Jurisprudence Fall 2009
Contact: www.jasonasmith.net
Office Hours: By appointment.
Class meets once per week on Thursdays from 6:00PM - 9:00PM in Dockser Hall. There are two books required for the course: Jurisprudence: Cases and Materials 2d Edition by Gottlieb et al. and On the Rule of Law: History, Politics, Theory by Tamanaha.
You will be evaluated on class participation (40%) and on a final paper (60%). The final paper is to be no more than 30 pages, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, 1" margins, footnote citations.
Class Schedule
All readings are in Gottlieb except where indicated.
September
3 - Ancient Near East and Natural Law: 5-27,57-66,67-83,179-188
10 - Justice - Bentham, Rawls, Economics: 247-268; 594-600
17 - Realism and Nuremberg: 383-410; 862-877. Viewing parts of Fog of War.
24 - H.L.A. Hart and Legal Positivism: 103-115;137-165; 913-934
October
1 - Hans Kelsen: 166-178; 849-861
8 - Lon L. Fuller: 200-229 Paper Outline Due in class.
15 - Ronald Dworkin: 229-245; 877-911
22 - Legalism: 327 - 382 First Draft of Paper Due in class
29 - Rule of Law; Public Health and Jurisprudence: Tamanaha pp 91 - 126; Parmet 5 - 79 (on reserve)
November
5 - Critical Theory: 443-460; 627-723
12 - Critical Theory: 961-972; 845-849; 1002-1026
16 - FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK - Final Paper Due