LAW 6918 is also offered in Fall 2023
LAW 6918 is also offered in Fall 2022
LAW 6918 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2023 | LAW 6918 Section 001: Rule of Law (26432)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Law Lottery Attribute
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Walter F. Mondale Hall 471
- Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 16 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This seminar will examine the concepts and core principles of the Rule of Law. Seminar sessions will be devoted to identifying the meaning of the terms "rule of law" and "independence of the judiciary." The importance of a strong and independent legal profession to the rule of law will be discussed. Seminar sessions will focus on such issues as the problem of corruption and the rule of law, the relationship between human rights law and the rule of law, and the challenges of war crimes and genocide. The seminar will explore the relationship between the rule of law and economic development and alleviation of poverty. The seminar will include a discussion of the responsibility of lawyers to support and promote the rule of law within their own country and in other developing countries.
- Class Notes:
- https://www.law.umn.edu/course/6918/rule-law
- Class Description:
- http://www.law.umn.edu/current/courseguide.html
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/26432/1239
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 April 2011
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