The Rule of Law
SPI 559
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Considers role of law in gov't: When is a state constrained by law & when it may legitimately change/ignore the law? Use a range of materials from fiction to court cases, legal theory to political history, etc. Proceed by negative example, considering cases from the US: Lincoln's conduct during Civil War, Roosevelt's economic emergency, the Cold War, Nixonian exceptionalism, "war on terror" after 9/11. Also consider comparative examples: Russian Revolution, the collapse of the Weimar constitution, the breaks from communism in the "revolutions" of 1989 & beyond. Also Nuremberg Trials & Kosovar War.
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Section S01
- Type: Seminar
- Section: S01
- Status: O
- Enrollment: 13
- Capacity: 15
- Class Number: 42099
- Schedule: W 01:30 PM-04:30 PM - Robertson Hall 005