Law, Jurisp & Social Thought 101 - Legal Questions

Fall
2020
02
4.00
Adam Sitze
MW 08:30AM-09:50AM
Amherst College
LJST-101-02-2021F
ONLI ONLI
asitze@amherst.edu

This course provides an introduction to the LJST major. It explores the ways in which law combines moral argument, interpretive practice and force in the regulation of social life. Through the close and sustained study of an exemplary case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, students will attain a nuanced understanding of law as a subject of liberal inquiry. While focused on the history and development of legal orders in the United States, the course also will enable students to appreciate law in its broader cross-cultural, historical, and global dimensions.

Section 01: Professor Delaney. Hyflex. Section 02: Professor Sitze. Online only. Each section limited to 20 students with 15 spaces reserved for First-year students. Fall Semester.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.