THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW (HI2020)

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This course is designed to introduce students to the historical foundations of legal thought and to cultivate literacy in legal reasoning. The course provides an essential resource for our future global citizens by exploring key legal texts, histories and cases and familiarizing students with the historical origins of key contemporary legal issues.

Code: 
HI2020
Name: 
THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW
Discipline: 
HI (History)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW (LW2020)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand connections between law and history, grounding and framing the theory of cases with historical detail and context
  2. Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of law and its social impact, explaining clear stakes of cases and their social impact
  3. Integrate law into the liberal arts curriculum, in particular demonstrating an ability to tell a persuasive and coherent story using a combination of oral presentation and writing skills

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2025 HI2020A THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW
Spring 2025 HI2020B THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LAW

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