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1.25 Credits
Exploration of selected problems in jurisprudence: "legal reasoning" and social policy, rules and individual cases, the mental element in the law, punishment and responsibility, causation and fault, liberty and paternalism, etc. (Also offered as Philosophy 146. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) J. Neu
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1.25 Credits
Current and future relationships between law and psychology, paying special attention to gaps between legal fictions and psychological realities in the legal system. Topics include an introduction to social science and law, the nature of legal and criminal responsibility, the relationship between the social and legal concepts of discrimination, and the nature of legal punishment. (Also offered as Psychology 147A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Psychology 3 and 40 are recommended prior to taking this course. Enrollment restricted to psychology, pre-psychology, and legal studies majors. C. Haney
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1.25 Credits
Continuing discussion of current and future relationships between law and psychology and to contrasting psychological realities with legal fictions. Special attention is given to the criminal justice system including the psychology of policing and interrogation, plea bargaining, jury selection and decision making, eyewitness identification, and the psychology of imprisonment. (Also offered as Psychology 147B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 147A. C. Haney
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1.25 Credits
Surveys a wide range of topics in environmental law, including population control, state and federal jurisdiction, land and resources control, public land management, pollution control, and private rights and remedies. Students read a large number of judicial cases and other legal documents. (Also offered as Environmental Studies 149. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to junior and senior legal studies majors. Enrollment limited to 60. D. Kelso
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1.25 Credits
Explores the legal rights of children. Topics may include juvenile justice, gang offenses, free speech and Internet censorship, religious rights, child custody and support, adoption, foster care, abuse and sexual harassment, special needs, public benefits, and medical care. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
A study of the role of courts in society and the uses of litigation to address and deflect social problems. Focus is on recent developments in American litigation, but comparative materials may be considered. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Lawyers stand between the legal system and those who are affected by it. Examines this relationship descriptively and normatively, and from the point of view of sociological theory. Concentrates on the U.S. profession, with some comparative material. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
The rise of the regulatory state brings with it a host of questions regarding the exercise of state power and separation of powers. Takes up some of these questions; in particular, questions about administrative agencies and their relationship to the judiciary, the legislature and private individuals and groups. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Explores some themes in legal and political theory, especially on the relationship of theories of justice, law, and ethics. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Beginning with an examination of the concept of property, the class covers how different cultures characterize property and determine "ownership" and the laws and policies that define property in modern society. Topics include theories of property law, common property, property and natural resources, zoning, regulatory takings, and property on the Internet. Enrollment restricted to legal studies majors during priority period. R. Langridge
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