An examination of the theory, practice, people, major issues and problems of the American civil and criminal court systems. Students taking this course for graduate degree credit must expect greater reading and paper requirements. Credit 3 hours. Emphasis will be placed on First Amendment freedoms and on the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection clauses. The study of cases will be supplemented by readings.
Special attention is given to current problems.
Students taking this course for graduate degree credit must expect greater reading and paper requirements. Offered every spring in odd-numbered years. Credit 3 hours. Introductory study of principles and problems relating to the relations between nations. Special attention will be given to current world problems.