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620 - Jurisprudence
Professor: Steven F. Huefner
Semester: 2010 Autumn
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
"This seminar explores a number of fundamental questions that underlie our entire legal system. How do we know what the law is? What are its proper sources and purposes? What is the relationship between law and justice? When, if ever, is it legitimate to disobey the law? The readings and discussions will examine various perspectives on law, including natural law, positivism, legal realism, feminist legal thought, and critical legal studies. We will also consider various theories of justice, including utilitarianism, social contract theory, and natural rights philosophy."
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