LEGAL SOURCES

LEGALST/POLISCI 445

Introduction to legal reasoning, writing, and research. Draft memos and briefs based on fictional case files and independent legal research, simulating the practice of law. Topics include precedent, sources of law, reading and interpreting legal texts, objective legal analysis, persuasion, and oral argument.

LAW 922

Topics reflect interests of instructor and students.

LAW 601

An introduction to the American common law tradition and to the American legal system. Open only to Law LLM students or Visiting International students in the Law LLM Pathway.

LAW 722

Learn to formulate precise legal issues; analyze complex facts; find relevant law; identify, evaluate, and apply legal rules in creative and nuanced ways; and effectively communicate answers in writing.

LEGALST 213

Introduction to the dynamic relationship between law and the humanities, examining how legal systems both shape and are shaped by cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts. Through the study of literature, philosophy, history, pop culture, religious studies, and the arts, critically engage with the fundamental question of what law is and reframe legal concepts such as justice, rights, authority, and morality. Engage in the discussion of representative works of the discipline, different methodologies, and the ideas of key thinkers to highlight the humanistic dimensions of law. By analyzing court cases, historical sources, fiction, films, and philosophical writings, develop a deeper understanding of how law functions, how it tells stories, and how law is not only as a set of rules but a cultural and moral artifact.