University
of California
Berkeley
| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
Charles McClain, Jr.
Daniel Rubinfeld, Associate Dean and Chair of Legal Studies |
| Program Address: |
University of California, Berkeley
Legal Studies Program
2240 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720
415/642-4038
Email: CMCLAIN@UCLINK.BERKELEY.EDU
Web site: ls.berkeley.edu/dept/legal/ |
| Program Type: |
Department |
| Program Status: |
The Legal Studies Program began in 1978, developing into a
major in 1980. Housed in the Law School, the Program has its own faculty who are also part
of the graduate program in Jurisprudence and Social Thought. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Legal Studies Program aims to promote sustained reflection on
such fundamental concepts and values as equality, freedom, privacy, justice and rights,
through the study of legal ideas, the nature of legal reasoning, the character of legal
institutions, and the functioning of the legal process. In this multidisciplinary program,
students read and discuss literature drawn from the humanities and social sciences, as
well as the law. The courses deal with a wide variety of subjects ... and are taught by
humanities and social science professors of the Law School. Legal Studies was not
specifically designed to prepare students for law school, nor does it provide paralegal
training. On the other hand, it does help students develop their ability to think clearly
and to analyze arguments critically." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Approximately 10 courses required for the major, including at
least one course from each of four program areas ("Legal and Social Theory,"
"Historical/Comparative Perspectives," "Principles and Problems of
Substantive Law," and "Administration of Justice"), as well as courses from
nine allied social science and humanities departments. |
| Required Courses: |
None
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Legal and Social Theory
Theories of Law and Society
Legal and Political Obligation
Historical/Comparative Perspectives
The Making of the American Constitution
Property and Liberty
Principles and Problems of Substantive Law
The Politics of the American Legal System
Government and the Family
Administration of Justice
Lawmaking
Punishment, Culture and Society
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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