PSCI211
Law, Justice, and Society
Political Science
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
PSCI
Course Number
211
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BSS: GenEd-Breadth/Social Science, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVUS: GenEd-Diversity US, EMPO: Major-Political Sci Elective, MPOL: Major-Political Science, ENPO: Minor-Political Sci Elective, NLAW: Minor-Law, NPOL: Minor-Political Science
Course Short Title
Law, Justice and Society
Course Long Title
Law, Justice, and Society
Course Description
An overview of the entire legal system, the interaction between the different legal and political institutions and some of the more controversial issues in law and politics. Course operates in four main parts: the first deals with jurisprudence (theories of law); the second focuses on legal institutions, namely courts, legal education, lawyers and juries; the third identifies certain key issues and debates that have pervaded the legal lives of U.S. and non U.S. societies; and the fourth concerns an assessment of the role of law and courts in politics and society.
Min
4
Repeatable
-
Equivalent Course(s)
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