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220.16 sec. 001 - Natural Law (Spring 2025)
Instructor: John Choon Yoo (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
Instructor: Richard Epstein
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Th 6:25 PM - 9:05 PM
Location: TBA
On 2025-02-27
F 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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On 2025-02-28
F 3:10 PM - 6:10 PM
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On 2025-02-28
Sa 1:30 PM - 4:10 PM
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On 2025-03-01
Sa 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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On 2025-03-01
Course End: March 01, 2025
Class Number: 33511
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 3
Enroll Limit: 40
As of: 12/13 01:35 PM
This course will examine the historical and philosophical roots of Natural Law, including its formation in the ancient period and its development during the medieval period. We will then discuss the influence of Natural Law on the Framers of the U.S. Constitution and the struggle between positivism and natural law thinking in American law. We will conclude with an examination of the revival of natural law in the scholarship on constitutional interpretation.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Legal Theory
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