PHIL330
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
PHIL
Course Number
330
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMPH: Major-Philosophy Elective, MPHI: Major-Philosophy, ENLW: Minor-Law/Jus/Society Elective, NLAS: Minor-Latin American Studies, NLAW: Minor-Law, NPHI: Minor-Philosophy
Course Short Title
Philosophy of Law
Course Long Title
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Course Description
A critical appraisal of various theories of law: the theory of natural law, legal positivism, legal realism, and the recent critical legal studies movement. An investigation of the limits of the authority of society over the individual, including the issues of paternalism and privacy. A study of different theories of punishment and the scope of responsibility for criminal behavior. Offered in alternate years.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Equivalent Course(s)
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