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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.215.42 sec. 1 - Foundations of Legal Philosophy (Fall 2011)
Instructor: Talha Syed (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 3
Meeting Time: M 3:35-6:15
Meeting Location: 115
Course Start: August 29, 2011
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49550
This course is an introduction to (primarily) analytical legal theory through a close reading of some of the most important texts and arguments about the nature of law and legal authority of the last 50 years. We will pay special attention to questions of the relation of law to politics, history, and morality, and to questions about the philosophical justification (if there is) for the special role of courts in maintaining political order. Among the authors we will read are: H.L.A. Hart, Hans Kelsen, Ronald Dworkin, Jurgen Habermas, Joseph Raz, Scott Shapiro, Seana Shiffrin, and Jeremy Waldron. The course presupposes no prior work in philosophy or legal theory.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites. The texts we will read are not (mostly) technical, but they are difficult, so willingness to spend time with the reading is required.
This course may satisfy the Writing Requirement.
Exam Notes: P
Course Category: Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Law's Empire
Ronald Dworkin
Publisher: Hart Publishing, Oxford
ISBN: 9781841130415
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: To Be Determined - The Concept of Law
HLA Hart
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Clarendon Series
ISBN: 9780198761235
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: To Be Determined
