invalidated (“struck down”).”

VIDEOS

ACCESSIBILITY

All videos include French or English closed captions, as well as full transcripts. To activate closed captions, click the (CC) button in the bottom-right corner of the video player. To access the full transcript, click the paper icon 📄 or “Transcript” tab located below the video when available.

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