PHIL 171. Topics in Philosophy of Law (4 units)
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Description
An in-depth analysis of one or more issues in philosophy of law. Topics might include legal positivism and natural law, legal and constitutional interpretation, judicial review within a constitutional democracy, First Amendment jurisprudence, substantive due process and equal protection, the limits of the criminal law, responsibility and punishment, psychiatry and the law, and the moral foundations of civil law. May be taken for credit up to two times. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
PHIL 171 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have PHIL 171 as a prerequisite.