LGST 1110 - Legal Systems in American Society

Goals: Familiarization with the American legal system.

Content: A jurisprudential exploration of the American legal system with special emphasis on the role of law in the American social order. Working models of the judicial system are studied and the legal decision-making process is examined. Emphasis is placed on basic values of legal system: justice, equality, and fairness.

Taught: Every semester.

Credits: 4 credits