AE 295 - Ethics in Law and Society

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

This course examines the ethical dilemmas of making, enforcing, adjudicating, obeying, and practicing the law.Topics include the nature of law and the province of jurisprudence, freedom and order, legal and moral responsibility, conscientious objection, the structure of rights in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, capital punishment, and the limits of adjudication, with special attention given to issues of inequality in the application of law, especially as they affect minorities and women.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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