Aziz Huq : Courses and Seminars
Constitutional Law I: Governmental Structure
LAWS 40101
This course analyzes the structure of American government, as defined through the text of the Constitution and its interpretation. The major subjects covered are the allocation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; the function of judicial review; and the role of the states and the federal government in the federal structure.
The student's grade is based on class participation and a final examination.
Winter 2012
Aziz Huq
Greenberg Seminar: US Foreign Policy after the "Arab Spring" and the Death of Bin Laden
LAWS 95902
This Greenberg seminar takes up questions of U.S. foreign policy, with special attention to the Middle East and South Asia, in the wake of Bin Laden's death and the Arab Spring. We will read recent work on specific countries and policy problems, as necessary supplemented by other material.
Graded Pass/Fail.
Autumn 2011
Daniel Abebe, Aziz Huq, Eric Posner
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation
LAWS 44201
Much of lawyers' work today involves the close reading and interpretation of statutes or like texts. The focus of this class is the study of current theories and problems of reading statutes. The class also encompasses political theory and public choice approaches to the legislative process as they relate to legal interpretation. The class has the aim of bolstering students' capacity to work with statutes in law school and beyond. At the end of the class, students will have a thorough grasp of the production of statutes by the legislative branch and their use by the courts.
The student's grade is based on a final examination.
Spring 2012
Aziz Huq
The Law of Counterterrorism: Emerging Problems of Civil Liberties and Human Rights in the New National Security State
LAWS 70704
Counterterrorism policy has imposed new demands on criminal procedure, constitutional rights, and international law. This course addresses the legal frameworks and doctrines in domestic and international law that have emerged to accommodate those demands. The aim of the class is both to explore pressing policy questions and to familiarize students with the regulatory structures most often encountered by lawyers (e.g., prosecutors, defense counsel, habeas counsel, administrative agency employees) on the ground. No prior coursework is assumed. The course has been designed so that overlap with Foreign Relations Law will be de minimus.
Grades will be based on class participation and a final exam.
Autumn 2011
Aziz Huq
Workshop: Constitutional Law
LAWS 63612
This workshop, conducted over three sequential quarters, exposes students to current academic work in constitutional law and theory and other areas of public law. Workshop sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers from outside speakers, at six to eight sessions to be conducted regularly throughout the academic year.
Enrollment may be limited.
This workshop may be taken for fulfillment of the Substantial Research Paper graduation requirement.
Grading is based on a substantial paper (or two shorter papers) plus brief reaction papers on each of the workshop papers.
Autumn 2011
Aziz Huq, David A. Strauss
Workshop: Constitutional Law
LAWS 63612
This workshop, conducted over three sequential quarters, exposes students to current academic work in constitutional law and theory and other areas of public law. Workshop sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers from outside speakers, at six to eight sessions to be conducted regularly throughout the academic year.
Enrollment may be limited.
This workshop may be taken for fulfillment of the Substantial Research Paper graduation requirement.
Grading is based on a substantial paper (or two shorter papers) plus brief reaction papers on each of the workshop papers.
Spring 2012
Aziz Huq, David A. Strauss
Workshop: Constitutional Law
LAWS 63612
This workshop, conducted over three sequential quarters, exposes students to current academic work in constitutional law and theory and other areas of public law. Workshop sessions are devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers from outside speakers, at six to eight sessions to be conducted regularly throughout the academic year.
Enrollment may be limited.
This workshop may be taken for fulfillment of the Substantial Research Paper graduation requirement.
Grading is based on a substantial paper (or two shorter papers) plus brief reaction papers on each of the workshop papers.
Winter 2012
Aziz Huq, David A. Strauss
