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SPILS Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law Seminar

Current Offerings

SPILS Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law Seminar (8011): This seminar is restricted to students who are in the SPILS program. The seminar deals with the relationship between legal systems and the societies in which they are embedded. The materials are drawn from studies of many different societies. Among the issues dealt with are: What influence does culture have on the operation of legal systems? What are the social forces which produce particular forms of law? What impact do legal interventions have on society and on human behavior? Elements used in grading: Final paper.

Sections

SPILS Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law Seminar | LAW 8011 Section 01 Class #1131

  • Rachel Stern
  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • Enrollment Limitations: Consent
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO7 - Professional Skills

Notes: Limited to advanced degree students.

Past Offerings

SPILS Law and Society Seminar (8011): This seminar is restricted to students who are in the SPILS program. The seminar deals with the relationship between legal systems and the societies in which they are embedded. The materials are drawn from studies of many different societies. Among the issues dealt with are: What influence does culture have on the operation of legal systems? What are the social forces which produce particular forms of law? What impact do legal interventions have on society and on human behavior? Elements used in grading: Final paper.

Sections

SPILS Law and Society Seminar | LAW 8011 Section 01 Class #1148

  • Kim Scheppele
  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • 2025-2026 Autumn
    Schedule No Longer Available
  • Enrollment Limitations: Consent
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO7 - Professional Skills

Notes: Limited to advanced degree students.

  • 2025-2026 Autumn
    Schedule No Longer Available

SPILS Law and Society Seminar (8011): This seminar is restricted to students who are in the SPILS program. The seminar deals with the relationship between legal systems and the societies in which they are embedded. The materials are drawn from studies of many different societies. Among the issues dealt with are: What influence does culture have on the operation of legal systems? What are the social forces which produce particular forms of law? What impact do legal interventions have on society and on human behavior? Elements used in grading: Exam.

Sections

SPILS Law and Society Seminar | LAW 8011 Section 01 Class #1123

  • 3 Units
  • Grading: Law Honors/Pass/Restrd Cr/Fail
  • 2024-2025 Autumn
    Schedule No Longer Available
  • Enrollment Limitations: Consent
  • Exam:
    • Extended Take-Home Exam
  • Learning Outcomes Addressed:
    • LO2 - Legal Analysis and Reasoning
    • LO7 - Professional Skills

Notes: Limited to advanced degree students.

  • 2024-2025 Autumn
    Schedule No Longer Available
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