Legal Studies 290L - Latin American Law and Society

This course examines how history, culture, language, politics, race, class and gender influence and reflect on law and legal practice across Latin America. Drawing on Latin American studies (an interdisciplinary field consisting of political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, indigenous studies, and the like), we contextualize the making of law, its transformation, and application of law from colonial times to the present. Through an analysis of concepts, case studies, and experiences from different regions of Latin America, this course will illustrate the transnational interconnections of the law. This course provides foundations for students to critically think about differences between Latin American Law and Society vs Law and Society in the United States.

LEGAL 101