Hard Cases, 1986-1995
- Extent:
- 0.8 cubic ft.
- Scope and content:
- Hard Cases: Science, Policy, and Values was a course focused on providing the intellectual skills to interperate atypical cases that require more context and nuance than explicit laws provide. The course included studies of law and morality in cultures such as ancient Athens and the Dani of New Guinea. Students read from a variety of postmodern thinkers including Albert Camus, Michel Foucault, Ronald Dworkin, Sophocles, Carlo Ginzburg, and Cesare Beccaria. The class also examined odd legal scenarios such as the return of Martin Guerre.
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- This series is arranged alphabetically.
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