Spring 2024 Jewish Studies GU4153 section 001

U.S. Civil and Human Rights Lawyers

US Civil/Human Rights Law

Call Number 14770
Day & Time
Location
T 12:10pm-2:00pm
325 Pupin Laboratories
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Brittany Tevis
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

What is the role of the individual in changing the legal system? To what extent, if any, can individuals transform legal norms? If transformation is possible, how do they go about it? What motivates them? Do these individuals understand themselves as having achieved their aims? This class examines these questions by exploring the work of “cause lawyers,” civil and human rights lawyers who engaged with the legal system for the purpose of changing it to better reflect their values and priorities. By studying works by and about cause lawyers and legal organizations, students will learn to identify overlooked sources of power in the U.S. and global legal system.

Web Site Vergil
Department Institute for Israel & Jewish Studies
Enrollment 13 students (15 max) as of 3:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Jewish Studies
Number GU4153
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20241JWST4153W001