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3.00 Credits
After considering the geography, religion and history of the region, the course will cover the government and politics of the major countries and the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the role of the United States and other powers. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the constitutional rights we enjoy when we are stopped, arrested, searched, or questioned by the police. Emphasis is placed on Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights (search and seizure, coerced confessions, right to counsel, entrapment, wiretapping, and due process) and on close reading of Supreme Court opinions. At the end of the course, students playing the roles of lawyers will deliver short oral arguments to the class. Required for Criminal Law concentrators and minors. Legal Studies concentrators and minors must take either Criminal Law or this course. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth and hands-on study of the presidential election campaign. An analysis of the campaign nomination process, political conventions, political advertising, presidential debates. The role of the Electoral College and the Supreme Court will also be studied in light of the events of the 2000 Presidential election. The impact of PAC's (political action committees and so-called issue-ads) will be given a major focus. An analysis of the Campaign Finance Reform and the FEC (Federal Election Commission) will also be a focus of this course. Offered every four years during Presidential Election Cycle.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the political dynamics of social movements including: the sources of social movements, the process of mobilization, the rise of counter-movements and the relationship that exists among social movements, political parties and interest groups. The course will focus on major U.S. movements including: the peace (anti-war) movement, the civil rights movement, the environment movement, the labor movement and the feminist movement. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Trends and shifts in the American Presidency -- Imperial vs. Diminished, Foreign vs. Domestic, Mythic vs. Real --will be analyzed. The modern campaign and nominating and election processes will be considered with particular emphasis on the changes in these processes brought about by the electronic media. The President's interaction with Congress and use of political capital and persuasion will be studied in order to understand the dynamic and changing nature of Presidential politics. Lastly, Presidential roles and responsibilities, both formal and informal, will be analyzed to gain a further understanding of the complexities involved in decision making in the development of public policy ( Not offered in 2007-8)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an insider's look at criminal justice in New York City, including the influences of politics and the media; the role of forensic evidence; racial and economic perspectives on crime and punishment; the roles of prosecutors and defense lawyers. The course will involve visits to courtrooms, guest speakers and consideration of fictional treatments of criminal justice in New York.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the evolution of the global trade regime from the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) to the WTO (the World Trade Organization), set against the recurring conflicts between free trade and protectionist forces. It focuses on the extension of the principles of liberal trade in goods and services world-wide and its outcome-the growth of rule-oriented international trade practices based on most-favored-nation treatment and national treatment. Included topics are: the barriers to free trade, tariff and non-tariff, the dispute settlement procedure under the WTO, the emergence of new protectionist tendencies in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Students learn the legal framework of the WTO, economic policies of major trading nations, and the status of the developing and former communist countries within the WTO and the impact of the Organization on the political and economic development of these countries. ( Fall of '07 and'09)
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3.00 Credits
This course considers the legal treatment of women from a political and sociological perspective. Topics include women's struggle for rights and their exclusion from critical public roles like owning property, voting and jury duty, workplace discrimination including sexual harassment, the role of women in the military, family issues, abuse and violence.
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3.00 Credits
An historical analysis of the last century of Latin American development. The central theme is the relationship between Latin America and the industrialized world and the way in which international policies are constructed to insure the continuation of Latin American dependency. Students will consider the problem agrarian societies confront when forced to industrialize, and the sometimes violent political solutions that are imposed as a consequence. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the principles and rules of international law-the normative aspects of international relations that serve as a foundation of world peace. Emphasis is placed on the historical and political context in which international law has evolved, and on the analysis of law itself. The subject matter of the course includes: state sovereignty, state jurisdiction, the roles of international organizations, nationality, the position of individuals and trans-national actors (e.g. multinational corporations) under international law, the protection of human rights, the law of war and war crimes, the protection of the environment and rule-oriented international trade. Legal Studies and Criminal Law concentrators and minors are encouraged to take this course as one of their electives. (Spring of '08 and '10)
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