Grading basis/credits: 4 credit(s)

Liberal Educ. Reqs: Meets CLE req of Citizenship/Publ Ethics Theme

Description: We will take up traditional issues in philosophy of law and related moral questions. Among the topics we will consider are: the debate between natural law theory and legal positivsim; the appropriate place of morality in the law; competing accounts of judicial reasoning. Authors will include: Thomas Aquinas; John Austin; H.L.A. Hart; J.S, Mill; Ronald Dworkin. We will supplement philosophical sources with legal cases.

Class Time: 70% Lecture, 30% Discussion.

Work Load: 30 pages reading per week, 15/20 pages writing per term, 2 exams, 2 papers.

Grade: 20% mid exam, 25% final exam, 55% reports/papers.

Exam Format: Essay