PHIL 310: Philosophy of Law

Program
Credits 4
Attributes
Upper-Level,
Writing Intensive

"What is Law" in the context of legal structure, power, rule and obligation. This course examines the relations between legal rules and the rules of ethics and custom, the case for civil disobedience, the difference between law and mere coercion, the social and ethical foundation of law and legitimacy, the limits of law and the state, citizens' rights against the state and one another, and the norms of our legal system, their beneficiaries and alternatives.

Prerequisites

Sophomore standing or above