Law and Society
GOVT 107
Fall 2008
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01
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This course introduces students to the judicial process in the United States. It focuses upon the nature of legal reasoning--or what I shall typically call "legal logic"--and the structure of the legal process, both in federal and in state courts. We shall examine how the law works to resolve private disputes between citizens (especially through the law of torts) and disputes between the state and citizens (especially through the criminal law). We shall also examine how the participants in the process understand their roles and how the logic of the legal process influences not only the participants, but all of us. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Effective Citizenship, Interpretation
this course enhances the stated capabilities.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBD, but may include:
Frank, Jerome, COURTS ON TRIAL: MYTH AND REALITY IN AMERICAN JUSTICE
Carp, Robert, JUDICIAL PROCESS IN AMERICA
Zitrin, Richard & Langford, Carol, THE MORAL COMPASS OF THE AMERICAN LAWYER: TRUTH, JUSTICE, POWER
Janice Schuetz & Lily, eds. THE O. J. SIMPSON TRIALS: RHETORIC, MEDIA AND THE LAW
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Examinations and Assignments:
3 short papers
1 mid term ecam
1 final exam |
| Instructor(s): Finn,John E. Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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