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JS 642

Today’s Justice: the Historic Bases

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelGraduate
S U Only

Overview

Description

Overview of landmark documents, statues and cases which have formed the fundamental U.S. rights, such as trial by jury, due process, equal protection and judicial review.

Units

Lecture2

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Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

S U Only

Learning Outcomes

  • analyze the historic bases of fundamental legal rights.
  • outline the continuum of legal rights as it has developed from medieval England to contemporary times.
  • discuss landmark documents, statutes, and cases on fundamental legal rights.
  • relate those landmark documents, statutes, and cases to today’s administration of justice.