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Description Jurisprudence II builds upon the study of legal theory undertaken in Jurisprudence I. It builds upon and moves beyond the familiar theories of legal positivism and natural law, and embraces such challenging theoretical issues such as the relationship of law to state power, and the conceptual separation of law and politics. It aims to look at theories of law in the broad social, political and economic context. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. express some of the main preoccupations of jurisprudential writers in the Critical, Marxist, Realist and Postmodernist fields in particular ; 2. to identify, understand and discuss some of the main texts, 3. to relate these works to the historical and social contexts in which they were produced and to relate these to students’ own understanding of legal theory, thus enabling them to articulate their own theories about the nature and function of law. 4. To move beyond analytical and conceptual studies of the meaning and operation of legal rules and focus instead on theories addressing the relationship of law to state power as well as culture and identity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities Indicative Syllabus1. Critical Legal Studies 2. Postmodern Legal Theories 3. Marxist Legal Theory 4. The conflict between legal formalist and legal realism 5. Sociological jurisprudence 6. Historical and anthropological jurisprudence 7. The economic analysis of law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Programme or List of Programmes |
BCL | BCL (Law and Society) |
BCLN | Bachelor of Civil Law (Law & Society) |
EPL | BA in Economics, Politics and Law |
EPLN | BA in Economics, Politics and Law |
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