| Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 401 | 001, 002, 003 | Law, Culture, and Rights |
This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities. |
Honor Brabazon, Susan Dianne Brophy, Frederick Desroches |
 LS 401-003_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 386 | 001 | Law and Violence |
Discussions about law's coercive power raise important questions about the legitimacy of state-sanctioned violence. This course uncovers the roots and limits of law's power as it relates to questions of violence, obedience, and dissent. |
Fall 2019 | ||
| LS | 351 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability. Cross-listed with PHIL 327 |
Stéphanie Grégoire | Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 327 | 001 | Policing in a Democratic Society |
A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality. Cross-listed with SOC 327 |
Frederick Desroches |
SOC-LS 327-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 291 | 001 | Legal Writing |
A study of the principles, processes, and various forms of writing used in the practice of law and drafting of legislation. The history and structure of legal writing, including current debates about plain language, will be examined. Cross-listed with ENGL 210I |
ENGL 210I-LS 291_R.Devitt_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 272 | 001 | Psychology and Law |
Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process. Cross-listed with PSYCH 230 |
John Rempel | Fall 2019 | |
| LS | 235 | 001 | History of Ancient Law |
A historical introduction to law in the ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, and Roman law, legal practices, and concepts will be examined. Cross-listed with HIST 210, CLAS 210 |
Dan Hutter |
HIST-CLAS 210-LS 235_D.Hutter_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 229 | 001 | Selected Topics in Criminology |
Sociological analysis of research and theory on selected criminal activities. Motivation, modus operandi, and the social characteristics of offenders will be examined in relation to such specific crimes as drug and sexual offenses, theft, robbery, murder, organized crime, and/or other criminal activities. Cross-listed with SOC 229 |
Frederick Desroches |
SOC-LS 229-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| LS | 101 | 001, 002, 081 | Introduction to Legal Studies |
An introduction to the study of law, its structure, and legal institutions from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. This interdisciplinary course examines the origins of legal systems and their impact on society. Included is an analysis of the diverse historical, political, economic, and cultural conditions under which law arises and functions within society. |
Honor Brabazon, Carlie Leroux-Demir |
LS 101-001_C.Leroux_Fall 2019.pdf |
Fall 2019 |
| ITALST | 291 | 001 | Italian Culture and Civilization 1 |
A survey of developments in Italian culture -- history, literature, and the arts -- up to and including the Renaissance. |
Roberta Cauchi-Santoro | Fall 2019 |