LAW 6803

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LAW 6803
Roman Law

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course investigates the rich body of Roman laws on slaves, crime, and women and children. Students will explore the evolution of power over marginalized groups and penalties for crimes at the beginnings of the Western legal system in order to consider ideas of identity, agency, responsibility, and punishment from a cultural and historical perspective. Through an examination of the legal sources (in translation) and the study of the rise and changes of governmental institutions of justice, this course will examine the evolution of jurisprudence: the development of conceptions of power and shifts in the understanding of just punishment. The course is designed as an introduction to these topics suitable for all students.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2806, FGSS 2806, GOVT 2806

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20045 LAW 6803   SEM 101

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