Senior Seminar/Great Trials
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Justice Studies
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
15
CRN: 50887
CRN: 50887
Advanced material in which the instructor has specialized knowledge through research and study. Topics may include the death penalty, terrorism, psychology of the jury, ethics and morality, immigration, therapeutic jurisprudence, and juveniles tried as adults. Prereq: JUST 401, 501.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Only listed classes in section: Senior
Only listed majors in section: JUSTICE STUDIES
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/25/2022 | 5/9/2022 | R | 3:10pm - 6:00pm | KEND 106 |
Additional Course Details:
Course Description:
In this course, we will study and discuss six celebrated trials: the trial of Socrates; the Salem witchcraft trials; the trial of King Louis XVI; the trials of Oscar Wilde; the Scopes “Monkey” trial; and the Nuremberg trials. Each of these trials raises questions about some fundamental aspect of justice itself, and about the purpose and sources of law as we in the West have come to understand them.