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POLS 5770 - Legal Theory and Social Problems


Examination of legal reasoning and normative values of judges, lawyers, and legal theorists, in shaping legal solutions to contemporary social problems.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Analyze the comparative strengths and weaknesses of mainstream and alternative perspectives to contemporary legal problems
  • Discuss the role of courts in affecting social change under varying conditions
  • Identify various forms of legal reasoning and relate them to contemporary social problems



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