The Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, offers Juris Doctor (JD) degrees in both English and French. All JD students can follow a rich and diverse list of courses in Law and Technology, take part in moots and internships.  Through specialized interdisciplinary courses and experiential learning, students can develop the knowledge and skills needed to help shape technology law and policy.

Students who have completed a required courses and activities can be awarded a uniquely designed Law & Technology Option. Available to all JD students currently registered at the Faculty of Law Common Law Section (in both English and French programs), the Law & Technology Option recognised rigorous specialized training in law and technology with an annotation on their transcript.  

JD students who wish to receive formal recognition of having completed a JD with an Option in Law & Technology must complete 18 units as follows.  

Compulsory courses (6 units)  

Students must complete one of the following courses:  

• CML3371 - Intellectual Property Law (3 units)  
• CML3771 - Droit de propriété intellectuelle (3 units)  

Students must complete one of the following activities:  

• CML3316 - Technology Law Internship (3 units)  
• CML3316 - Technology Law Internship: Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) (3 units)  
• CML3351 - Global Technology Law & Policy (3 units)  
• CML3716 - Stage en droit et technologie (3 units)  

Optional courses (12 units)  

Students must complete at least 12 units from the list of courses in Law and Technology offered at the Faculty of Law. Exchange and transfer students should inquire with the Law & Technology Option coordinator about relevant courses taken at other Universities.  

Moots in Law and Technology are also eligible as optional courses.  

If you have any questions about which courses qualify for the Law & Technology option, please contact the coordinator (see below).  

Major paper  

Students must complete (and register) a major paper in an approved Law & Technology course, or an approved Law & Technology directed research course.  

If completed as part of an approved Law & Technology course, the paper must be worth at least 50% of the final grade for the course.  

If completed through a Directed Research course, the topic must be approved by the Coordinator of the Law & Technology Option and be assigned the code CML 3251 (4 units) or CML 3351 (3 units).  

Minimum average  

Students must obtain a minimum overall average of 6.0 in the Law & Technology courses and activities.  

Students cannot register for the Law & Technology Option before having completed all the requirements. There is also no special procedure to register for the Law & Technology Option during the regular annual admission process. However, students are encouraged to meet with the Law and Technology Option coordinator to review and plan their course of studies.  

After having completed their first year, the students may take the compulsory and optional courses required to satisfy the requirements of the Law and Technology Option, including a Major Paper in an approved course.  

Once the required units have been achieved, students should fill the registration form and submit it for approval to the Law & Technology Option Coordinator, with a copy of an unofficial transcript.  The form should be submitted in the last term of the student’s studies. Once approved, the form must then be submitted to the Common Law Student Centre for processing.  

Please note that students must complete mandatory courses and the major paper in the language of their program.