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221.77 sec. 001 - Nonviolent Civil Disobedience (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Anne Bloom (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Tu 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: TBA
From January 13, 2026
To February 24, 2026
Course End: April 21, 2026
Class Number: 34203
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 35
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 36
As of: 02/19 01:21 AM
This course will explore the legal, philosophical, and historical dimensions of nonviolent civil disobedience. We will consider its role in social movements, it's legal consequences and its treatment in the law. Through reading and discussing excerpts from the writings of key figures, we will analyze nonviolent civil disobedience as both a moral claim and a legal challenge. We will also consider the role of lawyers in relation to nonviolent civil disobedience, including their professional obligations and the challenges associated with advising and defending clients who are engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience.
Anne Bloom is Executive Director of the Civil Justice Research Initiative at Berkeley Law. Before becoming a law professor, she worked as a public interest lawyer for many years, primarily at Public Justice. She holds both a law degree and a Ph.D. in Political Science in the fields of Public Law and Political Theory. She has written extensively on the relationship between law and social movements. She began her legal career with a case defending people who had engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience.
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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: Social Justice and Public Interest
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