BENF 219 - Judges and Judging

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Bermant Not for first-year students. Judges in law courts are bound to decide facts according to law and to find law in keeping with precedent, statutes, and the Constitution. How do judges shoulder this great responsibility when the cases before them involve highly politicized, morally charged, socially divisive issues about which the judge may have formed a strong personal opinion The course will address this question through a reading of cases and commentary.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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