LAW 370 - Introduction to Legal Theory

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Law

Description:

The course aims to introduce students to a number of major themes legal theory, focusing particularly on the history of American legal thought and the way in which that history affected court decisions, ideas of institutional competence, conceptions of the role of the state, attitudes towards economic regulation and the implicit messages of legal education studies. The general focus of the class is legal theory in action -- the way that theoretical ideas have changed our understanding of law, economy, legal education and the role of lawyers. Instructor: Boyle

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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