POLI 40. Introduction to Law and Society (4 units)
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Description
This course is designed as a broad introduction to the study of law as a social institution and its relations to other institutions in society. The focus will be less on the substance of law (legal doctrine and judicial opinions) than on the process of law–how legal rules both reflect and shape basic social values and their relation to social, political, and economic conflicts within society.
Prerequisite courses
POLI 40 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
POLI 40 is a prerequisite of the following 1 courses: