An Introduction to Civil Procedure: Readings by Noel SempleCall Number: Open Access ebook
Publication Date: 2021
“Civil procedure” means the rules, principles, and practices by which civil (non-criminal) disputes are resolved according to the law. These readings, and the accompanying videos, introduce civil procedure using cases from a wide variety of legal contexts, including human rights, commercial litigation, and constitutional law. Part I of the course follows a conventional civil action conducted under Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure. Part II explores alternative routes to justice within and outside the courts, in light of the limitations of the conventional civil action. Civil procedure should create access to justice. Throughout the course we will think critically about whether it is doing so, and about how it might better do so.