Course Overview:
I. Introduction
A. First Amendment/Methods of Resolution
B. Introduction to the Legal Structure
C. Legal Process and Jurisprudence
II. Law as a Grievance-Remedial Instrument
A. What is the Grievance-Remedial Instrument?
B. Remedies
C. Structures and Processes
D. Limitations- The Duty to Rescue
E. Roles of Different Parties
III. Law as Penal-Corrective Instrument
A. Theories of the Law
B. Penal-Corrective Techniques
C. Structures and Processes
D. Coercive Power- The Death Penalty
IV. Law as an Instrument for Facilitating Private Arrangements
A. Fundamentals of Contract Law
B. Remedies
V. Law to Promote Equality
A. Fundamentals of Equal Protection
B. Affirmative Action
C. Freedom of Religious Expression
D. Political Intervention of Majority Opinions
E. Protection of Personal Liberties