Description
The module will introduce students to critical legal techniques grounded in critical, feminist and social theories. The module develops basic theoretical understanding of law and society, critical legal studies and feminist legal studies through the critical analysis of the legal system, including legal education and the legal profession, before examining the role of critical and cause lawyering in advocating for social political and legal change in an Irish, comparative and international context. Case studies illustrate the potential, the challenges and the risks in the use of law as a form of oppression, resistance, change and stability in these contexts. Guest speakers from practice and colleagues in the School of Law and Government engaged in legal advocacy and reform will inform the module’s topics and discussions.
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Indicative Reading List
- Bacik I and Rogan M: 2016, Legal Cases that Changed Ireland, Clarus,
- Mansell, W: 0, Critical Introduction to Law, 2015, Routledge,
- Mansell, W: 2014, International Law: A Critical Introduction, Hart,
- Sarat, A. and Scheingold, S., (eds): 1998, Cause Lawyering: Political Commitments and Professional Responsibility, Oxford University Press,
- Ward, I.: 2011, A Critical Approach to European Law, Cambridge University Press,
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