Outcome Chart - New Brunswick - Law 120

Strand: Humanities

Big Idea: Public Law in Canada

Skill Descriptor:

Investigate public law considerations around Internet use and online behaviour

Achievement Indicators:

Identify how the criminal law regulates online behaviour

Discuss what types of online behaviour may have criminal consequences

Explain how cyberviolence is defined at law

Examine the legal consequences of cyberviolence

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 Big Idea: Private Law in Canada

Skill Descriptor:

Discuss private law considerations around Internet use and online behaviour

Achievement Indicators:

Explain the tort of internet harassment

Articulate the law of defamation and identify what constitutes defamation

Explain how copyright law relates to illegal downloading of media

Explain how personal information is protected and how it is vulnerable

Examine how a company might use one’s own personal information to their benefit

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