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department Legal Studies (X) |
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Introduction to U.S. and comparative legal institutions and practices. Examines diverse areas of law from torts to civil rights to international human rights. Why is America portrayed as having an activist legal culture; why is law used to decide so many questions from presidential elections to auto accidents; can law resolve disputes that, historically, have led to war and violence; is the legal system fair and/or effective, and, if so, for whom and under what conditions? (General Education Code(s): IS.)
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Ancient political ideas in context of tension between democracy and empire, emergence of the psyche, and shift from oral to written culture. Emphasis on Athens, with Hebrew, Roman, and Christian departures and interventions. Includes Sophocles, Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Stoics, the Bible, and Augustine. (Also offered as Politics 105A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period.
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Studies republican and liberal traditions of political thought and politics. Authors studied include Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Examination of issues such as authorship, individuality, gender, state, and cultural difference. (Also offered as Politics 105B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period.
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Studies in 19th- and early 20th-century theory, centering on the themes of capitalism, labor, alienation, culture, freedom, and morality. Authors studied include J. S. Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Foucault, Hegel,Fanon, and Weber. (Also offered as Politics 105C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period.
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The politics of identity and recognition as the basis for institutional legitimacy and social struggles in the late 20th century. Conflicting views of Hegel's master-slave dialectic are used to relate, e.g., Sartre, Fanon, Bataille, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Lacan, Levinas, Derrida, Deleuze, Zizek, and Badiou to present-day concerns. (Also offered as Politics 105D. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period.
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Examines Marx's use of his sources in political philosophy and political economy to develop a method for analyzing the variable ways in which social change is experienced as a basis for social action. Provides a similar analysis of contemporary materials. Contrasts and compares Marxian critiques of these materials and readings based on Nietzsche, psychonalysis, cultural studies, and rational choice materialsim. (Also offered as Politics 106. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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What are the continuing relationships between victims, perpetrators, and beneficiaries of a past that is recognized as evil? Focus on contrast between the competing moral logics of struggle and reconciliation, and various rationales for allowing beneficiaries to keep their gains in order to bring closure to the past. Theoretical perspectives drawn from law, philosophy, theology, and psychoanalysis. (Also offered as Politics 107. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Offers systematic exploration of alternative conceptions of the nature of law, including positivism, natural law, formalism, realism, pragmatism, and theories of justice. Additional focus on the nature of law; relation of law and morality, rights and other legal concepts; and philosophical debates such as critical legal studies and critical race theory. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Examines current problems in law as it intersects with politics and society. Readings are drawn from legal and political philosophy, social science, and judicial opinions. (Also offered as Politics 110. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only.
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An introduction to constitutional law, emphasizing equal protection and fundamental rights as defined by common law decisions interpreting the 14th Amendment, and also exploring issues of federalism and separation of powers. Readings are primarily court decisions; special attention given to teaching how to interpret, understand, and write about common law. (Formerly Problems in Constitutional Law.) (Also offered as Politics 111A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Explores the status of American civil liberties as provided by the Bill of Rights. Particular attention will be given to issues of concern relating to the aftermath of 9/11, including issues relating to detainees, freedom of information requests, wiretapping authority, watch lists, profiling, and creation of a domestic intelligence agency. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Examines variety of topics in constitutional law that are not covered in courses 111A and 111B. Focuses primarily on Supreme Court decisions and common-law debates. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment.
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Examines relevant court cases as well as local, state, and federal laws that define boundaries for legal recognition of sexual orientation and personal sexuality. Explores legal assumptions behind current and historical cases defining personal sexuality and sexual orientation and considers the social and political impetus in each era that drove the courts and legislatures to make such decisions.
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Explores how Jews have influenced and been impacted by the American legal system. Students explore significant cases, debates, and trends in the law as it relates to Jewish identity, religious freedom, and conceptions of justice. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Examines the Nazi philosophy of law, and how it was used to pervert Germany's legal system in order to discriminate against, ostracize, dehumanize, and ultimately eliminate certain classes of human beings, and the role of international law in rectifying the damage. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Explores legal systems and legal rules around the world, for a better understanding of the factors that have shaped both legal growth and legal change. Particular attention given to differences between common and civil law systems, changes brought about by the European Union, and expansion of legal norms around the globe. (Also offered as Politics 116. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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Explores variety of texts including novels, short stories, and essays as a source for reflection about the nature of law and legal practice. Readings include such writers as Herman Melville, Harper Lee, Richard Wright, Arthur Miller, Nadine Gordimer, and James Alan McPherson, among others. (Formerly course 138.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period.
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Examines both the rights that individuals have in the workplace and the rights they do not have. Most Americans are "at will" employees and have very few workplace protections. Examines the exceptions, focusing particularly on civil rights and labor law. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment.
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Study of political development, behavior, performance, and significance of central governmental institutions of the U.S. Emphasizes the historical development of each branch and their relationship to each other, including changes in relative power and constitutional responsibilities. (Also offered as Politics 120A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement.
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Examines role of social forces (e.g., race, class, and gender) in development of the American democratic processes and in the changing relationship between citizen and state. Course materials address ideas, social tensions, and economic pressures bearing on social movements, interest groups, and political parties. (Also offered as Politics 120B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement.
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Examines the relationship between state and economy in the U.S. from the 1880s to the present, and provides a theoretical and historical introduction to the study of politics and markets. Focus is on moments of crisis and choice in U.S. political economy, with an emphasis on the rise of regulation, the development of the welfare state, and changes in employment policies. (Also offered as Politics 120C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. Satisfies American History and Institutions Requirement.
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Explores the social forces that shape legal outcomes and the ways law, in turn, influences social life. Traces the history and political economy of American law; the relation between law and social change; how this relation is shaped by capitalism and democracy; and how class, race, and gender are expressed in welfare and regulatory law. (Also offered as Sociology 122. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.)
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Blends the latest research in criminology with that from social stratification, inequality, and social welfare policy with the objective of exploring the relationship between levels of general social justice and specific patterns of crime and punishment. The focus is primarily on the U.S. although many other industrialized democracies are compared. An introductory course in sociology is recommended as preparation. (Also offered as Sociology 123. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.)
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Explores the history and theory of U.S. state punishment from its 17th-century beginnings to the present and notes evolving models of criminal deviance, focusing on how punishment systems legitimate particular models of criminal deviance, crime, and its "correction." Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority enrollment only.
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