LCJS 1330 - EMERGING ISSUES IN LEGAL AND SOCIAL POLICY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This fast-paced course explores several issues with which the law is now wrestling. Topics addressed include our Constitution and our judicial system, the religion clauses of our Bill of Rights, assisted reproductive technologies, assisted suicide and right to die movements, intellectual property in the digital age, immigration law, the insanity defense, voting rights, environmental law and climate change, freedom of expression, social media and hate speech, international law, drug law and medical marijuana, and search, seizure, and privacy rights in this hi-tech age. 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. The course proceeds in seminar fashion, with student participation encouraged, and includes a mid-term and final examination.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: Urban Studies

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