Law and Society
Fall 2007	Syllabus

Week	Topic
1-2	The Origins and Context of American Law An Introduction to American Law: Defining "Law" The Foundations of American Law
3-4	The Institutions of the American Legal System The Structure of and Participants in the American Court System The Function of American Courts
5-6	Legislatures and Law-Making Chief Executives, Regulatory Agencies, Administrative Agencies, and Lawmaking Law Enforcement Personnel and Lawmaking
7-8-9	How does society shape our society? Law, Race, and Ethnicity Law and Gender Law and Class
10-12	Law and Medicine Law and Corporations
13-15	Thinking Globally Law in Different Cultures: Comparative Legal Systems Globalization and Law

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