Philosophy of Law and Punishment
General
Prefix
PHIL
Course Number
582
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
The nature, purpose and foundations of law. Legal and moral responsibility, just punishment, the limits of authority and legal reasoning.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Analyze foundational questions in traditional legal theory and contemporary critical theories such as those concerning the nature of law, its authority and limits, and its relation to morality.
Outcome
Explain key philosophical issues of constitutional law.
Outcome
Analyze concepts such as harm, cause, fault and responsibility, and critically consider their use in private law.
Outcome
Analyze particular problems raised by criminal procedure such as epistemological questions concerning expertise and reliance on testimony or ethical issues regarding methods of obtaining and using evidence.
Outcome
Weigh the merits of traditional theories of criminal punishment, such as retributive and utilitarian approaches, as well as contemporary alternatives.
Dependencies
Programs
PHIL582
is a
completion requirement
for: