Overview
Description
An analysis of threats to the independence of the judiciary, with World War II war crimes and related contemporary issues used as examples.
Units
Lecture2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
S U Only
Learning Outcomes
- discuss how an independent judiciary contributes to a just society.
- identify elements necessary to an independent judiciary.
- list the challenges to judicial independence currently being faced by judges in different countries.
- describe the key factors in the loss of judicial independence in Nazi Germany.
- analyze trends that are currently impacting America’s judicial independence.