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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HST 211 - Introduction to Modern American Legal Theory, 1870-Present

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Addresses the question, “What is the law?” Students are introduced to a number of American jurisprudential theorists and schools of thought. The student will place each theory within its American historical context and analyze the social and cultural impact of its adherents. Special focus will be given to increasing the student’s ability to analyze each theory in order to build critical and historical skills.
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