EMERGING ISSUES IN LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog
   

LEGLST 1355 - EMERGING ISSUES IN LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores several issues with which the law is now wrestling. Topics explored include assisted reproductive technologies, assisted suicide and right to die movements, intellectual property in the internet age, immigration law, environmental and climate change, same-sex marriage, aids law, freedom of expression and advanced communication technologies, international law and universal jurisdiction, and the future of American law. With all of these topics, we will explore how the law struggles to keep pace with advances in science and technology, as well as how the law reacts to a changing society.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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