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LAW4137

Legal philosophy 406

(LAW)

Not offered in 2001

Professor Jeff Goldsworthy

6 credit points + Three 1-hour seminars per week + Clayton + Prerequisite: LAW2200

Synopsis: Classical natural law; classical legal positivism. Contemporary legal positivism. Dworkin0s legal theory. Legal realism and critical legal studies. Values in the law - predictability, justice, integrity, democracy. The debate over the meaning of the Constitution.

Assessment: Written research assignment (3500 words): 35% + Class participation: 15% + Final open-book examination (2 hours): 50%


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