LIGN 105. Law and Language (4 units)
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Description
The interpretation of language in understanding the law: 1) the language of courtroom interaction (hearsay, jury instructions); 2) written legal language (contracts, ambiguity, legal fictions); 3) language-based issues in the law (First Amendment, libel and slander). Prerequisites: none.
Prerequisite courses
LIGN 105 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have LIGN 105 as a prerequisite.