220.43 sec. 001 - Constitutional Interpretation (Fall 2023)
Instructor: Janice Rogers Brown
Instructor: Steven F Hayward (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: John Choon Yoo (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-25
Sa 09:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-26
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-08
F 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-08
Sa 09:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-09-09
F 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: TBA
On 2023-08-25
Course End: September 09, 2023
Class Number: 32201
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 10
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 18
As of: 02/07 02:03 PM
This seminar will address theories of constitutional interpretation and decision making. It will examine the major schools of thought, such as those based in morality, legal process, law and economics, and originalism. It will pay particular attention to the renewed debate over the role of natural law in constitutional interpretation. In each of the seven class meetings, the seminar will focus on a central text of jurisprudence and interpretation.
We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
-Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
-The Registrar’s Office will drop a student who does not attend each course session.
Due to the condensed nature of this course, in-person attendance at all course sessions is mandatory. Absences cannot be excused for any reason, including illness or emergencies. The Registrar’s Office will drop any student who misses a session.
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Exam Notes: (P) Final paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
Stephen Breyer
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780307274946
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined - Common Good Constitutionalism
Adrian Vermeule
Publisher: Polity
ISBN: 9781509548873
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined - Democracy and Distrust: A Theory of Judicial Review
John Hart Ely
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674196377
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined - Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution
Ronald Dworkin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674319288
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined - Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution
Hadley Arkes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781684513017
e-Book Available: Unknown
Price: To Be Determined