Halpern, Cavanaugh Introductory course for lawyers that does not assume or require advanced mathematical skills. Application of non-legal methods of analysis in public policy problems with attendant evidentiary requirements, including the effective use of experts. Themes include revenge and retribution, interpreting intent, and modern social currents. Readings are selected from Aeschylus, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Melville, Twain, Galsworthy, Kafka, and others. The course focuses on feminist jurisprudential treatment of gender and examines the prospects for sex equality under the law.
Enrollment is limited.
Focus on informed consent, confidentiality, criminal responsibility and legal insanity, civil competency, and commitment. Topics include psychiatric testimony in court, psychiatric illness as a disability, and the impact of managed care on current practices in mental health law. Suter Examination of the legal and ethical issues that genetics research and technology present.