HIST 412 - Law and Society

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Description: This course investigates a wide range of issues including, but not limited to, the origins of the law in classical civilizations, the interplays between/among law, religion, government, and morality, evolutions of diverse legal systems in different societies and traditions, legal and ethical challenges of modern sciences, the rule of law in an international environment, and the debate over the extent and limits of the laws in coping with social and technological problems of modern life.

Meeting Information

Info current as 11/23/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
M  9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM  Del Norte Hall 3540 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016 Amy Caldwell

Status: Open
Class Number: 1419
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 15
Available Seats: 15
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780691162058
Title: Medieval Prison: A Social History
Publisher: Princeton Univ Press c/o Perse
Author: Geltner

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226077604
Title: Medieval Origins of the Legal Profession
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Brundage

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226757544
Title: Tortured Subjects
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Silverman

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780253221476
Title: Lives Behind the Laws: World Of The Codex Hermogen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Author: Connolly

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • D: Social Perspectives