2nd Writing Assignment

This assignment is a review/critique of the following articles:

Article: Martha Albertson Fineman, “What Place for Family Privacy?”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJWFFXcHVLbkZraGs/view?usp=sharing

Article: Michele Estrin Gilman,

“Welfare, Privacy, and Feminism”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJeHpnejNHdm1MR3M/view?usp=sharing

You are to write a short (12 point Times New Roman font, 1.5 spaced) critical reflection on the reading assignment (the two articles above). No less than 2 pages and no more than 3 pages.

To help you get “started”, you may wish to answer (but do not feel limited to) the following questions:

Do you find the authors’ arguments compelling?

Do you agree with the notion of “family privacy”?

Are there reasons why “family privacy” may not be appropriate as a privacy framework?
Can privacy co-exist with welfare systems?
Is privacy an income-related concept?

The assignment:

1. Is to be emailed to me (in Word) no later than 14h30 (2:30 pm) on Wednesday, 2 March 2016; and 
2. Constitutes 10% of your final mark.

Clarity in writing, good organization and good analysis form the criteria for marking.

Further Information: Class Text

For those who still need the book, you can email the bookstore contact, Frank Ennis (fennis@yorku.ca), directly. I’m informed that that the bookstore will "rush copies in" as quickly as possible.

1st writing assignment

The first writing assignment is simply a case note about R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43.
Two pages, single spaced.
The objective is to get you writing. You are to provide a synopsis of the case: the facts, the issues, the results. Why is this decision significant?
Please email me an electronic copy no later than  2:30 p.m., Wednesday, 3 February 2016.

Writing a Paper/Mind Map

To follow up yesterday's class, especially for those who couldn't attend, here are links to articles about "how to write a paper". Since none of these concepts are novel, these represent a nice articulation of what I was talking about:

http://www.temple.edu/lawschool/dpost/guidelines.html

 

http://www.lclark.edu/live/files/5595

 
In terms of preparing a mind map, you can likely "google" the topic and find many links. Here is one that I think useful:

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/learning_guides/learningGuide_mindMapping.pdf

Getting Class Text

I have send a request to order more texts.

Since I have no sense of when or how many will be ordered, I would suggest that you think in terms of a "workaround". I am informed that the easiest way to obtain the book is to order it through the York University library as opposed to the Law School library.

Law 3040X.03: Syllabus

The course syllabus is available at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJWV9XaHN5VDJBdUk/view?usp=sharing

Please note that reading assignments are to prepare for the following week.

Reading Assignment: 27 Jan 2016

Class reading assignment for 27 January 2016

Jordan Fine, "Leaving Dumb Phones Behind: A Commentary on the Warrantless Searches of Smartphone Data Granted in R. v. Fearon"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByA6jrSBkCDJVXlHZlJJX01Ud1U/view?usp=sharing