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This course examines leading issues in bioethics, public policy, and law in relation to recent developments in medicine, public health, and the life sciences. After tracing the historical background of bioethical issues and law and deciding on methods of legal and ethical analysis, we will consider how issues in contemporary medicine, public health, and science challenge traditional ethical principles as well as existing law and public policy. Among other topics, we will explore the tension between traditional biomedical ethics, centering on individual autonomy, and the public health model, focusing on the common good. Recent and ongoing legal cases and controversies will be closely followed along with other current developments in bioethics. Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL 201 or PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor. 1.00 units, Seminar
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In this course teams of students will brief and argue landmark cased in constitutional law that were decided by a Supreme Court dominated by justices appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, who was elected in 1968 and impeached in 1974. A strong case can be made that he had a greater influence on the development of constitutional law than any president or justice of the 20th century. The tests for the course will be the cased themselves: the full opinions, the actual briefs submitted by opposing counsel and transcripts or recordings of the actual oral argument before the Supreme Court. Teams of students will do in-depth research on major cases to explore the social background against which they were decided and the immediate and long-term consequences of the decisions themselves. Prerequisite: PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will survey significant developments in the common law from the Norman Conquest through the supremacy of Parliament. Topics for discussion will include the hue and cry, feud and ordeal, trial by jury, and the writ of trespass. Special emphasis will be placed on the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest as limitations on royal authority. The course will examine the differing approaches to justice offered by the royal and church courts. The course will also include case discussions to highlight key concepts in the growth of the common law, including stare decisis. Textbooks will include Charles Rembar, The Law of the Land: The Evolution of Our Legal System; Peter Linebaugh, The Magna Carta Manifesto; Frederic Maitland, History of English Law; and William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will provide students with a firm grounding in the role of the nonprofit sector (also called the independent, third, or voluntary sector) in American public policy and community life. Topics to be studied include: the nature and role of the nonprofit sector; what makes the nonprofit sector distinctive; current challenges facing the nonprofit sector; the role of foundations and other sources of philanthropic giving; and assessment of the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations. 1.00 units, Seminar
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This is a survey course on the role of international human rights law in society. It will initially focus on the development of international human rights law by analyzing various global and regional treaties. The emphasis will then shift from an assessment of standard-setting to that of the implementation of human rights law. The right to food, women's rights, freedom from torture, and the death penalty will be amongst the topics of discussion. The latter half of the course will focus on the role of non-governmental organizations in advancing the implementation of international human rights law. Students will be encouraged to work on their advocacy skills through a number of exercises in class. A few leading human rights advocates will present guest lectures in class. Not open to first-year students. 1.00 units, Seminar
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The historical role of religion in shaping American life and thought, with special attention to the influence of religious ideologies on social values and social reform. (May be counted toward American Studies.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will introduce students to the public policy dimensions of crime and punishment in America. We will examine theories of punishment, the structure of the criminal justice system, and the role of the courts in defining the constitutional rights of the accused. Course materials will include novels, policy texts, films, and court cases. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102, Public Policy 201or Public Policy 202 or Permission of Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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We will explore competing theories of human association both in different religious traditions and between religious communities, and various theories of political society, such as liberalism and communitarianism. The nature of persons, the relation between love and justice, altruism and self-interest, the role of God, and the moral implications of religious values for political and economic policies will be studied. Particular attention will be given to the philosophy of John Macmurray. (May be counted toward Public Policy.) 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course introduces students to contemporary gender issues as they have been treated both in the law and in the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. We will explore some of the historical antecedents to contemporary legal gender questions and then examine in detail the following areas of controversy: sex discrimination, affirmative action, family law, reproductive rights, and pornography. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Over the past decade Americans have engaged in vigorous debate about a variety of important issues that require us to think clearly about the relationship between science, law, and public policy. Recently, issues like climate change, Gardasil vaccine, and stem cell research have captured the headlines and generated considerable controversy among politicians who often disagree about the veracity of scientific evidence. We will explore the debates surrounding the role of science in the making of public policy and consider the way in which the Obama administration is likely to adopt an approach toward these vexing and often divisive issues that differs significantly from the one implemented by President George W. Bush. 1.00 units, Seminar
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