PHIL 305 - Philosophy of Law

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

PHILOSOPHY

Description:

This course concentrates on the role of law in social and civil authority, with a focus on both domestic and international problems. The history of Law through ancient traditions and governing systems, culminating in law as "obligation," and "rights" is examined. The role of judges, legal systems and arguments for and against international law-as well as national courts-are put under scrutiny. The justification for holding people responsible for the consequences of their behavior, the concepts of individual liberty, the right to punishment for criminal infractions, the exercise of state and individual rights, and the intersection of law and just and unjust authority, are all brought into question. Course Objectives (1) Identify and explicate the founding philosophical premises of the major schools of thought in jurisprudence. (2) Write about the philosophical underpinnings of both the history and traditions of legal argumentation and governance. (3) Analyze the underlying philosophical difference and similarities in "positivist" and "natural" law theory. (4) Take a position, argue and defend in writing and orally legal theory and justification for rule by law. (5) Understand how to analyze and present a sound argument as well as what constitutes logical fallacies in argumentation

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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