Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2013
• Summer Quarter 2013
• Autumn Quarter 2013

Scott E. Lemieux
LSJ 367
Seattle Campus

Comparative Law and Courts

Introduction to comparative judicial politics, focusing on the relationship between law and politics in cross-national perspective, as well as on the functioning of supranational and international legal entities in the international system. May not be taken for credit if student has taken LSJ/JSIS B 366. Offered: jointly with POL S 367.

Class description

Description Introduction to comparative judicial politics, focusing on the relationship between law and politics in cross-national perspective, as well as on the functioning of supranational and international legal entities in the international system. This class will analyze comparative law using three broad themes: legal culture, judicial independence, and "law in action." Each of these themes will draw on literature from a variety of different cases, including liberal democratic, religious, and authoritarian legal systems. In addition, students will have an opportunity to analyze one or two specific cases in more detail.

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