PPOL-101 Introduction to Law
Focus on the American system of law: principally constitutional law, criminal law, and the development of civil rights. Topics include philosophical approaches to justice, English common law, and comparative analysis of French civil law and legal codes in socialist political systems and in majority Muslim countries. Consideration of the challenges to trust in legal institutions from the Supreme Court to local courts and police. Attention also to legal regimes regarding refugees, Native Americans, and defendants with mental illness.
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1
Cross Listed Courses
JLJS-101