78033 New Directions in American Law

Requisite(s): (77885 Legal Process and Legal Research OR (60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice AND 70616 Federal Constitutional Law))

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

This subject introduces students to important recent developments in six major areas of American law: Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, American Indian Law, Criminal Law, Contracts, and Torts. It focuses principally on legal questions that have become unusually controversial in the United States, as well as on the underlying political, economic and social tensions from which those questions arise.

Assessment: Class attendance and participation (20 per cent) and a final exam (80 per cent)