Comparative Constitutions and Rights
SLN #: 96955Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 1011
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Lindquist
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Comparative Constitutional Design expires convergent and divergent texts and practices in constitutional design across nations (and the US States). The course will introduce students to the origins of constitutionalism and theories of constitutional design, to the rising judicialization of politics and powers of judicial review, to models of separated powers and federalism, to constitutional protections for democratic action, and to the protection of individual rights across nations. Students will also learn about constitutions within autocratic nations, the so-called parchment barriers to authoritarianism. The US Constitution will serve as the foil to understand the widely varying constitutional practices and protections worldwide.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Written Assignment: Take-home essay
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: One short paper 50% of grade
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.