Bernard E. Harcourt : Courses and Seminars
Workshop: Public Law and Legal Theory
LAWS 63402
The Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop, a new offering for 2009-10, brings together the former workshops on Law and Politics, Crime and Punishment, and Legal History. Working from a variety of methodological orientations, the workshop examines questions arising at the intersections of public law, legal theory, and interdisciplinary work in law and the social sciences. Sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers by faculty members from other institutions. Students must enroll for the entire year and will receive one pass/fail credit. Students are required to read the papers, attend the workshop, ask questions, and to submit one reaction paper per quarter on a paper of their choosing.
Autumn 2009
Jacob Gersen, Bernard E. Harcourt, Alison LaCroix, Jonathan Masur, Richard H. McAdams, David A. Strauss
Workshop: Public Law and Legal Theory
LAWS 63402
The Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop, a new offering for 2009-10, brings together the former workshops on Law and Politics, Crime and Punishment, and Legal History. Working from a variety of methodological orientations, the workshop examines questions arising at the intersections of public law, legal theory, and interdisciplinary work in law and the social sciences. Sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers by faculty members from other institutions. Students must enroll for the entire year and will receive one pass/fail credit. Students are required to read the papers, attend the workshop, ask questions, and to submit one reaction paper per quarter on a paper of their choosing.
Spring 2010
Jacob Gersen, Bernard E. Harcourt, Alison LaCroix, Jonathan Masur, Richard H. McAdams, David A. Strauss
Workshop: Public Law and Legal Theory
LAWS 63402
The Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop, a new offering for 2009-10, brings together the former workshops on Law and Politics, Crime and Punishment, and Legal History. Working from a variety of methodological orientations, the workshop examines questions arising at the intersections of public law, legal theory, and interdisciplinary work in law and the social sciences. Sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers by faculty members from other institutions. Students must enroll for the entire year and will receive one pass/fail credit. Students are required to read the papers, attend the workshop, ask questions, and to submit one reaction paper per quarter on a paper of their choosing.
Winter 2010
Jacob Gersen, Bernard E. Harcourt, Alison LaCroix, Jonathan Masur, Richard H. McAdams, David A. Strauss
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Winter 2010
Bernard E. Harcourt
Poli Sci Course TBD
LAWS TBD
Coming soon.
Spring 2010
Bernard E. Harcourt
Punishment and Social Theory
LAWS 47601
Since the modern period, the discourse on punishment has cycled through three sets of questions. The first, born of the Enlightenment itself, inquired into the foundations of the sovereign's right to punish. With the birth of social sciences and critical theory, a second set of questions arose exploring the function of punishment--what is it that we do when we punish? A series of further critiques--of meta-narratives, of functionalism, of scientific objectivity--softened this line of inquiry and helped shape a third question: What is the cultural meaning of our punishment practices? Through readings in social and political theory--including Durkheim, Foucault, and the Frankfurt School--as well as more contemporary writings on punishment, this course will explore these modern debates over punishment practices and institutions. Student can elect either a take-home exam or paper project for a grade. Writing for this course may be used as partial fulfillment of the JD writing requirement (SWP for JD '10; SRP or WP for JD '11 and JD '12).
Autumn 2009
Bernard E. Harcourt
Criminal Law
LAWS 30311
This course, offered over two sequential quarters, addresses the doctrines of criminal liability and the moral and social problems of crime. The definitions of crimes and defenses are considered in light of the purposes of punishment and the role of the criminal justice system, including police and correctional agencies. The student's grade is based on class participation and a single final examination.
Winter 2010
Bernard E. Harcourt
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Autumn 2009
Bernard E. Harcourt
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Spring 2010
Bernard E. Harcourt
Seminar TBD
LAWS TBD
Coming soon.
Spring 2010
Bernard E. Harcourt
