LAW 736 - Advanced Issues in Children's and Family Law

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Law

Description:

This seminar will emphasize the ways in which culture impacts law relating to children. Specifically, we will examine and critique (1) the different conceptions of the child and childhood that exist today in American law and how each of these is informed by cultural assumptions and shifts, (2) the ways in which our new culture of technology will impact how children are conceived-both created and perceived-in the future, and (3) the ways in which child "abuse" and "neglect" are defined according to regional, majority, and minority-including both immigrant and indigenous-culture. The course will conclude with an in-depth study of the ways in which Native American children's issues have been and are today treated differently in federal law and by the courts-including by state, federal, and tribal courts-because of perceived and recognized cultural differences. Instructor: D. Coleman

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Seminar

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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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