| Processes
of Adjudication |
| Goals |
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How are disputes resolved within
social systems?
Focused on this question, this team-
taught interdisciplinary course presents
different perspectives on trials
and other methods of adjudicating
crimes, settling
matters of public policy, and resolving
civil disputes among individuals,
groups, governments, and organizations.
Topics to be addressed include the
historical and Constitutional bases
for juries and jury trials; alternative
means of adjudication, as seen in
American drug courts and military
tribunals; adversarial, inquisitorial,
and consensus-building approaches
to dispute resolution used in past
and non-western cultures; methods
of gathering and evaluating evidence;
the role of forensic sciences and
technology.
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| The
Faculty Team |
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This interdisciplinary course
will
bring
together
a
range
of
perspectives
on
the
question
of
how
disputes
have
been,
can
be,
and
are
resolved.
To
bring
a
range
of
perspectives
to
bear
on
this
central
aspect
of
legal
systems,
this
course
will
draw,
in
order,
upon
the
expertise
of
the
following
members
of
the
faculty: Alan
Hirsch (political science), Peter
Just (anthropology), Robert
Jackall (sociology),
Lawrence
Kaplan (chemistry), Saul Kassin
(psychology), Eiko
Maruko (history),
James
Nolan (sociology),
and
Cheryl
Shanks (political science),
.
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| Requirements |
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Readings will consist of selected
books, court cases,
Supreme Court opinions, essays, and
research articles. Final grades will
be based on two hour exams, active
participation in class discussions,
and a final 12-15
page paper. |
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